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Accredited Schools Ireland

By Anne Hartley

Louise Shanangher Mindfulness for children  Ireland https://www.louiseshanagher.com/ Creative Mindfulness Kids Practitioner Training. This training course will enable participants to train as practitioners in the Creative Mindfulness Kids Method. The Creative Mindfulness Kids Method introduces mindfulness to children in fun and creative ways. Children learn how to calm and relax their minds,…

Accredited School Sweden

By Anne Hartley

Disruptive Innovation LLC , Sweden Mindfulness Teacher and Coach Training https://eivorjohansson.com For over two decades global accredited facilitator Dr. Eivor has taught the mindfulness technique to thousands. Whether you’re looking to strengthen your own practice or become a teacher, our programs offer a unique experience. The meditation course is an…

Accredited Schools United Kingdom

By Anne Hartley

Ian Banyard (Cotswold Natural Mindfulness) Natural mindfulness and forest bathing guide training Cotswolds UK https://www.ianbanyard.com Ian runs regular nature connection walks and offer sa spring, summer and autumn/fall guide training event in the beautiful Cotswold countryside in Gloucestershire. An online course is now available. Lorraine Murray  Connected Kids Ltd. 44…

Members Switzerland

By Anne Hartley

Valentina Nembri Mindfulness and Meditation teacher, Mindfulness for children, Mindfulness coach valentinanembri.com info@valentinanembri.com +41794112527

Developing Your Intuition

By Anne Hartley

Oprah describes intuition as a feeling that pulsates beneath the surface, for me, it’s a recurring thought. Intuition speaks to each one of us in its own unique way, for some it’s a hunch, or a gut feeling, an inner voice or a recurring thought. It doesn’t really matter how…

The Miracle of Surrender

By Anne Hartley

When I wrote my book Love the Life you Live , I was in such a great space in my life I wanted to share it with the world.  The optimist in me expected to stay in that place, apart from minor problems, for the rest of my life. That didn’t happen—I…

Silent Lucidity

By Anne Hartley

Have you ever felt like you would just like to slow everything down? Not just the pace of the outside world but also the pace of the thoughts and ideas racing through your mind? I have been increasingly feeling like this over the past few months. Thankfully my evolving practice…

WHEN YOU CAN’T STOP OVERTHINKING

By Anne Hartley

Something bad has happened, either recently or a few years ago, or even back in our childhood, and we can’t stop thinking about it. You keep finding yourself falling into a pattern of worrying about someone, or a situation in your life and just can’t stop obsessing about it. You…

Developing Compassion

By Anne Hartley

Compassion is an emotional response to another person’s suffering combined with a genuine desire to help, but not everyone experiences it. Compassion is a brain function that is often not activated in people who do not feel safe. A person who experiences trauma in childhood, that could be someone who grew up in…

FINDING TIME FOR MINDFUL WALKING MEDITATION

By Anne Hartley

   

Why We Need to Meditate More

By Anne Hartley

When neuroanatomist and author Jill Bolte was recovering from a major stroke, she made some amazing discoveries, one of which was that she felt peaceful when she was disconnected from the left hemisphere of her brain (the thinking mind).  To regain full control of her faculties she had to learn…

Let’s End the Mindlessness Epidemic

By Anne Hartley

Have you ever watched a reality TV show where contestants are always racing to beat the clock? We hear statements such as, “I have to get it perfect or I’ll be going home”. Then we break for an ad featuring a busy mother suffering from heartburn, and the message is…

Prosperity Meditation Video

By Anne Hartley

This 7  minute meditation focuses on attracting more abundance into your life.  

Body Scan Video Using Natural Mindfulness

By Anne Hartley

Ian Banyard talks about how to use the body scan exercise in a natural mindfulness way.  

Being Mindful Makes You Happier

By Anne Hartley

Mindfulness is not about trying to fix anything. It is about expanding our awareness by focusing on the present moment several times a day for short periods of time. Mindfulness is known to alleviate stress but that is just a side benefit, the real benefit we gain from mindfulness is…

The Benefits of Forest Bathing

By Anne Hartley

Healthy trees shower (or bathe), themselves in an antimicrobial, anti-fungal, antibacterial compound called phytoncides. This is how they combat disease. Inhaling and absorbing, these phytoncides, triggers the human body to produce a specialised white blood cell called NK cells. Natural Killer cells are responsible for attacking cancerous and tumorous growths in the…

The Difference Between Wants, Needs and Fantasies

By Anne Hartley

Every now and then I dream of living a radically different life, this usually occurs when I feel overwhelmed, disconnected from others, or stressed. On those occasions I may do some research, but I’ve never taken any action towards turning those dreams into reality because they are fantasies, a way…