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Faith and mindfulness practice
Robert Marx initiates a day long workshop to explore mindfulness, heartfulness and compassion practices from different faith traditions. Here he explains the thinking behind the day. I’m very excited to be thinking about and planning this day. In the NHS, we frequently talk about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Religion is one of the protected characteristics in the Equalities Act that often gets left out of the conversation. The NHS is rightly a totally secular organisation providing evidence-based healthcare, not religious belief and practice. And yet, it’s important to acknowledge that some of the concepts and practices directly derived from religion,…
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Being thankful for small things in life
Robert Marx, Co-Lead for the Sussex Mindfulness Centre shares his experience of holding on to Thanksgiving traditions he learned as a child, and the benefits of being thankful for the small things in life. This week is Thanksgiving. When I lived in the United States, this was my favourite festival: a meal with family and friends like at Christmas, but without all the stress of buying presents. During the meal, everyone would say something that they were grateful for, echoing the early Pilgrims who gave thanks for the harvest and for what the year had brought. I liked this tradition…