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How do you want to be when you grow up?

Start with the wrong question and where do you end up? Rather than forever racing towards the next accomplishment, you may wish to pause and consider, how do you want to be when you grow up?

The big lie which will land you your next job

Multi-tasking sounds impressive but the truth is you're far more capable when you are doing just one thing.

The problem with your big human brain (and why your pets are stressing less)

While your brain is an amazing machine, too much of its brainpower can often be dedicated to useless worrying. Find out how to stay in the moment, just like your furry friends.

Supportive grounding

This practise enables you to centre your mind and body, reconnecting to a sense of grounded, balanced awareness. During the practise you are guided to anchor into the nourishing and soothing qualities of the breath.

Mindful body scan (short)

Discover another simple way to re-focus your mind, bringing attention to physical sensations as you scan your body.

Mindful breathing

Mindful breathing is a simple method for re-connecting with the present moment. This practise only takes a few minutes and can be used at any time, particularly if you are feeling stressed or overwhelmed.

Basic grounding

This short, simple mindfulness workout will enable you to centre your mind and body and connect with the present moment.

S2 E6 Why organisations need to tackle burnout now with Dr Peter Baldwin

Our next guest on the Mindarma podcast is Dr. Peter Baldwin, a clinical research fellow and clinical psychologist at The Black Dog Institute. Peter is an expert on burnout, a poorly understood condition that has

S2 E4 Food for thought: nutrition and mental health with Dr Scott Teasdale

Dr Scott Teasdale is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Postdoctoral Research Fellow with UNSW Sydney, within the Mindgardens Neuroscience Network in Australia. As a clinical dietitian and researcher, he helped build a dietetic service (as

S2 E3 Tony Walker (ASM): workplace mental health, walking the talk

Tony Walker ASM is the Chief Executive Officer at Ambulance Victoria. Tony is a Registered Paramedic with over thirty-five years’ experience working in a range of senior clinical, operational and leadership roles within the ambulance

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.

The Art of Living

Renowned Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh shares that by changing the way we think and process our emotions and experiences, we can permanently change the way we find joy and meaning in our lives. Containing the

Introduction: Simple Skills

A brief introduction to ‘Simple Skills’, the second session of the Mindarma program by Senior Psychologist Dr Sadhbh Joyce.

How to take a mindful pause

Dr Sadhbh Joyce

Discover a range of simple tips to help you pause and relax . In this ten minute lesson you will experience a basic guided mindfulness exercise, which you can make use of whenever you need a break.

Cloudy with a chance of joy

Gavin Pretor-Pinney

An age-old form of mindfulness, cloud-gazing, is something we can all stop and enjoy. The founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society shares charming photos from cloud gazers worldwide & calls for us all to take a step off the digital treadmill, lie back & admire the beauty in the sky above.

Single tasking is the new multi-tasking

James Hamlin

Ever find yourself doing far too many things at once and getting nowhere? In this hilarious short video, James Hamlin MD explains why single-tasking is the new multi-tasking.

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

The effects of mindfulness-based programs on cognitive function

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined studies the effects of mindfulness-based programs on cognitive function in adults.