Articles and blog posts written by team members, tutors and supervisors of the Mindfulness Association about how they bring mindfulness into their lives.
The practise “Just Like Me” is a variation of the well known loving kindness practise. It allows us as mindfulness practitioners to widen the circle of awareness to move beyond reflecting purely on our own experience and reaching out to others those that make up the common humanity that we so often speak of in…
In our modern, high-speed world, many of us find ourselves living in a state of perpetual “threat.” We are often our own harshest critics, and our brains seem designed to hold onto every mistake while letting the good moments slip away. If you feel like your “cup is empty” and you are longing for a…
When I reflect on my role as a mindfulness teacher and tutor, I am drawn back to the beginning, my “origin story” as commissioners of films like to call our backgrounds. I started practicing mindfulness in 2011 and up until I first plonked my derriere on a cushion, I had never given any thought to…
The 22nd April is the annual Earth Day which serves as a profound reminder that we do not own this world; we are merely renting it from future generations, and it is our sacred responsibility to protect the home we’ve been lent. This year’s theme, “Our Power, Our Planet,” helps us concentrate on personal agency, something…
There are different levels of anxiety that might be experienced in meditation practice. Anxiety might arise in relation to a worry or concern about something happening in our life. Maybe an upcoming house move or a job interview. It might also arise because we have a strong habit of anxiety, which we have cultivated over…
Reflection on Humility Humility is considered a crucial virtue in various spiritual and religious traditions including Buddhism and Christianity and cultivating humility is a way to live well, to age well and to die well. As we get older and move towards our death, we will all inevitably experience a diminishing in our ability, physical…
I’ve heard the Buddha’s last words translated as ‘Be the light of yourself.’ I like this translation because it turns my attention to what is already waiting within. There’s nothing to add on, to improve or fix. I can let go of the ‘Great Project of Fay’ which I’m convinced needs constant management and advancement…
By Heather Regan-Addis A couple of years ago I heard a story that non-dual teacher Rupert Spira tells. It has stayed with me and informed my practice and my approach to life. He talked about a romantic relationship he had in his twenties, which he thought would be the relationship of his life. Then…
A Refreshing Approach to Beginning Anew in 2026 You are invited to a refreshing shift: instead of insisting that you set life aside to practise mindfulness, how might your life itself become the practice? What if the transformation you’re seeking is already here woven through the quiet, ordinary rhythm of your days? Sometimes the most…