The Six and a Half Hour Breathing Space: Silent Mindfulness Day

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Peace. Quiet. Tranquility. Serenity. With the pace of life in today’s frantic world, many of us crave these things. The practice of mindfulness can offer them, and as readers of this blog may know, I am a recent convert to its benefits. As a ‘graduate’ of two courses, one on mindfulness for coaches, one on mindfulness […]
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Oxfam Trailtrekkers – the Big Walk is almost upon us!

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After months of planning, preparation and training, the big day is almost upon us. According to the Oxfam Trailtrekkers guide, this last week should be about ‘tapering’, resting and ‘carbing up’. With weekends of stomping out 20-30km practice walks behind me, I’m personally looking forward to a few days of guilt-free plates of pasta and […]
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Oxfam Trailtrekkers – the build up to the big walk!

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The Oxfam Trailtrekkers event, a formidable 100km walk in the Yorkshire Dales, is almost upon us. Our Alliance Yompers team, both walkers and support crew, is gearing up for the big day. Linda F, the initiator of this huge adventure, Daniel, David and myself have been out pounding various pavements, country roads, hills and canal […]
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The Mindful Workplace by Michael Chaskalson

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The Mindful Workplace is an extremely clear-headed introduction to mindfulness, its proven benefits, especially in the context of work, and how to begin practicing it. Michael Chaskalson defines mindfulness as ‘a way of paying attention, in the present moment, to yourself, others and the world around you.’ He says that ‘mindfulness training boosts your attention […]
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The 15 Minute Raisin

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I’d heard about the 15 minute raisin. I’d read about it and in fact I’d spent more than 15 minutes worrying about it. And now here I was, in the first session of Michael Chaskalson’s Mindfulness for Coaches course, confronted with my very own 15 minute raisin. I knew we were going to spend a […]
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Go for Gold: What the Olympics can teach us about achieving our goals

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In advance of the Olympics, my outlook on them was rather cynical. I’m ashamed to say I thought they would be a costly shambles in which Team GB would underperform. Not particularly a sports fan, I even went to the extent of being out of the country when they kicked off. Fortunately, I returned while […]
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