Did you know that one in five people these days are affected by mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression? These days many of us are also struggling with stress and overwhelm as the pace and demands of life increase. I believe now more than ever we all need to...
What do you want from life? Once our survival needs are met we just want to be happy right? That’s what we focus our efforts and our sights on. But what if your beliefs – your unconscious assumptions – about where happiness comes from are incorrect? What if...
Recently I interviewed world-renowned meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg. During this ‘mindfulness masterclass’ (video below) we explore what it means to find ‘real happiness’ and Sharon describes the obstacles that most people get caught in...
In last year’s ‘mindfulness summit’ which was attended by 250k people, I had the pleasure of interviewing Professor Mark Williams. Mark is Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology at Oxford and was also the Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre...
This past week has been one of the hardest weeks of my life. A week and a half ago, we got the news that there had been a death in the family, (my partner) Matt’s Uncle Keith. It was a shock, and we were making arrangements to travel to Sydney to support the...
A couple of years ago, I discovered a 4-step mindfulness process that offers ‘in-the-trenches’ support for working with intense and difficult emotions. It has been an ally for me in the moments I needed mindfulness the most. It’s called RAIN (which...
“It is one thing to talk eloquently on the subject of mindfulness and it is another thing to actually practice mindfulness. Melli is one of those select few who walks her talk.”
"You are the sky. Everything else - it's just the weather." --Pema Chödrön - Wednesday Dec 12 - 2:00am
"When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you los… https://t.co/mZadfRnRH8 - Tuesday Dec 11 - 2:00am
"You will find, as you look back upon your life, that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when y… https://t.co/AlzjSkSqDE - Monday Dec 10 - 2:00am
"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough." --Meister Eckhart - Saturday Dec 8 - 2:00am
