Research
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Our Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course is based on the teachings of Jon Kabat-Zinn (author of Full Catastrophe Living) at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre and the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy courses developed by Segal, Williams and Teasdale at the University of Bangor where Jean, the course facilitator has completed her studies.
Mindful Self-Compassion
Mindful Self-Compassion is being able to treat ourselves as we would a loved one when we are experiencing difficulties and stress. It helps us to develop resilience and emotional strength, we become better able to care for ourselves, soothing and calming ourselves, enabling us to function with much more ease as we face life’s challenges….. it is the foundation of emotional healing.
The Present
Developed by Sarah Silverton – read more about her here
A new course designed for busy people, focusing on bringing mindfulness into everyday life, explaining the neuroscience and can be both a good introduction or an enhancement to your current mindfulness knowledge and practice.
Mindful Eating
A course designed for adults to teach you more about Mindful Eating to help support you through your struggle with food. The alternative to diets, and yoyo dieting. Learn to love your body and make peace with food.
If you are interested in health and well-being these allied resources
may be of interest to you:-
An Ayurvedic Retreat
A Chi Kung instructor and local classes
Nutritional Therapist
Lifestyle programmes
Zélie Cleaver Breathworks Teacher and Counsellor
Alexandra Stevenson: Specialist nutrition therapy for disordered eating
Latest Research
Training Teachers to Deliver Mindfulness Based Interventions: Learning from the UK experience
Crane, R.S.; Kuyken, W; Hastings, R.P; Rothwell, N; Williams, J.M.G; (2010) Training Teachers to Deliver Mindfulness Based Interventions: Learning from the UK experience. Mindfulness 1, 74.
How does Mindfulness Transform Suffering: The Nature and Origins of Dukkha
Teasdale, J. D; Chaskalson, M (2013) How does Mindfulness Transform Suffering1: The Nature and Origins of Dukkha. Mindfulness: Diverse Perspectives on it’s Meaning, Origins and Applications. London: Routledge
How does Mindfulness Transform Suffering: The Transformations of Dukkha
Teasdale, J. D; Chaskalson, M (2013) How does Mindfulness Transform Suffering 11: The Transformations of Dukkha. Mindfulness: Diverse Perspectives on its Meaning, Origins and Applications. London: Routledge.
The Role of Mindfulness and Loving Kindness Meditation in Cultivating Self- Compassion and Other- Focused Concern in Health Care Professionals
Boellinghaus, I; Jones, F. W.; Hutton, J; (2014)The Role of Mindfulness and Loving Kindness Meditation in Cultivating Self- Compassion and Other- Focused Concern in Health Care Professionals. Mindfulness 5, 129-138.
The Mindfulness Initiative
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Mindful Nation UK: Report by the Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group (MAPPG
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Impact of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on the Well-Being of Healthcare Professionals
Lomas, T; Medina, J.C; Ivtzan, I; Rupprecht, S; Eiroa-Orosa, F.J; (2019) A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Impact of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on the Well-Being of Healthcare Professionals. Mindfulness 10: 1193
The Experiences of People with an Intellectual Disability of a Mindfulness-Based Program
Currie, T.L; McKenzie, K; Noone, S; (2019) The Experiences of People with an Intellectual Disability of a Mindfulness-Based Program. Mindfulness 10:1304–1314.
