Online Introduction to Mindfulness with Rob Nairn and Heather Regan-Addis Friday 26 June – 8am to 6pm – £30 This day of mindfulness teaching and practice is suitable for all. Those new to mindfulness might benefit from a one day introduction to the practice of mindfulness and more experienced practitioners of mindfulness meditation might…
Online Practice Day – Finding Simplicity in our Practice
Morning coffee has gradually become a slow savouring ritual for me. I am aware of my coffee urge as soon as I exit dreamworld – as soon as daily consciousness kicks in – it’s the only thing that will coax me out of my cosy brushed cotton cosy-bed-nest – it’s coffee time! I didn’t used…
Online Retreat Day Sunday 26 April 2020, 10am – 4pm Led by Choden and assisted by Alan- this practice day is now fully booked to be added to the waiting list please contact info@mindfulnessassociation.net During this retreat day Choden will offer some Buddhist practices to deepen and transform our relationship to mindfulness. The focus will…
I woke up on Friday morning feeling a sharp pain in my heart. My initial thought was – oh no my lungs are hurting, this can’t be good – then my next thought was that this was an emotional pain. It took a while for me to recognise what it might be. Then the thought…
I have spent this last week reflecting on how the current climate with the Coronavirus is making me feel, and ultimately, how I am responding to that. For me it began with some concern for the people who were at risk of dying of the virus. I know several people who suffer with their health…
This past week I have been ill with a very nasty cold virus – not ‘the’ virus. However, ‘the’ virus certainly had an effect. I felt much more self-conscious. I was due to speak at the Mindful Living Show on Friday, but instead stayed at home. Partly, this was because I felt a bit too…
As I practice mindfulness, compassion and insight meditation more and more I recognise more and more how I create my own reality. If I wake up with the expectation that the day should be one way and it turns out a different way, I can easily create a reality that is unpleasant for me and…
This last weekend I have been teaching a weekend for mindfulness teachers on the subject of doing less and being more in enquiry, with my good friend Jan Mayor. It is a stand-alone weekend, but it is also in preparation for the Compassion Based Living Course teaching skills retreat in April. As training in compassion often…