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This thought-provoking interview with Ora Nadrich combines practical tips with deep spiritual insights on mindfulness, love and reconnecting with special people who have left this world. Celebrated spiritual teacher and best-selling author Marianne Williamson counts Ora as a source of inspiration. An essential listen for those on the spiritual path. The post 150 – Mindfulness & Love – Interview with Ora Nadrich appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Discover tips and insights into getting started as a mindfulness or meditation teacher. I share my personal journey into teaching. How it came about, the highlights, and the challenges. Contemplate whether you’re ready to start teaching. Learn how to teach with integrity and get the right support for making your journey a success. The post 149 – Getting Started With Mindfulness and Meditation Teaching appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Discover what NLP really is and how it relates to Mindfulness with experts Keziah Gibbons & Darren Cockburn. Learn how to bring awareness and control to both the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind and achieve excellence. The post 148 – NLP & Mindfulness – with Keziah Gibbons & Darren Cockburn appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

An inspiring and positive interview with mindfulness meditation coach Hannah Jane Thompson. Hannah uses personalised meditation techniques and tracks to help Millennial (ish!) women all over the world beat stress and anxiety; feel confident at work, in their personal life and in their own body; getting a super-clear direction of what they want, and how to achieve it! The post 147 – Breathe Like a Badass! with Hannah Jane Thompson appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

This is a gently guided practice with periods of silence. Synthesising mindfulness and a range of different prayers from Christian teachings. It includes breath awareness, requesting things for yourself and others, forgiveness, gratitude, and adoration. Finally, I invite you to rest in God’s Presence. Resulting in a full daily practice. Note that if you’re not a Christian but you do believe in a higher power this practice will prove to be beneficial. The post 146A – Daily Mindful Prayer appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

I’ve created a new “Peaceful Sleep Meditation”. It’s a gentle practice to bring the mind into a state of spiritual harmony and relax the body. Including gratitude, forgiveness, breath and body awareness. Designed to help you calmly drift off to sleep and once asleep, to sleep deeply. The post 145 – Peaceful Sleep Meditation appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

A quick update on what’s been going for Darren over the last couple of weeks and a new version of my song - World Evolving. The post 143 – World Evolving – Podcast Version appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

I'd like to share this new song with you. It's the 9th track from an album I'm creating. A reassuring song about the world evolving during these difficult times. Recognising the challenge of staying mindful and the importance of loving kindness to one another.  The post 140 – World Evolving – Acoustic appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

A new talk offering guidance on how to substitute over-thinking and stress with peacefully allowing ourselves to be guided by spirit. Helpful to the mind and the world in times of change, chaos and uncertainty.  The post 139 – Living Through Spirit appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Grounding meditation to cultivate strength, peace, hope, faith and kindness during the Coronavirus pandemic. Begins with gentle breath awareness followed by a loving kindness meditation. Designed to help you transition skilfully through challenging times. The post 138 – Loving Kindness Meditation – Coronavirus Edition appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Are you ever tempted? A key part of spiritual practice is working with temptation. In this talk, I offer 7 tips to help you manage personal temptations and desires. Leading to a more skilful and harmonious life. The post 137 – 7 Tips For Working With Temptation And Desire appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

A new daily meditation - ‘Meditate and Manifest’. Designed to cultivate mindfulness and relaxation, and also offer you a manifestation practice. The post 136 – Meditate and Manifest Guided Meditation appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

A guided Yoga Nidra practice from expert teacher Lynn Holloway. Lynn is trained and accredited by the Bihar School of Yoga. This authentic practice is aligned with the approach devised by Swami Satyananda Saraswati who founded the Bihar school of yoga and rediscovered the ancient practice of Yoga Nidra.  The post 135 – Yoga Nidra Guided Practice with Lynn Holloway appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

I'm happy to welcome Mahesh Hayward back onto the podcast. In this interview, one of my personal favourites, he delivers a wealth of spiritual pointers and extracts from his life story. Much of the discussion centres around how Mahesh is successfully enabling spiritual friendship and support through his growing community organisation - All Us Men. The post 134 – All Us Men with Mahesh Hayward appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

It’s my pleasure to welcome Frances Trussell onto the podcast. Mindfulness transformed Frances' experience of life and she’s passionate about making it accessible to all. Frances has taught mindfulness meditation to many hundreds of people in most settings imaginable.  She’s appeared on ITV1's Sugar Free Farm as Mindfulness Coach, is a regular speaker at events including the 'Mindful Living Show' and 'Wellbeing on The Lakes'. And the author of a successful book – “you are not your thoughts”.§ The post 133 – You Are Not Your Thoughts – with Frances Trussell appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

What's the ego? How does it manifest and how can we reduce it? Discover answers to the puzzle within this concise article and lecture. Essential for anybody with a spiritual practice wishing to experience more peace and gain freedom from suffering. The post 132 – What’s the Ego? And how do we reduce it? appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

"Need to Change" is the eighth track I've created for a new album of songs called "Do It While You Can". A gentle and melodic song about being awake and open to guidance from spirit - whilst staying aware of forces that try and trip us up along the way! Encouraging the wisdom to know when we 'need to change' the way we’re living. We could say this is what spiritual practice is all about. The post 131A – Need to Change – New Song appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

It's my pleasure to welcome Cheryl Engelhardt onto the podcast. Through a combination of music, yoga and meditation, Cheryl was able to gain freedom from panic attacks and anxiety that she'd been experiencing for years. Cheryl discovered Mindfulness Online Training through a search on iTunes. She enjoyed the content and reached out to me as she wanted to share her new album of mindfulness music called Luminary. The post 130 – Mindfulness Music – with Cheryl Engelhardt appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

This podcast contains a recording of Keziah’s “Body Love Meditation”. If for whatever reason you don’t find it easy to love yourself and your body, this meditation is for you. Gentle, well-paced guidance to relax, connect with that part of you which is wounded or needs a little additional love, and treat yourself with compassion. The post 129 – Body Love Meditation with Keziah Gibbons appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

This podcast provides an introduction to yoga nidra from experienced practitioner and teacher Lynn Holloway. In the interview we explore what yoga nidra really is, discuss its many benefits, and explain how we can practise. The post 128 – Discovering Yoga Nidra with Lynn Holloway appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

This is part 2 of a 2-part podcast. Would you like to bring more mindfulness into eating? If so, then listen to guidance from an expert. In this video, Darren Cockburn (founder of Mindfulness Online Training) interviews Jenna Hollenstein (mindful eating expert) including a mindful eating demonstration. The post 127b – Mindful Eating with Jenna Hollenstein – Part 2 appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Would you like to bring more mindfulness into eating? If so, then listen to guidance from an expert. In this video, Darren Cockburn (founder of Mindfulness Online Training) interviews Jenna Hollenstein (mindful eating expert) including a mindful eating demonstration. The post 127a – Mindful Eating with Jenna Hollenstein – Part 1 appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

This guided meditation trains us to be mindful of our breath. It's one of the simplest and most challenging forms of meditation that has been practised for thousands of years. Like all mindfulness and concentration meditations, it trains us to stay aware and within the present moment - rather than lost in thought. The post 126a – Mindful Breathing Meditation appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Ali Fateh from ReviveFM London kindly invited me to an interview on his show to discuss mindfulness. He'd done plenty of research on the subject and asked some far-reaching questions. Here are some of the areas we explored... How I discovered mindfulness and what motivated me to make it a central part of my life. How it can be harder to be mindful with close family members and friends. What's the difference between mindfulness and meditation? How can mindfulness make a difference for people with mental illness? Why therapeutic/psychological support may need to be used in parallel with mindfulness and meditation How being mindful removes psychological stress and suffering How mindfulness leads to skilfulness Ethics surrounding applying mindfulness for productivity in business or using it for egoic reasons Why businesses are interested in mindfulness What are people’s motives for going onto mindfulness courses? How using mindfulness selfishly can lead to altruism How mindfulness integrates with religion Do you need to be spiritual to practice mindfulness? What are the different types of meditation to cultivate mindfulness? Are there meditations that are unrelated to mindfulness? What are the trending areas of mindfulness? The post 124 – ReviveFM London Mindfulness Interview appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

For over 15 years now I have been working as a teacher within different settings and phases, from reception to early secondary aged children and with a range of different children who each have their own needs, both in mainstream and special education. I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside some of the most caring people. People I have worked with who wish to provide nothing but the best for the children who we ‘teach’ within our educational settings. The post 123 – Yoga & Mindfulness for Children – with Claire Harding appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Cory Mascara is an international speaker and teacher on the topics of presence and well-being. He believes that when people are deeply fulfilled, they are a better force in the world for other beings, the environment, and their communities.  For the past few years, he has taught mindfulness-based leadership at Columbia University and currently serves as an instructor of positive psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2012, Cory spent 6 months in silence living as a monk in Burma, meditating 14+ hours per day, and now aims to bring these teachings to people in a practical and usable way, presenting to schools, organizations and healthcare systems, as well as through workshops and retreats for the general public. Named by Dr. Oz as one of the US nation’s leading experts on mindfulness, his meditations have now been heard more than 10 million times in over 80 countries. Cory is the author of Stop Missing Your Life: How to Be Deeply Present in an Un-Present World.  The post 122 – Stop Missing Your Life – Interview With Cory Muscara appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Dawn Marshall and Darren Cockburn discuss how mindfulness can be used to help with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Including stories from their own life experience and many practical tips and pointers to help people manage the condition using mindfulness and meditation practice. The post 121 – Mindfulness for PTSD appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

This interview explores and answers the following questions about teaching children mindfulness... How can parents teach their own children mindfulness? What’s the funniest thing that can happen in a children’s mindfulness class? How can the 5-4-3-2-1 mindfulness exercise that can be used to regain awareness? How it can be helpful to combine teaching mindfulness to children and their parents? What are the similarities between teaching mindfulness to adults and children? What can we do to practice mindful eating? How do we measure the progress a child is making in their mindfulness practice? How can we integrate kindness when teaching children mindfulness? The post 120 – Mindfulness For Children with Katy Wise appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

It’s inevitable that we’re all going to suffer from physical pain at some point or another. Do you know that mindfulness enables us to significantly reduce the pain we experience offering greater freedom and wellness? In this interview, Vidyamala Burch and Darren Cockburn discuss the five reasons why mindfulness is great for living well with pain. The post 119 – 5 Reasons Why Mindfulness Is Great For Living Well With Pain – with Vidyamala Burch appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Sometimes, the decisions we need to make are straightforward, but in other situations it can seem quite difficult to decide what to do. There may be a multitude of options and no clear way forward. To help us do the right thing, I’d like to present a list I’ve produced called ‘5 Ways to Approach Difficult Decisions’… The post 117 – How to Make Difficult Decisions appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Wouldn’t it be great if we knew how to gain freedom from suffering? The good news is that I’m about to share how we can do just that through discovering five truths… The post 116 – The 5 Truths that Enable Freedom from Suffering appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Treat yourself to this ten-minute meditation that will guide you to bring more awareness to pleasant and pleasurable sensations within the body. The post 115 – Body Scan Meditation for Pleasure appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

I'm delighted to share the draft introduction from my new book "Realmfulness - Discover the Art of Living Consciously". I'm looking for feedback and help from generous folk who would like to review the book as I write it - helping me make it clearer and more accessible for readers. The post 114 – Realmfulness – New Book Preview appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Discover how mindfulness and yoga connect with mindfulness expert Darren Cockburn & yoga expert Esther Ekhart in this enlightening interview. Includes practical tips on meditation, mindfulness, yoga practice along with deeper discussions on enlightenment, the power to heal and predict the future. The post 108 – The Magical Connection Between Mindfulness & Yoga – with Esther Ekhart appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

What started off being a book interview for Living a Life of Harmony with Sheryl Sitts turned out to be a much wider discussion on mindfulness and meditation. The post 106 – Living a Life of Harmony with Sheryl Sitts appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Have you ever explored the practice of prayer and contemplated how it integrates with mindfulness? In this video and podcast I interview Tom Davenport, community worker and preacher from Lansdowne Church in Bournemouth, UK. Tom offers a Christian view on how to pray using Jesus' teachings on The Lords Prayer as a base. At various points during the interview I link the Christian teachings to mindfulness practice and other spiritual teachings you'll find on this site. The post 105 – How To Pray appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Forgiving others. Discover this supportive and concise meditation enabling you to forgive others and reclaim your inner peace. The practice of forgiveness has a huge impact on our ability to stay mindful. Most of us can recall times when we've been lost in thought and feeling unpleasant due to resentment or hatred towards ourselves or others. And how peaceful and liberating it is after forgiveness. The post 104b – Forgiving Others – Forgiveness Meditation – Guided Meditation Only appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Forgiving others. Discover this supportive and concise meditation enabling you to forgive others and reclaim your inner peace. The practice of forgiveness has a huge impact on our ability to stay mindful. Most of us can recall times when we've been lost in thought and feeling unpleasant due to resentment or hatred towards ourselves or others. And how peaceful and liberating it is after forgiveness. The post 104 – Forgiving Others – Forgiveness Meditation appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

New song from Darren Cockburn - Just Before The Son The post 103 – Just Before The Son – Song by Darren Cockburn appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

This podcast contains a guided forgiveness meditation that enables you to forgive yourself and regain your inner peace. Mindfulness Online Training - Discover Your True Essence https://mindfulnessonlinetraining.org The post 102 – Forgive Yourself – Forgiveness Meditation appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

I’m writing an album of spiritual songs this year. Here's a link to more of my music. This is a melodic and joyful song about finding the divine. Reminding us that the right way for our actions may always be found within. It also highlights that we always have a choice when we're faced with temptations. The post 099 – The Right Way – New Song by Darren Cockburn appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Be kind to yourself and others by inviting your mind to 'awaken and connect'. An easy 3-minute meditation practice which may be repeated several times each day - enabling you to become mindful and connected with spirit. Regaining our natural state of peacefulness, equanimity and connection. The post 098 – Awaken & Connect – 3 Minute Meditation appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Do you know that the practice of forgiveness has a huge impact on our ability to stay mindful? Most of us will relate to finding ourselves lost in thought and feeling unpleasant due to resentment or hatred towards ourselves or other people. And we may be able to recall times when we’ve forgiven somebody and experienced a sense of peace and increased awareness. In this article, I’d like to explain what forgiveness is, how it interacts with our mindfulness levels and how we can be more forgiving. The post 097 – Forgive & Be Mindful appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

This was one of those songs that just popped out spontaneously without a particular intention. In fact, it was written in parallel with another song - Complete. I was a little spooked by it to begin with as the chords are strange compared to my other more melodic tunes. It has a special meaning to me. Your interpretation will be unique to you I'm sure... The post 096 – I See Him – New Song by Darren Cockburn appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

This song was inspired by a recent visit to a friend who's recovering from a stroke. She was psychologically unwell but her spiritual consciousness was as clean as a whistle. It’s called “Complete”.  The post 095 – Complete – New Song by Darren Cockburn appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Would you like to transform your life situation consciously and mindfully? In this podcast Jane Scanlan discusses her own experiences and best practice for personal transformation. The post 094 – Personal Transformation – with Jane Scanlan appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Are you interested in integrating mindfulness into your sex life? Either sex with a partner or sex with yourself? If so, this is the podcast for you! I was so pleased when Diana Richardson agreed to be on the podcast. Diana is an internationally leading teacher on tantra and mindful sex. You'll soon realise through listening that she's an intelligent and kind woman, who knows her subject.  The post 091 – Mindful Sex – with Diana Richardson appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Do you know there’s huge correlation between personal ethics (behaviours and how we've configured our life) and mindfulness? Being ethical enables us to be more mindful. And being more mindful enables us to be more ethical. It’s a virtuous loop. So part of our mindfulness practice is to be more ethical.  This video and podcast contains a talk on personal ethics that I gave in July 2019 at Watkins Bookstore, London. It relates to my new book Living a Life of Harmony - 7 Guidelines for Cultivating Peace & Kindness. The 7 Guidelines offer an accessible and ethical framework for spiritual practice. The post 090 – Personal Ethics & Mindfulness – Talk at Watkins Bookstore appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Are you interested in simplifying your life? Making life easier by having less stuff? And doing what you’re passionate about rather than what you “should” be doing? If so, then this podcast will be of great help. The post 089 – Simplify Your Life – with Eleanor Deane appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Cultivate more simplicity and happiness by learning and practicing the 7 Guidelines. They enable us to face life empowered and confident, to peacefully observe and accept what life presents us with, cultivate compassion and kindness, as well as spread mindfulness to those around us. Practiced together, these guidelines provide a simple yet powerful compass to guide you to a peaceful mind and harmonious living, much needed in today’s world. The post 088 – Living a Life of Harmony – Book Interview with Marianne Pestana appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Cultivate more simplicity and happiness by learning and practicing the 7 Guidelines. They enable us to face life empowered and confident, to peacefully observe and accept what life presents us with, cultivate compassion and kindness, as well as spread mindfulness to those around us. Practiced together, these guidelines provide a simple yet powerful compass to guide you to a peaceful mind and harmonious living, much needed in today’s world. The post 087 – Living a Life of Harmony – Introductory Chapter appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.