The Mindful Baker

One of my deepest fears about getting older was that of losing my hair. I was petrified of going bald. My father lacks a large proportion...

As I mentioned in my last blog, it is only once we grow apart from the innocence of childhood that we slowly start to disengage with...

For as long as you fail to love and accept yourself, you will judge that you are not beautiful enough, successful enough, rich enough,...

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...

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

Prayer and meditation are intrinsically linked. Let’s put William, a devout Christian, and Oliver, a mindful meditator, in the same room...

When I was about thirteen – an impressionable age – my God-mother, for whom I have an unending amount of admiration and love gave me the...

Although spirituality stems from the ideologies of many religions (Buddhism being a dominant influence) its presence within us supersedes...

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

1. The body scan: For beginners, this is a great starting point for experiencing the immediate sensations, throughout your whole body, of...

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

Mindfulness is a growing trend in the corporate world and it's no surprise why. Practicing mindfulness has been proven to reduce stress,...

Alternate nostril breathing is a technique that derives from an Eastern meditation practice and is linked to pranayama, associated with...

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...