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Mindfulness for Lawyers

Uncategorized May 16, 2021

New course coming in July 2021.

This 6-week mindfulness course tailored for lawyers consists of a 1-hour live weekly session (via Zoom) with tutor Gillian Higgins. The course is accompanied by reading materials, practical hints, tips and audio-guided meditations. 

To obtain more information about the course topics and/or reserve your class, please email Gillian at [email protected] 

Session times: 8-9am or 6-7pm live session via Zoom. 

Class size: Groups of 10-12 from a law firm or chambers. 

Cost:  Details provided on application. 

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Uncategorized May 16, 2021

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Today is Purple Day!

Uncategorized Mar 26, 2021

On this day, tens of thousands of people across the globe come together to start conversations around epilepsy, raise awareness of the condition and fundraise to make a difference to the lives of those affected.

For the past few months, I have had the pleasure of assisting Sara Garland, CEO of The Daisy Garland, a national charity which supports parents of children with drug-resistant epilepsy. Sara’s innovative work in this field led her to introduce a mindfulness programme for parents and carers.

Each week, parents have come together in our drop-in sessions to learn how mindfulness can encourage us to pause, take stock, take a moment for ourselves and bring self-compassion to the most difficult of situations.

Listening to stories, experiences and the ways in which mindfulness is helping parents and carers, even in small ways, has been both humbling and enlightening.

Given the impact of the pandemic and the incredible tireless work of The Daisy Garland, supporting...

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Tackling Conflict At Work Mindfully

Uncategorized Mar 19, 2021

In this blog post, published in September last year for Workcultuarti, I examine how the practice of mindfulness can help us to address conflict in the workplace.

The post also includes a daily mindfulness practice focusing on dealing with difficult colleagues.

To read more, simply click here.

 

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Join The Everyday Mindfulness Community

Uncategorized Mar 16, 2021

Next month, I am launching the new Everyday Mindfulness Community. This member-only space has been created to support your mindfulness practice with regular blog articles, meditations, Daily Mindfulness Practices, hints, tips and advice on how to keep going. 

The Everyday Mindfulness Community is a space where you can ask questions, comment on posts and seek advice on how to maintain your mindfulness.

You don’t have to take a course to join the Everyday Mindfulness Community. So if you would like a quiet space to read, contemplate, meditate and get inspired, come and join us from next month.

Subscription: £10 for 100 days

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Drop-In Thursday - Challenges We Face When Practising Mindfulness

Uncategorized Feb 24, 2021
 

In this week's Drop-In Thursday session, I'll be talking about some of the challenges we face when we start to practise mindfulness.

This week's meditation will be slightly different as it involves chocolate - an exercise in mindful eating. So please make sure you bring at least two pieces to the session. (If you can't eat chocolate, bring a raisin!)

If you would like to explore this week's meditation theme further, here's a great article on 6 different ways to practise mindful eating: https://www.mindful.org/6-ways-practice-mindful-eating/ 

 

PS: If you would like to join the Drop-In Thursday sessions, please get in touch to receive an Everyday Mindfulness 8-Week Online Course Discount Code at [email protected] 

 

Last Week’s Poem: You Reading This Be Ready by William Stafford

 

Starting here, what do you want to remember?

How sunlight creeps along a shining floor?

What scent of old wood...

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Improving Focus With Mindfulness

Uncategorized Feb 17, 2021

Over the past twelve months, many of us have experienced increasing levels of distraction and an inability to concentrate on any one thing for very long. Exposed to anxiety-creating headlines, an ever-changing pandemic, worrying about loved ones or simply trying to keep your head when all about you are at risk of losing theirs, it’s no wonder many of us feel unable to focus. So how can mindfulness help us to develop our ability to pay attention and return to the task in hand - whatever that may be?

In this week’s Drop-In Thursday,  I will share some thoughts on how developing a mindfulness practice can help. 

In the meantime, here are two articles on the same theme if you want to read ahead: 

Meditation Leads to Better Decision Making by the Mindful Team:http://www.mindful.org/meditation-leads-to-better-decision-making/ 

Three Ways to Focus the Wandering Mind by Daniel Goldman: https://www.mindful.org/three-ways-to-focus-the-...

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Drop-In Thursdays Week 1

Uncategorized Jan 14, 2021

In the first of six drop-in sessions for Everyday Mindfulness course members, we began this week by examining the concept of mindfulness. 

In essence, mindfulness is a form of attention training. Dr. Jon Kabat Zinn, often described as the Godfather of mindfulness, explains that it is a particular way of paying attention: On purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally (with kindness to yourself).

In these chaotic times, living alongside hope and ongoing anxiety, it’s worth considering how mindfulness might be able to help us navigate emotionally choppy waters.

In the session this week, I shared some thoughts from mindfulness teacher Barry Boyce who encapsulates the essence of the practice when he explains the following:

“The practices of mindfulness are not magic talismans that transform you upon touch. They are ingredients that get added to all the other parts of our life. And one of the nice things about mindfulness is that in bringing attention to details...

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Everyday Mindfulness Drop-In Thursdays

Zoom details will be sent to Everyday Mindfulness course attendees. These sessions will run for the next 6-weeks from 8-8.30pm (UK time).

To find out more and to join the Everyday Mindfulness 8-week course, click here.

To access the course this month at the discounted price of £25 (RRP £99), click here

 

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