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.
Loving kindness meditation practice is a big part of the curriculum of the Mindfulness Association’s courses. In our mindfulness courses we practice loving kindness for a dear friend and then loving kindness for a dear friend and ourselves. In our compassion courses we practice widening the circles of loving kindness, where we start with a…
In this new blog we will be looking at some of the science in psychology, biology and neuroscience around training the mind in mindfulness, compassion and insight. If you want to investigate further, links are provided at the end of the blogs to the cited literature. This blog is partly inspired by our work with…
If you are considering that career change, and a London-Based course would suit you, our new Masters course MSc Mindfulness & Compassion (with teaching Qualification) is open for applications until the end of January. (The First module will be held online due to current government restrictions) Key Highlights: Course provides the unique opportunity to train…
Next week, after a journey that began that began at the start of 2016, I shall graduate with a PhD in Education from the University of Aberdeen. I guess the journey really began in the autumn of 2013 when I embarked on the Masters programme in Studies in Mindfulness with the Mindfulness Association and the…
If you are considering that career change, and a London-Based course would suit you, our new Masters course MSc Mindfulness & Compassion (with teaching Qualification) is open for applications until the end of January. (The First module will be held online due to current government restrictions) Key Highlights: Course provides the unique opportunity to train…
MSc Studies in Mindfulness Course Information and Booking Discover the Power of Mindfulness: MSc Studies in Mindfulness Information Evening Intrusive thoughts, autopilot habits, and a busy mind often hold us back. What if you could build deep personal resilience and learn the professional skills to teach mindfulness to others? This hybrid, part-time, 3-year collaboration between…
This winter has felt long to me, and very, very cold. The turn inwards – the phase of ‘being’ – during the more reflective seasons of autumn and winter has felt so complete, and my experience of hibernation so habituated, that I was beginning to wonder if I would ever again know and feel the…
In February last year I embarked on a journey of study for a PhD in Education, studying mindfulness and self-compassion in schools. My quest has led me to ask questions about the very nature of education… when we send our kids to school, what is it that we are hoping for? The preoccupation with ‘effectiveness’ of our…