The Mindful Baker

There’s a peculiar moment in life when you suddenly realise you’ve become the family historian.Not because anyone asked you to. Not because you have a degree in archaeology, genealogy, or “romanticising old bricks.” No — it happens because one day you’re standing in your kitchen, wondering how on earth to say thank you to your dad for being your anchor in a life that has included more detours, disasters, distractions, and inner battles than most people experience in a decade

I am an avid runner, and I adore not only how it keeps me trim (although I understand that diet has more to play with that little point...

On the meditation weekend which provided me with a lot of content for these bogs, most of the people who came by themselves were given...

Spirituality is more or less always chosen, whereas religion is often, but not always, forced upon the passive. There is a plethora 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 for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to Meditating and Finding Inner Peace

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...

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