Mindfulness of Boating

After two years of planning FIODRA was launched in July and is currently on the Kennet and Avon Canal. My long held dream of combining a canal life with my mindfulness teaching is close to realisation. I have always felt that the peace and pace of canal dwelling goes hand-in-hand with mindfulness. The slow pace…

Being while Doing

Nifty bit of research that involved actually talking to managers who have a mindfulness practice. I can certainly identify with the outcome. Indeed much of my practice took place in busy organisations and teams. Not always succeeding but sometimes managing to achieve seemingly effortless calm in the midst of deadlines and expanding to do lists…..

CBT and Brain Changes

This came up on the radio this morning. Fascinating new evidence that we can influence our grey matter through changes in thinking. Bob A new study from King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has shown for the first time that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) strengthens specific connections in the brains…

Spaghetti

“No man (or woman) is lonely eating spaghetti; it requires to much attention” Christopher Morley. I love this quote. I saw it first on the wall of a cook shop in Islington. I don’t know if Mr Morley was a meditator but his little riff  nicely illustrates the point we can only attend to one…