MBSR: the 8-week course

MBSR: the 8-week course

Support this project Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an eight-week course with a teacher, a group and regular practice at home. It offers a structured way to learn mindfulness and explore how you respond to stress. The course combines meditation, gentle...
Guided meditation

Guided meditation

Support this project Guided meditation means following spoken instructions from a recording or a teacher. The voice might invite you to notice your breathing, feel the contact of your feet with the floor or listen to sounds around you. If you’re new to meditation,...
Stoic practice

Stoic practice

Support this project Stoic practice draws on an ancient philosophy that asks how to live well in circumstances we cannot fully control. Its exercises encourage us to examine our judgements and choose our actions with care. One useful starting point is to separate what...
Prayer & religious practice

Prayer & religious practice

Support this project Prayer can be a way to express thanks, ask for help, speak about something painful or spend time in silence. Its meaning and form depend on your beliefs and the tradition you practise. For some people, familiar words and rituals offer comfort or a...
Yoga

Yoga

Support this project Yoga has roots in Indian philosophy and includes movement, breathing and meditation. Here, the focus is on gentle physical practice: moving comfortably and paying attention to how your body feels. You don’t need to be flexible to begin. Movements...