When can ‘faking it’ be helpful and when does it lead to difficulties? Are we faking it when we practice positive psychology and...

What is Savouring and how do we do it?   Savouring is the term used to describe enjoying or appreciating something pleasant to the full,...

It’s hard to spend much time in the ‘wellness’ sections of bookshops or online media without coming across journals or articles telling...

Blog Sept 2024 Meanness or kindness? Within the last few weeks, I've experienced both extremes. So just what happens when we aren't kind...

Just over ten years ago, when I was a keen sea kayaker, I very nearly drowned. Having been thrown out of my kayak by a freak wave, my...

This may seem like an odd question coming from a mindfulness teacher. There is a misconception that mindfulness teachers are all floating...

This week we focus on mindful movement and how it might benefit you. Any type of movement that you enjoy and that doesn't cause injury or...

Several people have asked me recently whether I have been able to keep up my practice whilst being ill or if it was too much effort. It's...

One of the common misconceptions about meditation practice is that once we’ve done it for a few weeks we somehow transform into peaceful,...

Welcome to my Spring blog! This blog is slightly different as it contains a selection of some short quotes and mindfulness tips...

“It was a total disaster!” How many times have we uttered those words in reply to a question such as “How did the interview go?”, “How...

Learning through suffering This has been one of the hardest Blogs I have written since the focus is on some of the difficulty I have been...

This may seem like a strange topic for a Blog about mindfulness, however there is an increasing and worrying trend for pop mindfulness...

Anyone who has attended a meditation or mindfulness course for longer than a few weeks will have encountered a loving kindness, or Metta,...

We have just passed through the Spring equinox, one of two times in the year when we have the opportunity to notice balance – the equal...

So, here we are at the end of January and the beginning of a new month, a time when many of us naturally re-evaluate the new year. Did we...

It’s that time of year again when we are compelled to celebrate, sometimes whether we feel like it or not, and bombarded with messages...

Today is the first day of winter, according to the old British calendar used for centuries and still followed by many who observe the...

Finding Balance Everyday I’m an extreme person. I am a graduate of the ‘Boom and Bust’ school and have several degrees in the art of ‘All...

As you are probably aware, we are approaching the summer solstice (what appears to be the longest day in the year, when we experience...