The Mindful Baker

Contrary to popular belief, most people who suffer from addictions, of any sort, actually recover by themselves without the need for any...

A couple of years ago, I attended a weekend meditation retreat at a stately home in Oxfordshire. I learned several things over the...

Before I delve into the basics of overcoming an addiction, I want to explain to you the variety of different occurrences of it and what...

A battle is going on inside us all, it is a terrible fight between wolves. One is evil; anger, envy, sorrow, shame, regret, greed,...

Because our minds are so incredibly complex, they are easy to manipulate and control, often without our say so. Further to the stories I...

Following on from the last few blogs giving you techniques and methods to integrate mindfulness and meditation into your life (just click...

Settle yourself comfortably in a quiet space and then open your eyes and concentrate on a visual stimulus. This could be anything – a...

Mindfulness for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to Meditating and Finding Inner Peace

Are you tired of feeling stressed and anxious all the time? Do you wish you could find a way to quiet your mind and just relax? Well, my...

Being in the driving seat of a car used to transform me into a complete control freak. The roads were mine and if anybody got in my way,...

Pre mindfulness, what annoyed and upset my family the most, was my dislike of animals – cats, in particular. I know that a lot of people...

As humans, there are two states of mind that we can inhabit: the ‘doing’ mode and/or the ‘being’ mode. But which are you and which is...

We’ve all been let down at some point or another in our lives, be that through an individual’s failure to carry out a promised task or a...

In the 1980’s, Jon Kabat-Zinn, a prominent mental health doctor, became heavily involved in meditation. Inspired by the successful and...

I watched an insightful programme recently, entitled Trust me, I’m a Doctor which, in a bid to discover the most effective ways to tackle...

The general idea of meditation is to harness the ability to clear your mind of the everyday thoughts that constantly pester us, by...

So you're stressed and you want some relief, which shouldn't be too hard an ask, should it? One of the most googled search terms around...

Hello and welcome to my blog page. I'm new to this and no doubt it will get easier and better as the days go by. I've always disliked...