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An alternative guide to having it all

Caught in the endless struggle to succeed? Kicking life goals, but still left feeling empty inside? In this article we break down 5 simple actions that can help you take the power back and reclaim a sense of real contentedness.

Control freak delete

Reset how you deal with difficult emotions and learn what to do when things are outside of your control.

The enticing illusion of control

We all like to feel like we are in control... but what if all those controls didn't really work? Discover why we need to take a different approach when dealing with difficult thoughts and emotions.

Say hello & let it go

This mindfulness exercise provides a quick, useful way to access the Wise Mind and step back from stressful or unhelpful thoughts.

Transformation & Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness

he teachings contained in this The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness are fundamental to the practice of meditation, and constitute the foundation of all mindfulness practice.The Sutra has been studied, practiced and handed

Full Catastrophe Living

FULL CATASTROPHE LIVING is a manual for developing your own personal meditation practice and learning how to use mindfulness to promote improved health and healing in your own life. It is based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s

The Psychology of Meditation : Research & Practice

In the past 20 years meditation has grown enormously in popularity across the world, practised both by the general public, as well as by an increasing number of psychologists within their daily clinical practice. Meditation

You are here

Cut through the busyness and anxieties of daily life to discover the simple happiness of living in the present moment, as taught by  world-renowned Zen monk, Thich Nhat Hanh.  You Are Here offers a range of

Just One Thing: developing a buddha brain one simple practice at a time

This guide offers simple things you can do routinely, mainly inside your mind, that will support and increase your sense of security and worth, resilience, effectiveness, well-being, insight, and inner peace.

Harold

Harold follows the thoughts of a 1960s third grader during a single day at school. Like most of us, Harold has a whole lot of weird and wonderful thoughts flying through his head.

Introduction: Just a Thought

A brief introduction to ‘Just a Thought’, the fourth session of the Mindarma program by Senior Psychologist Dr Sadhbh Joyce.

Why I keep speaking up, even when people mock my accent

Safwat Saleem

Artist Safwat Saleem grew up with a stutter – but as an independent animator, he decided to do his own voiceovers to give life to his characters. When YouTube commenters started mocking his Pakistani accent, it crushed him, and his voice began to leave his work.

Full Catastrophe Living

FULL CATASTROPHE LIVING is a manual for developing your own personal meditation practice and learning how to use mindfulness to promote improved health and healing in your own life. It is based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s

The Psychology of Meditation : Research & Practice

In the past 20 years meditation has grown enormously in popularity across the world, practised both by the general public, as well as by an increasing number of psychologists within their daily clinical practice. Meditation

Breath of Life: The Respiratory Vagal Stimulation Model of Contemplative Activity

Contemplative practices, such as meditation and yoga, are increasingly popular among the general public and as topics of research. Beneficial effects associated with these practices have been found on physical health, mental health and cognitive

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS): recent advances and future directions

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is emerging as a potent intervention, particularly within neurology and psychiatry. The clinical value of VNS continues to grow, while the development of noninvasive options promises to change a landscape that

Meta-analytic evidence that mindfulness training alters resting state default mode network connectivity.

This meta-analysis sought to expand upon neurobiological models of mindfulness through investigation of inherent brain network connectivity outcomes, indexed via resting state functional connectivity (rsFC).  The researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of rsFC

Mindfulness meditation increases default mode, salience, and central executive network connectivity

This study found increased Functional Connectivity (FC) between nodes of the default mode network (DMN) and nodes of the salience network (SN) in participants of the Mindfulness Meditation Training. Seed-based correlation analyses revealed further connectivity