More Mindfulness

And still the media are talking about Mindfulness as the way forward. Read the full story in The Guardian.

Indeed it is and 6-week Meditation & Mindfulness Courses are available at the Como Centre in Grove, Oxon.  What better gift to give to yourself than the ability to meditate to help yourself better cope with the stresses and strains of our hectic lifestyles.

Mindfulness in the City

City financiers are now cottoning on to Mindfulness and Meditation - it's beginning to spread!

Read the full story here.

How Stressed Are You?

Try this quick and simple test to see how stressed you are.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24756311

I scored 5 - what did you score?  Meditation can help you to bring your scores right down, so why not give it a go?

We have new courses starting in the New Year at our Como Centre.  Check out the details here.

Mindfulness & Psychiatry

Mindfulness and psychiatry: the next fad or a new revolution?

Read the full story here.

Mindfulness Growing within Business

"Google seeks out wisdom of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.  Global technology companies are connecting to the power of mindfulness and meditation to drive sustainability and happiness."

Everyone, it seems, is now learning of the amazing benefits of meditation and mindfulness.  Read the full story here.

Why Meditation Beats Anxiety

Mindfulness meditation - non-judgemental awareness of thoughts and emotions - is known for its anxiety busting powers and now scientists are getting a better understanding of why it has this impact on the brain.

Read the full report here.

If you think meditation, including mindfulness, can help you then why not come to one of our courses at the Como Centre.

Mindfulness Meditation the Relaxing Way to Stop Smoking

Mindfulness meditation is commonly used for stress relief but researchers have now discovered that smokers who meditate mindfully reduce their smoking by 60%.

Read the full story here.

Mindfulness for combat-related post-traumatic stress syndrome

A new study has found that Mindfulness might help serviceman suffering combat-related post-traumatic stress syndrome.  Although this study was carried out in the USA, it will obviously be entirely appropriate for our own troops arriving home from war zones.

Maybe it's time to start thinking about setting up some kind of programme at the Como Centre whereby we could do more to help.

Click here to read the full story.

Meditation & Mindfulness Course

A new Meditation & Mindfulness course starts this Wednesday, 19th June at the Como Centre in South Oxfordshire.

Learn to meditate and take control of your life.  Whether you want to learn to meditate for health and well-being, to help to control the stresses and strains of every day life, for total relaxation or to help to underpin your own spiritual development journey, then do come along to our course.

Spaces are still available.

Mindfulness: The Basics

How to get to grips with Mindfulness - click here and have a read of this article.

Remember, if you want to benefit from meditation, including mindfulness, the Como Centre runs courses that can help you.

Take the 100 day kindness challenge and contribute to a better world

Could you be kind for 100 days? Well could you?

Then just click here.

Mindfulness is Sweeping the Western World

Billed a "social phenomenon" by its leading advocate, Jon Kabat-Zinn, mindfulness is changing the face of health and humanity.  Naomi Tolley reports from London.

Click here for the full article.

The Benefits of Being Present

Corporate businesses are now turning to Mindfulness in the workplace with some amazing results.  In this report in Positive News, Nikki Allen discovers the growing popularity of this simple approach to help people change how they experience life.

Click on the link to read the whole article - The Benefits of Being Present

New Beginners Course

We have a new Beginners Meditation Course starting tonight.  If you're in the South Oxfordshire area, do come along and join us.

Full details on our website at the Como Centre.

Meditation Can Ease Pain

Meditation can ease pain from stress-related conditions like IBS and arthritis, says a report in today's Daily Mail.

• Mindfulness meditation involves 'being present' by focusing on the breath and bodily sensations
• Study compared a group practising mindfulness with another using alternative relaxation methods
• Only mindfulness reduced inflammation caused by an irritating cream

You can read the full report by clicking here.

Mindfulness helps lower anxiety and stress

Mindfulness a Strategy Used to Help Lower Anxiety and Stress

By Robin Williams Adams
THE LEDGER

Published: Monday, March 25, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 4:08 a.m.

LAKE WALES | Mindfulness, a form of meditation therapy, is accumulating a growing amount of support from professionals working to improve people's sense of well being.

Psychologists at Duke Integrative Medicine in Durham use it, along with other alternative therapies, to help people lower anxiety and stress, increase their daily relaxation and to treat depression and other mood disorders.

Closer to home, mindfulness of breathing will be part of a one-day meditation course the Central Florida Meditation Society is hosting April 6 at Bok Tower Gardens. (See Health Events listing above for more information.)

After reviewing "mindfulness-based practices," which include meditation as a key component, a University of Utah psychiatrist found "convincing evidence" that they are effective in treating psychiatric symptoms and pain when used along with more conventional therapy.

Dr. William R. Marchand's review focused on Zen meditation, a Buddhist spiritual practice of developing mindfulness by meditation; mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), a secular method of using Buddhist mindfulness; and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, MBSR combined with principles of cognitive therapy (such as recognizing and disengaging from negative thoughts).

Mindfulness could reduce stress ...

... and lead to a better life.

So say students working on a study in America.  Check out this is a report in the Daily Utah Chronicle.

Two New Beginner's Courses Set

Dates have been set for the next two 6-week Beginner's Meditation Courses at the Como Centre:

Wednesday 3 April at 11am

Monday 8 April at 7.30pm

Learn how to meditate and reap the many benefits that meditation brings.

Our courses are designed for those who want to improve their health and well-being and are not linked to any religion.

Spaces are available on both courses.

Meditation CD

I've just made my first ever CD and how fitting that it should be on Meditation.  

The CD contains 10 basic meditations, including breathing, mindfulness and loving kindness.  Each meditation is between 5- and 10-minutes and is based on the course we teach at Como.  It is aimed at those just starting their meditation practice.

The CD will be available to buy from Como from Tuesday 12 March for just £5 (£2.50 for all Como Meditation Course Students).

NHS Recognises Mindfulness

NHS recognises that mindfulness meditation is good for depression

Scientists have now discovered how mindfulness meditation can give patients control over levels of depression, anxiety and chronic pain, says Mia Hansson.

Read the full story here.