Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Yorkshire Mindfulness and Compassion Forum (YMCF) are running a masterclass with Dr Tamara Russell called "The Wandering Mind and Mindfulness" in York on the 5th November at Middlethorpe Hall. If you are interested and want more information then please e-mail me at [email protected] or if you would like to book your place then please e-mail [email protected] Dr. Tamara Russell will be sharing her pioneering work with us on the day.

Dr Tamara Russell | Mindfulness Centre of Excellence Dr Tamara Russell Dr. Russell works with individuals and organisations advising on how to use mindfulness techniques to optimise performance and improve

This is an amusing article by Ruby on her mindfulness silent retreat last year at Trigonos in August 2015. I was at the same retreat alongside Ruby and fellow participants and connected with my own experience, up's and down's, high's and low's in this beautiful part of the world. My senses were heightened and I can concur that a digestive biscuit and coffee became objects of pure bliss! I am guiding a day's silent retreat in Chesterfield on the 12th March as part of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction programme which offers participant's a chance to be with their own experience and pattern's of the mind for a day to deepen their own mindfulness practice.

Ruby Wax puts mind over chatter in the pursuit of mindfulness Ruby Wax has been open about her struggle with depression. Here she describes going on a retreat in Wales in pursuit of the elusive state of mindfulness.

This is a great talk by Sara Lazar on the benefits of mindfulness from a neuroscience perspective.

How Meditation Can Reshape Our Brains: Sara Lazar at TEDxCambridge 2011 Neuroscientist Sara Lazar's amazing brain scans show meditation can actually change the size of key regions of our brain, improving our memory and making us ...