Mindfulness For Beginners

A big part of self discovery is finding answers to our questions - so how do we use meditation to gain profound insight? What did David Lynch mean when he talked about 'catching the big fish'? Join me at the Manchester Mindfulness Festival: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-manchester-mindfulness-festival-tickets-162550092703 Email: mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com Join the Facebook group:...

Human beings are naturally altruistic, we want to help someone when we see that they’re struggling. If that's true why don’t we live in a utopian world? Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for Email: mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com Plum Village app: https://plumvillage.app/ Meditation can...

How can we cultivate the right conditions for transformation within ourselves? Step one is slowing down our lives. Build a life-changing mindfulness practice - last chance to join the Be Calm be Happy course starting 14th Sept: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindf...

This week I want to talk about a huge step on starting the spiritual journey, learning to letting go of our attachments so that we can live unburdened and free - sounds hard but with some patience and persistence you can make great strides. Build a life-changing mindfulness practice: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/9994614...

This week I want to talk about why making change happen is difficult - specifically our habits and how we can train our awareness to enable us to tread a new path. Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for mindfulnessforbeginners@prot...

This week we’re going to look at the assumptions and beliefs that colour how we perceive the world. When we assume we can distort our perception of others and have a negative effect on relationships and ourselves. A key attitude in mindfulness is openness, seeing the world in front of us as it is, letting go of judgement and a willingness to see things in a new way. Be Calm Be Happy course: https:...

Last week we talked about starting a journey within ourselves, this week we talk about how mindfulness offers us a perspective on our connection to the world that guides on that path. Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for mindfuln...

How do we take the first tentative steps on a spiritual journey? Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com Plum Village app: https://plumvillage.app/ Meditation can be used to reduce stress...

What if we were watching a movie of our lives, rather than living it? What can we do to wake up from the dream? Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com Plum Village app: https://plumvillage.app...

Today's episode talk about how mindfulness has helped me to deal with difficult emotions like anxiety. Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com Plum Village app: https://plumvillage.app/ Meditat...

For the second part of the 100th episode special, I have a chat with my mum about Irish music and we do a guided meditation together. Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com Meditation can...

Its episode 100 - thank you all so much for listening! To celebrate I’m really pleased to have Cata Zorzini on the podcast, creator of the Plum Village app, an incredible resource for supporting your mindfulness practice with guided meditations, talks and deep relaxations. We talk through what it is and how it can help your practice. Plum Village app: https://plumvillage.app/ Be Calm Be Happy cour...

Mindfulness promises that we can feel alive by living in the present moment - but how do we do that in practice? Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com Meditation can be used to reduce st...

Mindfulness can support you to reflect on the origin of difficult feelings, develop insight and ultimately liberate yourself from suffering. You can also learn to love your spaghetti!  Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for mi...

These days a lot of us are spending more time indoors, especially if you’re working from home - we can start to forget how important nature is for our wellbeing. Today we’re going to go for a mindful walk, I hope you can join me. Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter...

One of the most common human traits is valuing stability - wanting everything to stay just as it is. But we know deep down that in time everything changes, so how do we maintain and build our happiness in a constantly changing world? Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twi...

Self-esteem is how we value and perceive ourselves. It's based on our opinions and beliefs about ourselves, which can sometimes feel really difficult to change. But even Santa can believe in himself - ho ho ho! Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.c...

We face lots of pressures in life - our job, finding somewhere to live, relationships. Surely all of our problems would go away if we won the lottery? Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com Me...

We all have things we’d like to try but never get around to doing- sometimes it’s because we’re busy but sometimes we don’t start because we’re afraid of failing. But failure (if it happens) is important for us to experience; this episode gets underneath how we can open ourselves up to the possibility of failure without shame and live the life we want. Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbri...

You’ve probably at least had a go at mindfulness or you like to do a guided meditation every so often. But we can look at mindfulness differently - rather than it being a thing we do, we can look at it as a path that we walk, not a way to happiness but the practice of happiness itself. Be Calm Be Happy course: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/154439234909 Join the Facebook group:   https://www....

Do you always feel like you’re rushing from one place to another? When our lives get busy it can feel like we don’t have a moment to breathe. Mindfulness is sometimes called the art of slowing down - tuning in and paying attention to our surroundings. One of my favourite ways to do this is with a walking meditation, so grab your headphones and come for a walk with me outside. Join the Facebook gro...

What does a healthy relationship look like and how can mindfulness help to improve them? Find out on this week's episode! Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulness_for mindfulnessforbeginners@protonmail.com Meditation can be used to reduce stress / anxiety, improve your mood and live a  more peac...

When we think of the things that cause us stress, work tends to come near the top of that list. We pile pressure on ourselves and struggle with relationships but this can leave us exhausted and miserable. Mindfulness can help create a workplace where people are happy, calm and fulfilled. Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://...

All of us want to be happy, but it can feel like the circumstances of our lives makes that impossible, it's something that’s out of reach and happiness is just for other people. But we have what we need to be happy, we just need to get into the happiness groove a little bit. Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/999461463825856/ Say hello on twitter: https://twitter.com/m...

Have you ever wished that you were different, maybe you felt inadequate in some way or that you’re not quite enough for yourself or for someone else. It can be hard to shake that feeling, especially when things aren’t going to so well in work or in a relationship but we don’t have to be swept away by those thoughts into a negative spiral. Join the Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/gr...