As we begin to move our practise on from that of healing or softening of our sufferings and more into the shallowness that mindfulness can bring to our lives… (By shallowness I mean, how close can a moment be… depth and mindfulness are two things that can not be. To look deeply into anything is...Read More

A different type of recording… Just felt like putting it out there this morning… Can you recognise you are enough… Rest, rest with me a few moments. You are the true manifest of compassion… Its time for you to awaken from your slumber and shine again. So rest… no more to do… no person to...Read More

I can appreciate the need to talk about success and growth, profit and expertise… Comm-unity Sometimes, coming together in a different sense, one of inner growth, inner success and self compassion can be just as important but not so often shared. We dont so often hear, “I had depression for the last 12 years and this...Read More

Why Practice Mindfulness? (Taken from Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education) Studies have shown that practicing mindfulness, even for just a few weeks, can bring a variety of physical, psychological, and social benefits. Here are some of these benefits, which extend across many different settings. Mindfulness is good for our bodies: A seminal study...Read More

Hello and welcome, Please take a few minutes to watch the attached video, and I look forward to speaking to you again on Monday. Please, just as a reminder, email me confirmation you received the email. With much mindfulness DanRead More

What I have learned about Mindfulness… Recently I was asked to put together a short video on Mindfulness, whilst I had my own understanding on what mindfulness is, I wanted to research what some of the leading experts, aside from Jon Kabat-Zinn, had to say about this incredible practise and get their views on what...Read More

Calming your crazy mind  Even now, with a daily meditation and mindfulness practise I go through periods where my mind switches on this crazy switch and I seem to go into thought overload. Calming your crazy mind Whether it is fear based, desire based, jealousy based, dragging old, like childhood old stories into my day to...Read More

6 MINDFULNESS EXERCISES TO HELP WITH YOUR BUSY-NESS One of the biggest hurdles new practitioners face is the busy-ness of life. We all have the most wonderful intentions when we start out, we just forget that life at the moment is already pretty full…. Mingyur Rinpoche in his Youtube clip on Meditation highlights that we...Read More

I had the wonderful opportunity of being able to see Ruby Wax (thank you Phil) at her best on Tuesday night, and it was incredibly interesting to hear her take on being Frazzled and Mindfulness. I love her ability to take what often is seen as a verious serious subject and throw some much needed...Read More

FALLING INTO THE MEDICATION TRAP? Over the last 3 months I have had more and more past attendees come and sit for some 1 to 1 time to undertsand a little bit more about what is going on with their practise and their inability to work with anxiety and stress as they had been able to...Read More