The Less Stress Space

In this serene guided meditation, you are invited on a peaceful journey towards restful sleep. As the episode begins, you are guided through a series of relaxing visualizations and breathing techniques, designed to ease the mind and release the day's tensions. The ambient background creates an enveloping atmosphere and each carefully crafted word encourages deeper relaxation, leading you down...

Join us on The Less Stress Space Podcast as we explore 'The Pointlessness of Worry.' In a world where worry often creeps in, stealing our peace and contentment, it is critical to know that there is an alternative to being ruled by what troubles our mind. In this episode, we consider the impact of worry, gain a century-spanning perspective, and look at breaking its often stifling grip. Brea...

Join me as we discover the power of detachment as a practical tool for managing stress in your daily life. Explore how embracing impermanence, mindfulness, and self-compassion can help you find balance, resilience, and inner peace while facing life's challenges.

This episode provides a wonderful meditation that we can all use when we get a spare 15 minutes or so. Guided by Kadam Adam Starr of The Tara Kadampa Meditation Centre in Dublin, Ireland, this is the perfect meditation to ground any worrisome thoughts and to reconnect us to the natural state of peace which we can learn to access through mindfulness and meditation. Kadam Adam was a guest on my last...

In this episode, my special guest is international Buddhist Teacher, Kadam Adam Starr, resident Teacher at the Tara Kadampa Meditation Centre in Templeogue in Dublin. Kadam Adam has been teaching Buddhist meditation, mindfulness and Buddhist teachings since 2004 in Ireland, the UK and Europe and studied under the renowned Buddhist master, teacher and author, the Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinp...

In today's episode, we look at applying some basic guiding principles to live by. Once incorporated into your life, you will find that you will make progress in your desired direction. The meaning, fulfillment and success you experience will deepen along with your peace of mind! Thanks for listening!

This is an interview I gave to Shane Murphy on his show, 'Mind Matters,' which airs on CRY104FM. During our conversation, we delved into a range of topics, exploring my personal journey thus far and how it led to the creation of The Less Stress Space podcast and Facebook Community. We also shared our insights into the underlying drivers of stress and anxiety, both in everyday life and with...

In this episode, I provide an overview of meditation, the benefits it can give in terms of stress reduction and how to start meditating. Meditation has changed my life and it could do the same for you!

After 30+ years in industry at many levels, I've a few tips to share on stress management. Hopefully you will get something from this episode.

In this episode, we consider: -How stress at work can manifest itself - How to recognize work stress - Some practical steps we can use in managing work stress on an ongoing basis. #thelessstressspace #stressatwork #practicalstresssolutions

I am delighted to welcome my friend, Lou Martin to the Podcast. In this episode, we have a fantastic, insightful, and useful conversation about spirituality, faith, and how being spiritual can support us in aiming to live our best life. The insights Lou gives are both thought-provoking and practical, and I have to say, I had a ball chatting with him. Lou shares an original song of his at the end o...

Join me as I speak with story teller extraordinaire, Patrick Doyle for this very special episode as we discuss the magic and healing power of stories, culture, the written word, and much more. As a poet, writer, storyteller, druid, archaeologist, and performing artist, Patrick is the perfect companion for these topics. There are stories, poems, and banter galore. You're in for a real treat! En...

In the episode we look at resilience or 'grit' as an essential life skill. We consider the wisdom of those who have exemplified grit in the past and we consider ways to build grit so that we can face life's challenges, deal with them and enable a peaceful mind as a result. I hope you enjoy the episode... Peter

Taking a walk in the beautiful wooded area around the Farnham Estate in Cavan, Ireland, I stopped to share a few thoughts on understanding some of the drivers behind stress and anxiety and to propose a few methods that can help alleviate and manage stress as it occurs in your life. You'll hear birdsong and the sounds of nature in the background... all authentic and recorded as I sat on a falle...

In the very first episode, my only purpose is to welcome you to this brand new podcast adventure and to lay out exactly what The Less Stress Space Podcast hopes to achieve. The podcast is here for you, and is dedicated to helping you navigate the challenges of modern living with thoughts and lessons in calmness, clarity, confidence and positivity. In this fast-paced world, filled with stress and p...