Beginner’s Guide from the Mindfulness Association A Gentle Beginning Starting a mindfulness practice can feel both hopeful and intimidating. You may have heard about its benefits for stress, anxiety, or sleep – but when you actually sit down to be still, it can be surprising how busy the mind really is. At the Mindfulness Association,…
When it became clear at the start of the pandemic that a lock down was likely and that people would need support, both Kristine and I had the same idea. Some online guided meditation sessions on Zoom. We agreed with the team that we could provide this every evening at 7pm and our first daily…
Join Our FREE Online Daily Mindfulness Meditation 10:30am – 11am & 7pm – 8pm Monday To Friday (PLEASE READ SAFETY INFORMATION) Join Daily Practice During the challenging times of the pandemic, we found that the need for connecting came to the foreground. Maybe life is still unfolding for you and you are experiencing worries about…
As we come to the anniversary of the first lockdown in the UK, there is much to look back on. One highlight of the year has been our daily sit, which began at 7pm on Monday 16th March 2020. It has happened every evening since (except those two or three evenings when we tutors forgot…
Do not try to save the whole world or do anything grandiose. Instead, create a clearing in the dense forest of your life and wait there patiently, until the song that is your life falls into your own cupped hands and you recognize and greet it. Only then will you know how to give yourself…
Let’s Sit Together* Join our FREE Daily Online Meditations 10:30am to 11:00 am Monday to Friday 7pm – 8pm Every Day Followed by tea and company *please read safety information below. In challenging times, the need for connecting comes to the foreground. Maybe life is still unfolding in its usual way for you, or maybe…
Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower, but is already here, right now, in relaxation and letting go. Don’t strain yourself, there is nothing to do. Whatever arises in the mind has no importance at all, because it has no reality whatsoever. Don’t become attached to it. Don’t pass judgement. Let the game…