Hi All
Welcome to our 2019 Autumn Newsletter collated to share with those interested in learning more about
mindfulness and deepening their practice opportunities. We also include information about Teacher
Training and Retreats to encourage all UK teachers to abide by Good Practice Guidelines for teaching
Mindfulness-based courses.
Please feel free to circulate this Newsletter to any of your friends, family and colleagues.
2019 Autumn Edition Lancashire Mindfulness CIC Newsletter
FREE MINDFULNESS
TASTER SESSIONS PRESTON - 7th September 2019 and 11th January 2020 11:00 to 13:00
Galloways Centre for the Blind, Penwortham. PR1 0LS
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT : [email protected]
No need to book just come along on the day.
FREE EVENTS for you to find out more about mindfulness-based approaches
and try some brief practices. Learn about the scientific evidence-base of
mindfulness-based approaches and hear our volunteers talk about their own
experiences of learning and using mindfulness.
Our next 8-week Mindfulness course with available places is: PRESTON Saturday 21st September, 2019
(poster attached) and Saturday 25th January 2020.
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy course - (16 hours teaching, USB stick with all handouts and practices).
MBCT trainee placements and professional participant placements available on request.
Have you “mislaid” your daily mindfulness practice? Has it been squeezed out of your life?
Come on our next 8-week MBCT course as a “returning” practitioner.
Email Lisa for more information [email protected]
FREE ANNUAL Day of
Guided Mindfulness
Practice SUNDAY,
10am to 4pm
12th July 2020
This Day of Mindfulness practice can be accessed by those who have
completed an 8-week mindfulness course or similar established meditation
practice. FREE to those who have completed a Lancashire Mindfulness CIC 8-
week course, £25 for all other participants, to book a place contact Lisa at
2020 MBCT FOUNDATIONS
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
PATHWAY
Starts Friday 24th April
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND FULL APPLICATION FORMS are now being
accepted for our 2020 Mindfulness (MBCT) Teacher Training Foundations
Course, our year-long teacher training pathway. For further information con-
tact Lisa. This MBCT Course follows the Oxford Mindfulness Centre MBCT
Training Guidelines. Lancashire Mindfulness CIC is a member organisation of
the UK Network for Mindfulness-based Teacher Training Organisations/British Association
of Mindfulness-Based Approaches (BAMBA).
STILL YOU: organised by Paddy Rafferty.
A practice day of mindfulness for therapists and healthcare professionals who
have attended an 8-week course LED BY MOKSHAJYOTI (MJ) at Friends
Meeting House, Manchester city centre this Saturday 7th September 10am to
4pm. See poster attached for more details.
Save the DATE
Sussex Mindfulness Newsletter: Wonderful interview transcipts with Steve
Hickman, the retired (by now!) Karunavira and unsung hero Ruth Sequeira
LINK do read this its lovely.
Sussex Mindfulness Conference: 25 October 2019
New Frontiers in Mindfulness-Based Approaches
A full day of practice sessions, keynote speakers and workshops at Friends
Meeting House in Brighton. £90, concessions apply to SMC teachers,
advocates and associates. For more information and to book a place, please
visit the Sussex Mindfulness Centre website LINK.
New FREE APP
Connected Breath
Just writing to let you know about a new project based around group
meditation called Connected Breath by Marc B. ACE introduction to
developing a practice. Try it at: http://www.connectedbreath.co
Reason why Marc built Connected Breath
He loves the feeling of group meditation: people intentionally slowing down
to breathe together and wanted to make that feeling accessible at any given
moment throughout the day.
Connected Breath has two unique aspects that have not seen in any other
meditation app:
1. Synchronize your breath with all users. When you start your
meditation session, your breathing cues will be synchronized with
everyone else currently meditating.
2. Daily group meditation offerings. Every day at 8:55pm, you will be
invited to participate in a large group meditation with potentially
hundreds of people in your time zone. It starts at 9pm.
Download the mobile app for free here:
Android:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phonegap.conne
ctedbreath
iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/connected-breath/id1166443182
My patients who experience severe and enduring mental health problems
really like this practice, very grounding (Lisa)
Thought Provokeing paper
by Jamie Bristow
A GREAT READ please share
As you may be aware, over recent months there have been some high-profile
articles criticising mindfulness training, mainly as a result of the publication of
McMindfulness by Ron Purser. This has inspired Jamie to write the piece
below, which has just been published by Open Democracy. If you have a
chance to read it, I hope you'll agree that it is bringing something new to the
debate.
Time for new thinking about mindfulness and social change - Jamie Bristow
Why paint inner development as a barrier to better systems? Amid so much
crisis and complexity, surely we need both.
As the original critique was so widely read, if you like my response then
sharing it would be very helpful. Here is my tweet:
@Jamiebristow Inner work alone won't bring collective evolution, but we can't
build better systems without developing hearts and minds.
Westminster Hour: The UK parliamentary mindfulness teaching programme
was featured on Sunday's BBC Radio 4 Westminster Hour. Over the last six
years, 240 parliamentarians and 450 staff have benefitted from the weekly
mindfulness classes, led by Chris Cullen from the Oxford Mindfulness Centre.
The class brings together politicians from across political divides, with MPs
from five different political parties practising collectively. Mindfulness
discussed at 43.05 minutes
Oxford Mindfulness Centre
Congratulations to Willem Kuyken now 'Sir John Ritblat Family
Foundation Professor Of Mindfulness and Psychological Science' LINK
Through the Oxford Mindfulness Centre (OMC) – established in 2008 within
the Department of Psychiatry – researchers combine ancient wisdom with
rigorous contemporary science to better understand the practice's potential
for improving health and wellbeing.
Willem Kuyken hosts forum with Headspace Co-Founder: Willem Kuyken,
OMC Director, hosted a discussion with Headspace Co-Founder Rich Pierson
at the Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Forum (OSEF) in a panel discussion that
covered a range of topics from Headspace’s extraordinary reach, to how it was
developed and the emerging science. It is a compelling interview and practice
on live TV, you can see it here.
For all those interested in mindfulness in schools:- Publication from the
MYRIAD Trial LINK
Oxford MBCT App is has been updated and is back in the Apple Store:
The OMC App for IOS devices has now been fully updated with the latest IOS
updates and is available in the Apple store.
Research on Mindfulness for students: The OMC continues to offer
Mindfulness classes to Staff and Students in many of the University of Oxford’s
colleges with uptake increasing each term. There is growing interest in
teaching mindfulness in the University sector. Read this topic of a recent
commentary by Anthony Seldon. The Finding Peace in a Frantic World
curriculum developed here in Oxford and taught to University students here
was evaluated by a team in Cambridge led Julieta Galante and paper
published in 2018 in Lancet Public Health. Read it more here.
Interested in partnering with us to introduce mindfulness to your Higher
Education establishments? Click here to tell us more.
Recent Publications from our OMC Research Colleagues:
Doing no harm in mindfulness-based programs: Conceptual issues and
empirical findings
Their work was covered in a news piece on mindfulness and depression
https://www.prohealth.com/library/depression-mindfulness-ancient-practice-
improves-mental-health-90756
“Soothing Your Heart And Feeling Connected: A New Experimental Paradigm
To Study The Benefits Of Self-Compassion.” A paper published with colleagues
at the University of Exeter received widespread media interest. You can read a
summary of the paper here, and download the paper here.
NEW MBI-TAC website, our colleagues at Bangor University have brought
together all the current resources on the MBI: TAC into one more accessible
location. Here you will find the research on the tool and advice on how to use
the tool in training, in supervision and for assessment.
NEW Good practice Guidelines and adaptations for using mindfulness-based
approaches with people who experience learning disabilities LINK
These guidelines were the result of collaborative effort with the CMRP, Mental
Health Foundation, Mindfulness teachers, Learning Disability researchers and
clinicians, and people with Learning Disabilities Click here.
We interviewed seven people with learning disabilities (and their supporters
and therapists) about what they thought about a mindfulness-informed
intervention they received for anger and aggressive behaviour. Four out of
seven participants said their anger had reduced, and they were better able to
live their lives after the intervention, for three people, the mindfulness
intervention had little impact. The article is published in Mindfulness, and is
open access. Download the article here for free
ACCESS MBCT
Zindel Segal looks back on the first year of ACCESS MBCT, considers how the
membership has grown, and looks ahead to plans for the website's future.
LINK
Oxford Mindfulness Centre
Mindfulness Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Psychology by Christina Feldman
and Willem Kuyken
In their recently published book, OMC Director, Willem Kuyken and leading
meditation teacher Christina Feldman explore how mindfulness promotes
psychological well-being. Using in-depth case examples and considering
mindfulness from its roots in Buddhism to its role in contemporary
psychology, the authors illustrate how and why mindfulness training can help
people move from distress and suffering to resilience and flourishing.
Order the book here using discount code GUIL3 (SAVE £4.40 on paperback
Question and Answer interview with Christina & Willem LINK
Mindful Magazine
A Mindful Pity Party: Meditating While Sick. Lovely insight on being sick and
practicing mindfulness LINK
How busy working parents can make time for mindfulness LINK
Greater Good: Berkley
PODCAST: A lesson in thanks and vulnerability LINK
Building emotional resilience: BRAIN FACTS - The brain I wish everyone knew
LINK
Quest Neuroscientists can read brain activity to predict decisions 11 seconds before
people act LINK, interesting link to memories in the development of PTSD.
World Happiness Report finds that people are feeling worse LINK
The Independent: Human’s aren’t meant to be happy LINK
Gratitude Expressing gratitude increases physical and mental health LINK
Three tips to incorporate gratitude into your life LINK
Action for Happiness THRIVE GLOBAL - Planting seeds to heal: The hidden benefits of gardening (I
call my own garden “my therapy room”) LINK
BeMindfulOnline.com
Waiting for an 8-week course or uncertain whether a mindfulness-based ap-
proach will be helpful. Why not try the Mental Health Foundation Online
Mindfulness course? Includes 10 interactive sessions delivered by Ed Halliwell
and Tessa Watt, includes five mindfulness audio meditation downloads and
costs only £30. Mobile and tablet ready.
Psychology Today The trouble with mindfulness LINK
1. Mindfulness is oversold
2. It’s researchers, clinicians and teachers are also fans so not
scientists
3. It can be used for narcissistic means
Food for thought!
Get Self-Help LINKS to Mindfulness handouts
PSYCHOLOGY TOOLS LINKS to Mindfulness handouts
Mindfulness APPS worthy
of your attention
In June 2019 Mindful staff offered a review of the best free apps at mind-
ful.org, see LINK: https://www.mindful.org/free-mindfulness-apps-worthy-of-
your-attention/ Willem Kuyken adds to this list Headspace and Plum Village.
They are not all fully free, some offer a free trial period, or quite limited access
to some free resources. Some, like Insight Timer, are really inclusive which
means anyone can upload content. This means you need to make your own
discernments about which teachers to select
New Action for Happiness
App
The app is like having a little personal action coach in your pocket who:
• Gives you friendly 'nudges' with a new action idea each day
• Sends you inspiring messages and images to give you a boost
• Helps you connect & share ideas with like-minded people
People are finding it really helpful and inspiring; for example, Jane said:
"I love it. The fact I get daily messages prompting me with the day's happiness
challenge and reminding me of good things is perfect"
Download the app for iOS & Android
Mindfulness in Politics and
Public Policy
Jamie Bristow explores the growing role of mindfulness in public life, including
national politicians taking part in mindfulness training (such as the 8-week
courses provided by the OMC in the UK Parliament). He examines the
increasing recognition among politicians and policy makers that mindfulness is
more than a targeted intervention for specific issues and that it could
contribute to the flourishing of society more broadly. LINK
Prime Ministers Questions
On February 13th, Theresa May responded to Mindfulness APPG Co-Chair
Chris Ruane at the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session in the UK
Parliament. Chris requested a cross-party meeting to discuss the implications
of the Mindful Nation UK report, following the conclusion of Brexit. While Mrs
May didn’t explicitly agree to a meeting, she welcomed the report and
congratulated the APPG, demonstrating awareness of Mindfulness-Based
Cognitive Therapy and recounting a discussion with a constituent on the
subject of mindfulness.
This exchange shows just how far mindfulness training has come in
Westminster – with audible support from politicians across both sides of the
house. Comments from the Speaker, John Bercow, represent the first time that
mindfulness practice has been linked publicly to a change in behaviour
amongst politicians.
New appointment of Education Policy Leads: Two appointees will share the
part-time role of Education Policy Lead for the Mindfulness Initiative. Eminent
academic and expert in mental, emotional and social health, Professor
Katherine Weare, and primary school teacher Adrian Bethune will collaborate
on a process of consultation and research to craft a strategy for mindfulness
policy development and advocacy.
Both Katherine and Adrian have recently published books on mindfulness and
education:
Happy teachers change the world: a guide for cultivating mindfulness in
education (Weare, 2017)
Wellbeing in the primary classroom: a practical guide to teaching
happiness (Bethune, 2018).
You can contact Katherine and Adrian directly:
Mindfulness and Yoga in Society All Party Parliamentary Groups:
Neurobiology of social connectedness. How mindfulness and yoga practice
may have implications for our underlying neurophysiology (Porges important
work) LINK
Discussion paper: Mindfulness and a more human-centred economy LINK
Mindfulness Retreats
Mindfulness Network CIC
Read the review of a recent
retreat by Jane (thanks xx)
MAIN WEBSITE: www.mindfulness-network.org SUPERVISION WEBSITE: www.mindfulness-supervision.org.uk TEACHER TRAINING WEBSITE: www.teach-mindfulness.org RETREATS WEBSITE: www.mindfulness-secular-retreats.org.uk COMPASSION WEBSITE: mindfulness-compassion.org.uk
RETREAT REVIEW by Jane Anderson (Lancashire Mindfulness trainee 2018, UK
Network registered teacher): I’m just back from a retreat that was held at
Ackworth School in Pontefract. The theme was the Four Foundations of
Mindfulness, looking at the Buddhist underpinnings to the 8 week course. It
was run by Alison Evans and Jake Dartington.
It was very good indeed, referencing where the principles link to the 8 week
course with specific references to MBCT and helped to deepen understanding
around the focus for each of the 8 sessions. I don’t know if it’s an annual
retreat but wanted to share the detail with you because it is aimed at relatively
new teachers and I think would be a great first retreat for your students.
Reasonably priced too. I’m guessing it will also align well too with Willem
Kuyken and Christina Feldmans book. My copy has arrived so looking forward
to reading it.
Vajraloka Retreats https://www.vajraloka.org Highly recommended by 2018 graduate trainee
Linda.
Holy Isle Retreats http://www.holyisle.org/courses/ , Highly recommended by 2017
graduate trainee Sara.
Yoga & Meditation Centre,
Dent, Cumbria
http://www.meditationcentre.co.uk/calendar/
Mindful Movement
Retreats with our lovely
colleague Sarah Silverton
I’m planning to attend Sarah’s retreat next April 2020. Sarah is a very
experienced mindfulness teacher and trainer based in North Wales, to
see more details go to her website:
www.sarahsilvertonmindfulness.co.uk, www.thepresentcourses.org
Manjushri Kadampa
Meditation Centre
http://manjushri.org/ Conishead Priory, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 9QQ.
Highly recommended by two of our 2018 trainees Mandy and Jane.
Gaia House LINK
10 Reasons a Meditation Retreat is like Rock Music LINK
Mindfulness Research
You know how much I enjoy emotion-focussed research, this meta-analysis
further supports Lisa Feldman-Barrett’s work that variation in physical
responses to emotions are the norm LINK
How well does MBCT translate into real world healthcare - What happens
when mindfulness-based cognitive therapy moves into real-world national
health services? A new paper pooling data from 5 UK NHS services suggests
MBCT is acceptable and effective and that services are able to adapt it to meet
their needs LINK
A new study conducted at the Universities of Exeter and Oxford suggests that
mindfulness self-compassion practices improve mood and feelings of
connection. They also uniquely reduced arousal and increased parasympathetic
activation compared to the control conditions. This suggests that self-
compassion may play an important and very particular role in emotion
regulation. Further details of the study can be found on the University of
Exeter website.
LINK
The benefits of mindfulness-based programs are well documented, but the
potential for harm has not been comprehensively studied. Professor Ruth Baer
et al. discuss what we know about the safety of mindfulness and what further
research is needed LINK
Mindfulness training strengthens the connections between brain networks for
attention and mind wandering LINK, paper
UK Network of
Mindfulness-based Teacher
Training Organisations
The yearly meeting of UK Network Teacher Training Organisations provided a
wonderful opportunity to develop a range of work streams. The most
important news is the UK Network will become a legal organisation
British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches (BAMBA).
Other work streams include an equality and diversity working group, a visibility
and marketing working group, the evidence-base for new programmes
working group, external partnerships working group and the setting up of
BAMBA working group.
I hope to report back to you on the work of these working groups over the
next few years.
The new convenor for BAMBA is Tim Sweeney, lead of MBCT services and
training in Nottinghamshire.
A great article aimed at
clarifying lots of questions
regarding mindfulness and
Buddhism
A Mindful Balance: LINK
What did the Buddha really mean by “mindfulness?” B. Alan Wallace describes
how misunderstanding the term can have implications for your practice.
Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist monk who introduced mindfulness to the West,
prepares to die March 18, 2019 10.46am GMT: LINK
Monthly News Summaries: Mindfulness in the News - May 2019 (hover over article to locate link)
Health
What Are You Willing To Do For Perfect Sleep? - Yahoo News
Five Ways Self-Awareness Can Save Your Life - Psychology Today
A Neuroscientist Explains How Mindfulness Can Help Prevent Overeating - PopSugar
Mindfulness as the Next Public Health Revolution - Psychology Today
Pain, Addiction, Depression, Anxiety
How Mindfulness Can Ease Anxiety - Psychology Today
Mindfulness and Stress: A Tale of Mutual Consequences - Psychology Today
Mindfulness Exercises Lessen Stress, Anxiety Symptoms Among Caregivers of Veterans, Study Shows -
Parkinson's News Today
Pop Culture & Lifestyle
The faux revolution of mindfulness - Open Democracy
Yakult Honsha gets UK consumers to breathe in mindfulness AR campaign - Just Drinks
Unlocking your Emotions to Achieve the SDGs: Mindfulness & Meditation in Government - UN Academic
Impact
Finding a Jewish path to mindfulness - The Jewish Chronicle
Best mindfulness and meditation books - ShortList
Edinburgh church invites people to take a pew for five minutes of mindfulness - Scotsman
Is This Dynamic Ruining Your Romantic Relationship? - Psychology Today
Mindfulness Is Much More Than Meditation - Psychology Today
Kids, Education
Welcome to the mindfulness retreat for burned-out teachers - TES
Schools of thought: can mindfulness lessons boost child mental health? - The Guardian
The Tes Podcast: Sats, academies and mindfulness - TES
Stressed-out students are given the chance to chill - Border Telegraph
Conservative legal group challenges 'mindfulness' in schools - UPI
Neuroscience, Mindfulness and Holistic Wellness Reflections on Interconnectivity in Teaching and Learning -
Springer Link
Two thirds of parents say their primary children experience anxiety over school life - The Sunday Post
Three-quarters of primary teachers say pupils anxious about school - TES
The debate over yoga and mindfulness in schools - Philly Voice
Are yoga and mindfulness in schools religious? - The Durango Herald
Can mindfulness training make young kids better students? - Fast Company
Manchester Arena bomb survivor made mindfulness ambassador - BBC News
3 fun mindfulness exercises for kids - Aetna
Well-Being Of School Staff 'Dramatically Improving' Through Plant-Based Eating And Mindfulness Program -
Plant Based News
Workplace
Why neuroscientist Tara Swart recommends 12 minutes of mindfulness a day - Yahoo News
Driving Inclusion Through Mindfulness - Bloomburg
Mindfulness and Mastery at Work - TD Magazine
Dentons pilots behavioural health program - The Global Legal Post
3 mindfulness exercises to try when you feel overwhelmed - The Enterprisers Project
Mindfulness for trainers: silencing the inner critic - Training Zone
Sport
Listen now Mindfulness: Andy Puddicombe Don’t Tell Me The Score How to use mindfulness to thrive in sport
and life - BBC Radio4
Digital & Tech
Borderlands 3 Amara skill tree: Get your first look at the next Siren's abilities - Games Radar
Illuminating “Moment Pebble” Smashes Kickstarter Goal - eTeknix
Ripon mum helps create unique wellbeing app - StrayFM
How Mindfulness Can Free Us from Our Social Media Tribes - Tricycle
Science & Research
Effects of a Stress Management Training Program With Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction - Healio
Quitting starts in the brain: a randomized controlled trial of app-based mindfulness shows decreases in neural
responses to smoking cues that predict reductions in smoking - PubMed
5 Ways Mindfulness Practice Positively Changes Your Brain - Psychology Today
Mindfulness and Self-Compassion in Clinical Psychiatric Rehabilitation: a Clinical Trial - Springer Link
4-H Mindfulness - eScholarship
Mindfulness and Religiosity/Spirituality as Protecting Factors for Internalizing Symptoms Associated with
Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Moderated Moderation Model - East Tennessee University
Monthly News Summaries: Mindfulness in the News - April 2019
Health
Mindfulness Yoga May Reduce Anxiety, Depression in Parkinson’s Patients - Parkinson's News Today
How Mindfulness Can Enhance Intimate Relationships - Psychology Today
Pain, Addiction, Depression, Anxiety
How mindfulness helped one woman battle opioids - WHYY
How Mindfulness Can Reshape Negative Thought Patterns - Psychology Today
U.S. Leads in the Worldwide Anxiety Epidemic - Psychology Today
Pop Culture & Lifestyle
The Trouble with Mindfulness - Psychology Today
Mindfulness meditation in America has a capitalism problem - VOX
Overlooked No More: S.N. Goenka, Who Brought Mindfulness to the West - The New York Times
Stop forcing your mindfulness on me - Fast Company
Trend for mindfulness magazines continues - Better Retailing
Download Festival to debut mindfulness programme - BT
Download Festival launches mindfulness programme for 2019 - Event Industry News
Download Festival announces mindfulness initiative Mind The Dog for 2019 edition - NME
Kids, Education
The Deception of Buddhist-Based Mindfulness in Our Schools and the Dangers It Poses - African Centre for
Law and Justice
Can mindfulness help stressed teachers stay in the classroom? - PBS
Future of Mindfulness research at Oxford secured with new professorship - Oxford Mindfulness Centre
Schools asked to take a 'mindful moment' to raise money for mental health - TES
Jewish mental health activist to spearhead ‘world’s largest mindfulness lesson’ - Jewish News
Workplace
The healing power of mindfulness meditation - The Jakarta Post
Why Mindfulness Is a Must-Have Mental Skill - Entrepreneur
Dubai Business Women Council hosts Women's Health and Wellbeing Conference April 25 - ZAWYA
Sport
Rory McIlroy driven by meditation and mindfulness in pursuit of Masters 2019 glory - The Telegraph
Digital & Tech
How capitalism captured the mindfulness industry - The Guardian
Science & Research
Mindfulness-based stress reduction for women with breast cancer - Cochrane Review
Scoping Review of Mindfulness Research: a Topic Modelling Approach - Springer Link
For Busy Medical Students, Studying Meditation for Two Hours May Be Just as Beneficial as Longer Course -
Rutgers Today
Monthly News Summaries: Mindfulness in the News - March 2019
Health
Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence: Mindfulness practices can significantly upgrade your internal
operating system - Psychology Today
Mindfulness-based stress reduction for women with breast cancer - Cochrane
Here's How Mindfulness Can Help Stress & The Way You Deal With It, According To Science - Elite
Women’s Wellness: Mindfulness may ease menopausal symptoms - Mayo Clinic
How to Boost Brain Power in the Blink of an Eye - Psychology Today
Pain, Addiction, Depression
'I was scared of my own thoughts' - Irish MMA fighter on suicide attempts after he was 'tormented' by his
mental health - Irish News
Mindfulness could be a key to recovering from substance abuse, experts say - MedicalXpress
Depression And Mindfulness: The Ancient Practice That Improves Mental Health - Pro Health
The Couch and the Cushion: Why Mindfulness is No Substitute for Therapy - Tricycle
Pop Culture & Lifestyle
Brexit Uncertainty Helping Fuel The Rise Of Mindfulness, Says Headspace Co-Founder Andy Puddicombe -
HuffPost
Mindfulness Can Have A Positive Impact On Body Image, A New Study Reveals - Bustle
Five Simple Ways to Start Communicating More Mindfully - Psychology Today
This is why mindfulness isn't working for you - MashableUK
Study finds mindful people are happier with their sex life - PsyPost
Mindfulness is not a fad. Try it. - The Boston Globe
Smartphone mindfulness app may help curb loneliness - Reuters
Mindfulness at Knifepoint - Tricycle
Kids, Education
Discounter supermarkets, Pension battles, Mindfulness, Typewriters - BBC Radio 4 You and Yours
Global Trend: Mindfulness in Schools Is the U.S. falling behind? - Psychology Today
Movement And Breathing Breaks Help Students Stay Focused On Learning - KQED News
Meditation should be taught in school - WexfordPeople.ie
Woman slams schools for creating ‘self-soothing sissies’ through mindfulness - Startsat60
Teach happiness to help pupils avoid a behaviour meltdown - TES
First for Belfast school as pupils complete six-week mindfulness programme - The Irish News
Will the Pupil Equity Fund close the attainment gap? - The Herald
B.C. university to offer first graduate program on mindfulness in Canada - The Columbia Valley Pioneer
Teaching Children Mindfulness - PsychCentral
Workplace
MPs urged to take up yoga to improve decision-making skills - Express & Star
Mobile Mental Health Apps: Employers Need to be Mindful of Legal Traps When Offering Telemental Health
Benefits - Lexology
5 Tips for Incorporating Mindfulness into Your Legal Practice - The Recorder
Why every nurse should practice mindfulness (and how) - Atlanta News
Fatchurofi finds mindfulness influences his illustrations - It's Nice That
Can Mindfulness Improve Workplace Well-Being? A comprehensive literature review shows the benefits of
mindfulness at work - Psychology Today
Using Mindfulness To Infinitely Increase Your Capacity At Work - 15Five
Why More Companies Are Cultivating a Culture of Mindfulness - Forbes
The Real Reason Leaders Need Mindfulness - Forbes
Gilson Gray mindful of staff wellbeing - Scottish Legal News
Sport
Nick Foles agrees to new deal ... with Lululemon (and talks about mindfulness) - Yahoo Sport
Armed Forces and Emergency Services
VETERANS Helped By Erskine Partnership With Complementary Therapy Students - Inverclyde Now
Mindfulness training improves well-being, resiliency in medical students - Healio Psychiatric Annals
Research
Are We Being Mindless About Mindfulness? Mindfulness hype has out-paced mindfulness science -
Psychology Today
Different Types Of Meditation Change Different Areas Of The Brain, Study Finds - Forbes
Doing no harm in mindfulness-based programs: Conceptual issues and empirical findings - Science Direct
Dispositional mindfulness attenuates the emotional attentional blink - Science Direct
Running too far ahead? Towards a broader understanding of mindfulness in organisations - Science Direct
Mindfulness and sustainability: correlation or causation? - Science Direct
Study will gauge impact of smartphone on memory and focus - Pharmaphorum
New study suggests meditating on emptiness might be better than mindfulness - Lion's Roar
Digital & Tech
Samsung Health is getting a wellness section to track your stress levels - Trusted Reviews
Do we need an ‘app’ for mindfulness? - Computer Weekly
Brain training: Could gaming become the new mindfulness? - Yahoo Finance
Science & Research
How Neuroscience Can Help Your Kid Make Good Choices Learning self-regulation will set up your child for
success in life - Mindful
Monthly News Summaries: Mindfulness in the News - December 2018 & January 2019
Health
WGS 2019: Mental Health Issues Can be Prevented from Becoming the Next Global Health Epidemic - Global
heavyweights outline key steps to protect wellbeing, mindfulness, psychotherapy at WGS - Thomson Reuters,
ZAWYA
Mindfulness-based stress reduction may help ease chronic pain - mindfulness as effective as CBT in relieving
chronic pain - Reuters
Mindfulness Could Be a Powerful Painkiller - New research shows the potential of mindfulness for
relieving chronic pain, article by Danny Penman - Psychology Today
Mindfulness a ‘promising option’ for easing chronic pain says new study - Can mindfulness help with
pain control in chronic illnesses? - Yahoo! News
Study says ‘Older people need better access to psychological therapies’ - Older people are far more
likely to be prescribed drugs than psychological therapies - PharmaTimes online
Pop Culture & Lifestyle
VitalityHealth launches 'comprehensive' mental health package - Logging mindfulness sessions can
reduce your health insurance premiums - Professional Advisor
Vitality targets mental health with latest launch - Financial Times Advisor
Sales of wellness magazines increase four-fold as they close the book on celebrity-led, fad-diet cul-
ture - Is this a signif icant shift in focus in this areas of our popular culture? - Response Source
The Culture of Toddlerhood Why is growing up so hard to do? - what is the culture of toddlerhood,
and can mindfulness help us grow up? - Psychology Today
We don’t yet fully understand what mindfulness is, but this is what it’s not - The Conversation
Kids, Education
Mindfulness in schools 'isn't just kids sitting cross-legged' - TES, Mindfulness is often misunder-
stood, suggests Adrian Bethune – but its benef its should not be underestimated
Thousands of school children to practice mindfulness and meditation in a bid to improve mental
health - new study led by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, in partnership
with University College London - Yahoo! News
Mindfulness lessons will teach pupils to be happy - Metro
81% students satisf ied in life: Dubai wellbeing census results announced by KHDA - Thomson Reu-
ters ZAWYA
5 Ways You And Your Child Can Be Mindful Together - Practice mindfulness together - Rights Info,
Human Rights News, Views & Info
What is mindfulness? - short video from BBC Newsround - Newsround, CBBC
Mrs. T's top tips on mindfulness - Newsround, CBBC
Therapy turtle, relaxation station helping kids with mindfulness - with more children seemingly expe-
riencing anxiety at younger ages, this mindfulness program is helping scholl children tackle anxiety
and stress - CBC Radio Canada
Criminal Justice
Gwen Adshead on treating the minds of violent offenders - Forensic Psychotherapist Professor Gwen
Adshead works with violent offenders who are detained in prisons and in secure NHS hospitals, like
Broadmoor. (Discusses MBCT from 24:35 onwards) - The Life Scientif ic, BBC Sounds
Science & Research
How mindfulness meditation works — and changes the brain's architecture - the neuroscience of
mindfulness - ABC News
The effects of mindfulness training on su icide ideation among left‐behind children in China: A ran‐
domized controlled trial - Wiley Online Library
Digital & Tech
Mindfulness training app cuts loneliness and isolation - Can apps really help us connect with people
offline? - Futurity
Learn How to Practice Mindfulness at Work for Less Than $40 - Entrepreneur Europe
Best meditation apps 2019: Free mindfulness apps, guided meditations and calming music to reduce
stress and anxiety - overview of mindfulness apps - Evening Standard
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