Thanks to my friend Mark Jordan (from Herts County Council) last week I was able to grab myself a place in Committee Room 9, in our very own Houses of Parliament, to witness a significant moment in the mainstreaming of mindfulness in the UK. The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Wellbeing and Economics (APPG)…
The discussion about the corporatisation of mindfulness is getting interesting. Thich Nhat Hanh has joined in the discussion during his recent visit to US where he held workshops at, among other places, Google and The World Bank. His view: that as long as business leaders practice “true mindfulness” it does not matter if the intention…
Remember how sunny last Sunday was? Well yours truly spent it deep under Swiss Cottage Library attending another of the excellent seminars organised by Nick This is for people delivering mindfulness training in London. Mark Leonard is a founder in The Mindfulness Exchange, a spin off company from the Oxford Centre for Mindfulness which he…
My good friend Mark alerted me to APPG All Party Parliamentary Group .. on Wellbeing and Economics. On April 9 they have a public meeting on “How Government Policy can improve wellbeing – mindfulness health, education and criminal justice” I’ve managed to score a ticket and will be there to be amazed at some of…
Just returned from a glorious day at Amaravati monastery organised by the lovely people in ALBA the Amaravati Lay Buddhist Association. Walked back over Ashridge to Berkhampsted station in the twilight got lost in the dark.. but so saw a bright moon and Betelgeuse. Silent sitting and walking in the morning , followed by a…
You know when something is going mainstream when mindfulness gets 2 mentions on Radio 4 for within 12 hrs or so. This morning Vishvapani, during “Thought for the day”, talked about the denizens of our parliament taking it up. On “The Bottom Line” a publisher mentions that over 100 books about mindfulness were published last…
Hi, starting off a blog is a bit daunting but here goes… Evidence for the link between cortisol (the stress hormone) and depression seems to grow stronger. The recent piece of research looked at teenage boys. The question in my mind is … given mindfulness seems to lower cortisol levels, does this give credibility to…