I came across this rather wistful and wonderfully poignant poem by Charles Bukowski the other day, read beautifully by Sienna Miller courtesy of the BBC’s Something Understood. Bukowski explores a profound human truth, that we are all vulnerable at our core and we often seek to shore up that vulnerability with a whole range of …
An informative article from the Harvard Business Review about the latest devlopments and research into the associative link between meditation and changes in brain structure (neuroplasticity). Mindfulness can Literally Change Your Brain is co-authored by Britta K. Hölzel & Sara W. Lazar, who are well known for their own work in this field from 2011.‘This …
A thought provoking piece from Radio 4 on the relentless march of the ‘ Mindfulness Industry’; from its Buddhist origins, via the secular therapeutic interventions of MBSR & MBCT as a way of reducing stress and depression, to its increasing popularity within corporations and the military as a means of improving employee resilience. The programme …
Lovely article on resistance by Peter Russell that appeared in my inbox courtesy of the team at Awakin.org. So good and clear in fact, that I thought I’d repost it here. The building where I used to run a meditation group was on the same street as a fire station; one could almost guarantee that …