The Feb 3rd 2013 issue of Time Magazine focuses on mindfulness, the far-reaching effect it is having in all walks of life, and on Jon Kabat-Zinn, who brought mindfulness to hospitals and clinics, through his Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). “People come with a huge amount of pain and suffering, both physical and emotional,” says Kabat-Zinn in our Award Winning book, Be The Change. … Read More
Mindfulness Workshop for Teachers and Educators
A 2 hour workshop covering key components of Mindfulness and how to introduce and practice in the classroom. What is Mindfulness? How does Mindfulness help? How do you do it? Mindfulness isn’t the new kid on the block or the latest buzz word. Mindfulness present awareness) is our natural state but we lose sight of it by letting our thoughts … Read More
The Body Scan
When you begin to practice mindfulness almost immediately you become aware of a new spaciousness inside yourself, a calmness and stillness- you give your mind a rest from incessant thinking and reacting. The body plays a big part in mindfulness because as we learn to become aware of the sensations in our bodies, we learn to listen to the messages … Read More
An Introduction to Mindfulness
Breaking Old Patterns Along with simple breathing exercises, there are some very easy things you can do once you realise that it’s only you that is going to make the necessary changes to bring more presence more aliveness, more vibrancy and more joy of living, back into your life; when you wake up mix up your routine a bit, go … Read More
What is Mindfulness?
Introduced into medicine thirty years ago by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Professor of Medicine Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, mindfulness has become a successful mainstream influence in medicine, psychology, corporate training, and now education. There are many definitions of what mindfulness is. In short, it can be described as; ‘to purposefully pay attention the present moment’. Mindfulness can be applied to … Read More