Breath Meditation

Mindfulness of Breath is one of the core practices of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. Intention This meditation invites: Cultivating a non-judgemental awareness; Cultivating self-compassion; Bringing

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The wise fisherman

Retold from Ajahn Brahm A fisherman was walking back home one morning from his boat when he met a rich businessman who asked him where

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Meditation is not Medicine

A lot of the promotion of meditation, particularly mindfulness meditation, involves the use of it in treating mental health problems, and there are various other

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Third Wave Psychotherapies

The Palgrave Handbook of Third Wave Psychotherapies was published in October 2025. It is a compendium of papers on a diverse range of psychotherapies, and

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Our Story-telling Minds

Some time ago I was in trouble after reading my grandson his favourite book, The Gruffalo, as his bedtime story, Apparently my Gruffalo voice was

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Charlotte Joko Beck

Charlotte Joko Beck (1917-2011) was an American Zen teacher who took up Zen practice in mid-life as the parent of four children. She eventually became

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Ice cubes and puddles

One of my favourite metaphors is Charlotte Joko Beck’s where she likens us all to ice cubes, with long spindly limbs, bumping into each other

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