Practices: Contemplation

Meditation

Meditation

Meditation involves noticing your breath, sounds or other sensations, and returning when your mind wanders. Learn how to try it, adapt it and decide whether it suits you.

MBSR: the 8-week course

MBSR: the 8-week course

MBSR is an eight-week mindfulness course with a teacher, group sessions and home practice. Explore what it involves, what research suggests and whether it suits you.

Guided meditation

Guided meditation

Guided meditation offers spoken instructions to follow. Learn how to choose a recording, adapt the prompts and decide whether this way of practising suits you.

Stoic practice

Stoic practice

Stoic exercises invite you to examine assumptions, choose useful actions and reflect on your day. Explore how to try them without dismissing feelings or difficult circumstances.

Prayer & religious practice

Prayer & religious practice

Prayer can offer space for thanks, hopes and difficult feelings. Explore ways to begin, what research suggests and how to adapt the practice to your beliefs.