When I started mindfulness practices I was constantly being told, and then told myself, that my mind was a ‘distraction’, something that would inevitably interrupt my practice and something I had to guard against. Without realising it I had set up an oppositional relationship with my mind, at least as far as practice was concerned. This isn’t helpful!
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How Mindfulness Can Help You When Feeling Overwhelmed
I work with leaders and managers in many differing types of organisations but one comment I hear regularly, from all levels is “I am overwhelmed!”. This has been common for many years but I think this may be yet another fall-out from Covid which is exacerbating this issue. In modern business life, indeed perhaps in …
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Introducing Kate Elliott our new Compassionate Mindful Resilience Course Tutor
Meet Kate Elliott our new Compassionate Mindful Resilience tutor. This course is designed to support those who care for others. As a single adoptive mum, to a lovely little girl who experienced neglect in her early childhood, I feel so lucky to have mindfulness as a tool to navigate the challenges that parenting a child with developmental trauma throws in the way.
The difference That a Mindfulness Workshop or Programme Could Make To Your Business
During the pandemic when we saw a lot of changes in working practices, a large majority of businesses have been exceptionally conscious of their employee’s wellbeing and mental health.
The Benefits of Creating a Mindful Workplace Culture
The benefits of creating a mindful workplace culture – Research to support the benefits of creating a mindful workplace culture is growing. At MindfulnessUK At Work, we want more people to understand and learn the power of mindfulness and how to consider creating a thriving mindful workplace. In this blog, we explore ways of creating a mindful workplace culture and how, if this is developed, an organisation could look and feel positively different, reaping the benefits in the longer term.
The Power of Mindfulness
After successfully graduating from the Integrated Mindfulness and Compassion Qualification by MindfulnessUK in October 2017, as a qualified teacher of mindfulness and compassion, I was on a mission to fully utilise all the skills I’d acquired from over the last two decades in the world of education and devise a comprehensive ‘Mindfulness for Life Tool Box’.
Team mindfulness and the importance of taking it seriously
Mindfulness training in the corporate world is increasing in popularity but it is important that is is not just a token gesture but a longer-term cultural change. Team mindfulness is applies to the group as a whole and is about creating a collective ethos and cultivating a collective awareness.
Angie Ward’s experience of easing out of lockdown
In this video Angie Ward, our Head of Teacher Training, explains her experiences of coming out of lockdown.
Easing out of Lockdown with Compassion and Kindness.
Easing out of Lockdown with Compassion and Kindness. As we all ease out of lockdown, we believe that mindfulness is one of the greatest tools to help everyone stay connected. All of us at MindfulnessUK have been reflecting on this change with lots of people telling us that they are feeling fear, even a trembling …
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Mindfulness Tips and Techniques
Last week’s #mentalhealthawarenessweek highlighted the importance of the need to respect the health or fitness of our mind. And of course, one of the popular and effective techniques to achieve this is a mindfulness practice. Mindfulness is the ability to stay in the present moment and being focused on what is happening here and now …