As I write this, I'm approaching the launch of my next Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course. If you would like to...

I will admit I have been struggling to get down to writing, unsure what to say and struggling to re-find my va va voom in that hazy post...

Which way should I go? How do you make decisions? This is something I’ve been pondering for myself recently. I remember many years ago,...

How can mindful self-compassion help us keep going when we encounter life's inevitable setbacks and respond with perseverance?

It seems like we have said goodbye to a lot of our animal companions in quick succession over recent years and, in the midst of our...

What’s in a Word? Around 10 years ago I was introduced to the practice of Word of the Year. Choosing a Word of the Year invites us to...

As we move into the last two months of 2023, I am reflecting on the year and the learning along the way. It feels like a recurring theme...

First Impressions I attended my first Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) course in 2015. The event was organised by Passage...

Shining the light of compassion on our most important relationship Contemplating a topic for my February blog, and, perhaps predictably,...

At this time of year, I am regularly beset by a vague and nagging sense of melancholy. A sense of good things coming to an end and trials...

As I prepare to teach my first Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction - MBSR - course I am reflecting on what drew me to mindfulness in the...

It feels like it’s been a long winter this year! Thanks to restrictions and anxieties imposed by Covid, coupled with the recent bout of...

It’s been an unusual and challenging year for the whole world but, amidst that, I will acknowledge, for me personally, there has been an...

Today is Earth Day 🌎. It is with gratitude and wonder that I acknowledge all the blessings and teaching the natural world offers 🙏....

There are many times in life’s journey that we face a fork in the road...