Dropping Anchor

Mindfulness teachers will often use phrases in meditation guidance such as “find your anchor” or “dropping anchor” or ‘anchoring attention on the breath”. What does

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The Happiness Trap

The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris introduces in an easily accessible form Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT). As a mindfulness teacher, it is intriguing to see

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Male and Breathing

Many years ago I auditioned for the Bradford Playhouse actors list, then a leading amateur repertory theatre. After the audition, which was not great, the

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A New Start After 60

. I very much enjoy this series in The Guardian, so I was pleasantly surprised when I was invited to be interviewed. The journalist did

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My Meditation Journey

I learnt the value of mindfulness the hard way. At the age of 40, after five years of dealing with problems that most would find

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