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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?

Accidental mindfulness & inadvertent forest bathing

Your Wi-Fi may be working fine, but have you lost that other important connection? Discover how regularly connecting with nature can bring about powerful psychological and physical benefits, even if you're not great at meditating.

A soothing pause

This mindful compassion practise supports you to reconnect with the present moment and foster a sense of warmth, kindness and care towards your body and mind.

Grounded with an open heart

This compassion-focused meditation helps to develop a sense of grounded compassionate awareness that we can carry with us throughout the day.

RAIN (compassion meditation)

This meditation helps us to develop compassion towards our own minds and bodies – through the practice of RAIN – Recognise, Allow, Investigate, Nurture.

A compassionate hand for residual stress

This compassion-focused mindfulness meditation will support you in gently releasing any residual stress or tension that you may have taken on from a situation, event or person.

Inner sanctuary

This meditation helps you to connect with your own inner sanctuary of peace, calmness and safety.

A mindful pause

This short practise will help you to reset and recentre your focus to the present moment.

The Myth of Normal: Illness, Health and Healing in a Toxic Culture

In this life-affirming book, Gabor Maté connects the dots between our personal suffering and the relentless pressures of modern life – showing that ill health is a natural reflection of our disconnection from our true

When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress

Drawing on deep scientific research and Dr Gabor Mate’s acclaimed clinical work, When the Body Says No provides the answers to critical questions about the mind-body link – and the role that stress and our

Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise

The world’s most revered mindfulness master shows us how to find peace through silenceWe can spend a lot of time looking for happiness when the world right around us is full of wonder. But our

The Art of Living

Thich Nhat Hanh, the most well-known Zen master in the world, turns his attention to the most important subject of all – the art of living. This book teaches us the importance of looking inside

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

AROHA: Māori wisdom for a cnotented life lived in harmony with our planet

Ki te kotahi te kakaho ka whati, ki te kapuia, e kore e whati When we stand alone we are vulnerable but together we are unbreakable See the world differently, through some of the wisest

Dadirri

Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr discusses ‘Dadirri’, the practise of Deep Inner Listening and quiet still awareness, which connects us and nurtures spiritual well-being

Fijian rugby team share a beautiful moment in song

It’s okay to cry, even at the footy! Watch the Fijian rugby team share a beautiful moment in song.

How one act of kindness can change your life

Mark Kelly

Mark Kelly explains how after meeting 5,000 people within recruitment and his podcast guests he has discovered just how powerfully random acts of kindness can impact on happiness, productivity and positive transformations in society.

Humankinda

Sam Richardson

Do we need more of doing less? Is busyness robbing us of our humanity? Are you so busy that you’re actually kind of surprised you read this far? Sam Richardson explores our need to stay busy and how it affects our happiness by following the lives of two crazy-busy people in this short film.

Buddha’s Brain: The practical neuroscience of happiness, love & wisdom

Science continues to reveal how the flow of thoughts actually sculpts the brain, and more and more, we are learning that it’s possible to strengthen positive brain states. By combining breakthroughs in neuroscience with insights

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

Miyazaki Yoshifumi explores the healing power of the forest

The term shinrin-yoku was first coined in the 1980s, but is now attracting increasing attention around the world. Miyazaki Yoshifumi has been researching shinrin-yoku for three decades.