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Thoughts and help on mindfulnessFour reasons to meditate
What results do you want from your meditation? Four common reasons why people meditate are: You want better relationships with your family. Less stressful ones! You no longer want to be at the "mercy" of your thoughts You want to be better at identifying what’s...
Meditation Practice: What is the best type for you?
What is the best meditation practice for you? There are four, widely used, types of meditation practice. They are all suitable for any stage of your meditation journey - as they do not represent a hierarchy with one being more advanced than another. How they differ...
Wild meditation – get outdoors and into nature – try this!
Wild meditation, AKA meditating outdoors, AKA meditating in nature... try this! Getting outside is a BRILLIANT way of boosting your meditation energy. When your regular practice is feeling stale and stuck getting outside is a really simple way of refreshing it. If...
Sitting still in meditation. How you do it by standing first.
Imagine what it would feel like to drop into meditation without any effort; without your mind bouncing around thinking of the million things you 'should' be doing. When my mind is feeling decidedly rebellious about sitting still, I've found the best solution is to...
What is mindfulness? Some FAQ’s about Mindfulness & Meditation
What is Mindfulness? Answering FAQ's about Mindfulness & Meditation Mindfulness is being aware right now of how you feel both in your mind and body. It's also commonly described as 'moment by moment awareness' and is one of the skills you can develop and...
Being Mindful & Playing My Favourite Music on ICRFM
An enjoyable, Mindful afternoon at ICRFM! When Elene asked me to spend an afternoon on her radio show she asked me to choose 4 of my favourite tunes for her to play and to talk with her about mindfulness. My first thought was a trip back memory lane to my teenage...
Behind the scenes. Talking Mindfully with Jennifer Lynch
Behind the scenes. Talking mindfully. Where I talk Mindfully with the wonderful Jennifer Lynch from the Natural Co-Creator show. How and why did mindfulness become a regular thing in my life? WOOHOO!! I also get to talk about my new Mindfulness through Meditation...
Feeling frustrated??! Mindfulness helps
When you are feeling frustrated meditation can help! Here's how I am using meditation at the moment. We (that's me and my team) are working hard to write,video-record, edit and get online a 10-day meditation programme for you. I’m also preparing a free 5-minute...
The secret signs of success of Meditation & Mindfulness
When do you know if meditation and mindfulness are working for you? The signs that you are making progress are subtle… but simple. Once you find yourself seeing and truly acknowledging these signs of success, you know that you are using meditation and mindfulness...
My day with Dragons Den’s Theo Paphitis
I’m sure most people reading this will know about the BBC programme Dragons’ Den. In terms of viewers, it attracts business entrepreneurs and amateur enthusiasts alike. Theo Paphitis is perhaps best known for being a former Dragon, but he is also a champion of small...