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Innovations in mindfulness for refugees
Dr Lana Jackson, Clinical Psychologist and mindfulness teacher at the Sussex Mindfulness Centre, 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 through our 10-week, trauma-informed, and culturally-sensitive mindfulness courses that were designed for women refugees and asylum-seekers. It’s a moment of deep gratitude, not only for the award itself, but for the journey that has led us here. Julia Powell (mindfulness teacher) and I began our journey…
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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 find it hard to switch off at the end of the day? You’re not alone; many people who join our mindfulness tasters are facing similar experiences. We know that senior managers and CEO’s are so concerned about this issue that many are putting wellbeing interventions…
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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 burnout; and that there’s two ways to respond. One is to respond with tender compassion; to lean in with kindness when we notice that we’re suffering. This isn’t how we usually do things, but we can learn to do things differently that makes us more…
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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 Centre has been offering mindfulness courses to women refugees in Brighton. You can find out more about the project here and in this blog post; Miracles of Mindfulness. The Innovations in Mindfulness Awards celebrate manifesting creativity: innovators meeting need by turning ideas into reality, making a difference to people’s lives through significant new approaches to bringing mindfulness into the heart of…
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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 employer-mandated webinars and on “wellness” websites. You don’t need to be handed that list again. (Hot baths? Please. Sleep better? When? Eat right? Who’s doing the cooking—to say nothing of the grocery shopping?) It’s not advice to simply do less, as often offered by well-meaning…
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Watch Matthieu Ricard’s talk on altruism
Last month, we had the honour of hosting Matthieu Ricard, writer, humanitarian and Buddhist monk. He spoke on altruism, describing how it can be the best response to the suffering of our times. We share the full talk here. Enjoy watching! You can find out more about Matthieu Ricard here.