Blogs looking at some of the science in psychology, biology and neuroscience around training the mind in mindfulness, compassion and insight, partly inspired by our work with our colleagues from University of the West of Scotland on the Masters Degree in (Teaching) Mindfulness and Compassion, and from the University of Aberdeen on the Masters Degree in Studies in Mindfulness, which are both run in partnership with the Mindfulness Association.
Also, the Mindfulness Association and the Everyone Project are supporting two PhD students in the field of Mindfulness and Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. As part of their work over the next few years they will be contributing blogs to inform and engage those who are interested in this topic.
Our next Research forum is this Thursday 11 April at 7pm We are excited to announce the launch of our new Mindfulness Research Forum. Each month two of our recent graduates from our MSc Studies in Mindfulness Courses will present their research with us live over zoom. The next presentation will take place on…
International Women’s Day is marked on Friday the 8th March, so it may be appropriate to share some of the issues related to gender that have been raised in my research on Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Secular Mindfulness and Social Justice.[1] A number of studies have shown that the practice of mindfulness on a…
Some Legal, Ethical and Moral Principles that Underpin the Impact of EDI and Mindfulness As I embark on the second year of studies into Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Mindfulness, I have come across a number of people who have quite rightly questioned the relevance of EDI in mindfulness communities and in fact its…
Monday July 3 @7pm If you are interested in our part-time University of Aberdeen MSc Studies in Mindfulness Course which starts in September then you are welcome to join us for an informal open evening on July 3 at 7pm. You will have the opportunity to ask any questions you have. You don’t need to…
PhD on Equity Diversity and Inclusion in Mindfulness: A Decolonial Approach – Part 2 EDI? And why a decolonial approach, what does that even mean? Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are buzz words right now, which is timely and necessary to make mindfulness more inclusive, but how do we turn these ideas and aims into…
Introducing my PhD on Equity Diversity and Inclusion in Mindfulness: A Decolonial Approach By Josetta (they/them) Introduction: what am I doing?! Welcome to my first Mindfulness Association (MA) blog in which I introduce myself and my new PhD on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Mindfulness. It’s a part-time project alongside my equally soul-satisfying work…
As a mindfulness practitioner, facilitator and educator, writer and researcher, I welcome this opportunity to investigate a topic so close to my heart. Having studied mindfulness with the Mindfulness Association at Samye Ling and Holy Isle, I completed an MSc in Studies in Mindfulness (Aberdeen, 2021). My work focused on the uses of mindfulness skills…
Happy International Men’s Day! This day was celebrated on 19th November 2022, 1 therefore, I thought it fitting that my first blog shared here on issues relating to mindfulness and EDI should be on men. This day is a day to celebrate and to raise awareness about men’s health and wellbeing. The motivation behind this…
I was recently at Aberdeen University to spend a weekend with the third year students from the MSc in Studies in Mindfulness. This is a collaboration between the University and the Mindfulness Association. The students were just beginning their dissertations or work based projects. Each year we have a fabulous presentation by Dr. Jane Kellock…