Resources
Mindfulness Practices and Training:
The Mindfulness Association:
https://www.mindfulnessassociation.net free live daily practices 10.30 am and 7pm, recording here:
www.mindfulnessassociation.org Training pathways in Mindfulness and Compassion, Insights and Wisdom.
Training:
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/degree-programmes/946/studies-in-mindfulness/
Self-compassion:
Self-compassion A natural form of kindness and warm-hearted empathy is powerful but not always easy. Kindness is a way we engage with the world and connect rather than withdraw. It has been associated with a positive mood, realistic optimism and success (Hanson 2023). But how can something as gentle and benevolent as kindness have so much impact on our lives? This is an area I have specialised in for my recent Masters Study.
Check out my Compassion Warriors for practical beginners groups sessions to cultivate this trait and state! Also, Self-compassion https://self-compassion.org to find out more from expert Dr Kristen Neff Who says says “having compassion for oneself is really no different than having compassion for others’.
Jack Kornfield https://jackkornfield.com/meditation-lovingkindness/
Professor Paul Gilbert (FBPsS, PhD, OBE is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Derby and Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Derbyshire Health Care Foundation Trust. ) THE COMPASSIONATE MIND FOUNDATION http://compassionatemind.co.uk
More InspirationalTeachers:
Tara Brach Ph.D (psychologist, author and teacher of meditation, emotional healing and spiritual awakening, compassion). I was lucky enough to attend a workshop with Tara, in London 2016, She was fabulous. You can train online with Tara more, see www.tarabrach.com/resources www.tarabrach.com/guided-meditations
Rick Hanson Ph.D. (psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and New York Times best-selling author.psychology and neurology). I met Rick in Scotland at at Mindfulness Association Conference where he was talking. He is very personable and signed a book for my sister. He has good teachings on relationships, neuroscience and resilience. I use his teaching in my Wellness and Resilience trainings for individuals and groups. Hardwiring happiness: Dr. Rick Hanson at TEDxMarin 2013 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpuDyGgIeh0 and www.rickhanson.net sign up for his newsletter www.rickhanson.net/newsletter-signup
Vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame:
Dr. Brené Brown, Ph.D. is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past thirteen years studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame and her books are often humous!
Useful websites
Mindfulness music https://normsmookler.com/andassociates/free-mindful-meditation/
www.soundstrue.com (meditations and on-line learning)
http://www.soundstrue.com/store/power-of-awareness/free-video-series
Recommended Books:
Pause for Breath: Bringing the practices do Mindfulness and dialogue to leadership conversations -Amanda Ridings
Resilience – Hanson, R. (2018) Resilient: Find Your Inner Strength. London: Ebury Publishing.
Background to Mindfulness – Kabat-Zinn, J. (2004) Wherever You Go There You Are. London: Piatkus.
Meditation and the Mind – Nairn, R (2001) Diamond Mind: A Psychology of Meditation. London: Shambala.
Compassion – Brach, T. (2013) True Refuge: Finding Peace And Freedom In Your Awakened Heart. London: Bantum Books
The Compassionate Mind Gilbert, P. (2013) London: Constable and Robinson Limited.
Peace in Daily Life -Hanh, Thich Nhat (1991) Peace In Every Breath: Practice For Our Busy Lives. London: Random House.