"A predicament. . . . is an inextricable, irreversible and complex situeation for which there are no solutions, just measures for adapting to it.

“One of the mighty illusions that is constructed in the dailyness of life in our culture is that all pain is a negation of worthiness, that the real chosen people,…

Building resilience In response to difficult experience, it is natural for us to shut down on feeling emotions and on experiences in life.

Recognising addiction and our relationship with TIME What are we doing with our lives?  This has a lot to do with our relationship with time.

Don’t get stuck on concentration….

“My education gave me everything I needed except how to make it through an ordinary day.

Intention is really important in mindfulness practice.   Jon Kabat-Zinn is known for changing his mind about how this works.

Do you ever have wytai? It is a noun (articulated in the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows): a feature of modern society that suddenly strikes you as absurd and grotesque—from zoos and milk-drinking…

Here, for now. There's a revolution that needs to happen and it sits inside each one of us.

In my own little patch, I am living in a split reality.

Mental health – and how to generate it - is not just a personal problem as it is often characterised, but is deeply effected by cultural, social and economic forces.

I don’t know who wrote the quote, where I read it or if I dreamt it but this is the quote that won’t leave me alone this year.

For many years I was not keen on offering the MBSR program via the internet, as it seemed like it would take away from the individual exploration and intimacy that…

How can mindfulness change the lives of people with chronic Pain?  Mindfulness is purposefully paying attention in a non-judgemental way to what is going on in your body, your mind and…

Shenanigans is such a great word. It is a noun that means: mischief, trouble, pranks, high-jinks, tomfoolery.    Mindfulness is everywhere.

Recently we partnered with Humanity in Business to co-host a conference on Authentic Leadership where we heard from a cross section of people ranging from those of us who teach mindfulness…

There is now overwhelming scientific evidence that practising gratitude has positive impacts on health and happiness, and of all the things that contribute to a life well lived, a habit…

I am on an island at the moment. How good is that?!  It is Facing Island - a tiny island off Gladstone in Queensland.

I love this rendering of the power of longing.

I’ve just returned from two weeks hiking in New Zealand - stunning.