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  • Winner in Innovations in Mindfulness Awards

    Winner in Innovations in Mindfulness Awards

    The Sussex Mindfulness & Compassion has won an Innovations in Mindfulness Award for their pioneering work running mindfulness courses for women refugees The award was announced on 19 October 2024, at the Manchester Mindfulness Festival. The awards were initiated to celebrate “the creativity that makes mindfulness practices more accessible, more diverse and more effective.” The…

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  • Innovations in mindfulness for refugees

    Innovations in mindfulness for refugees

    Dr Lana Jackson, Clinical Psychologist and mindfulness teacher at the Sussex Mindfulness & Compassion, shares some of the innovations in our work with refugees and celebrates the team’s award. I am beyond thrilled to announce that our collaborating team has won a 2024 Innovations in Mindfulness Award! This recognition honours the work we’ve been doing…

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  • Time to prioritise mental health in the workplace

    Time to prioritise mental health in the workplace

    Workplace stress is leaving people depleted and unable to cope.  In the run up to World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2024, Kate Webb explains how mindfulness can help. Are you stressed, distracted and on the point of burnout at work? Do you feel overwhelmed by the volume of information coming your way, and…

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  • Self-compassion “an antidote to burnout”

    Self-compassion “an antidote to burnout”

    We were honoured to have Chris Germer with us on Saturday, 21 September, for a workshop on self-compassion for burnout. On this page you can find some take home messages from Chris and two participants who attended the workshop. Chris Germer shares his take home message Chris Germer explains that self-compassion is an antidote to…

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  • Mindfulness for refugees is finalist in Innovations in Mindfulness Awards

    Mindfulness for refugees is finalist in Innovations in Mindfulness Awards

    Our work implementing the Mindfulness Across Borders curriculum with women refugees and asylum seekers in Brighton has been recognised by the Innovations in Mindfulness Awards. Collaborating with the original pioneers of the Mindfulness Across Borders curriculum, the Sussex Mindfulness & Compassion has been offering mindfulness courses to women refugees in Brighton. You can find out…

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  • Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout

    Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout

    Here is a short extract from Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout, by Kristin Neff and Chris Germer. Chris is running a workshop of the same name in Brighton on 21 September, to coincide with the launch of the book. Self-compassion is not “self-care”—you know, that list of small acts you can do for yourself presented in…

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