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The second book in the series of the revised Coming to Our Senses, Falling Awake: How to Practice Mindfulness in Everyday Life is out today. Let me know if you find it useful.

CPD Using mindfulness training in the prevention & treatment of depression & other mental disorders: a neuroscientific perspective Mon 3 rd Dec 2018 10-4 With Thorsten Barnhofer

There are still spaces left on our Mindful Self-Compassion: Five-day residential training course. This course, which is more of a workshop than a retreat, will enable participants to directly experience self-compassion and learn... mindfulness-compassion.org.uk/book/

A @TaraBrach podcast with a thoughtful and practical overview of how mindfulness can help people with depression - part 1 of 2. tarabrach.com/healing-depres…

Falling asleep is tough sometimes. That's why we've created an entire section of easy-to-use meditations and guided relaxations to help you wind down while you're in bed. Check out the new sleep tab in the Happier App app for great new tools and content!

Modi Alsubaie, former PhD student just published a 3-arm feasibility RCT, comparing MBCT adapted for people with cardiovascular disorders plus treatment as usual (TAU), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) plus TAU and TAU alone.link.springer.com/article/10.100…

MYmind: mindfulness for children with ADHD and their parents. Oct. 22-26 I will teach this program to international professionals in Amsterdam, see uvamindsyou.nl/site/english-t… To get an idea of the program watch youtube.com/watch?v=1w3QJj… #mindfulnessADHD #mindfulparenting #MYmind

The first publication from the MYRIAD Wellcome Strategic Award explores the journeys towards the implementation of #mindfulness training in seven UK secondary #schools. Read the full findings link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Still several places left if you'd like to join Jenny Wilks for a week of meditation, work on the land, and community life at the beautiful Barn Retreat in Devon in October: sharphamtrust.org/calendar/retre…

It's often (wrongly) thought mindfulness is for those with a basic level of external comfort, who can afford to consider inner growth. Today University of Oxford Mindfulness Research Centre we're hearing incredible stories of how mindfulness has transformed the lives of refugees, prisoners, foster parents etc.

How do we know if we are following a path that enables us to flourish? How does #Mindfulness teach us to stop & listen to our inner sense of direction? Rosalie Dores, one of our supervisors, explores these questions in her blog, A Path with Heart. mindfulness-network.org/a-path-with-he…

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The share of the population with #depression as it changes over time - here is 2016 ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-…

Naomi Appleton explored the Buddha's Four Noble Truths in a week of programmes on BBC Radio 4 last week asking 'how do I live a good life'. This episode includes a contribution from OMC director Willem Kuyken. Listen again here bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05… #Mindfulness

MBIs:the Current State of the Art. Workshop aimed at practioners and scientist. Current state of research & understanding of mechanisms of action & how 2nd generation of MBIs are being developed. Thornsten Barnhofer cedar.exeter.ac.uk/cpd/mindfulnes…

We’re thrilled to be helping to launch a mindfulness programme for Irish politicians in The Oireachtas (National Parliament) today. There’s phenomenal interest across all parties.

The benefits of #mindfulness-based programs are well documented, but the potential for harm has not been comprehensively explored. Ruth Baer et al ask what we know about the safety of mindfulness and suggest where further research is needed. doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.…

Inner work alone won’t bring collective evolution, but we can’t build better systems without developing hearts and minds. I’ve just published a piece about mindfulness and social change via Open Democracy: opendemocracy.net/en/transformat… Transformation University of Oxford Mindfulness Research Centre Action for Happiness