Dr Willem Kuyken, head of the Oxford Mindfulness Center, breaks down the meaning of Mindfulness into 4 key areas. The OMC is at the forefront of research and study on the benefits of Mindfulness and they are doing great work ..read more

Chris Ruane is the honorary President of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Mindfulness and is responsible for getting members of Parliament to meditate across the globe. He spent 21 years as a national politician, and 10 years before that as a local politician, and has seen society getting worse. He has experienced this first hand in his former constituency where more than half suffered from mental illness. as seen society getting worse. There are now 50 countries at the government level teaching Mindfulness and Chris is at the forefront of making this happen. From using breath techniques ..read more

Matthieu Ricard’s TED talk remains one of the most viewed.  He is labeled the world’s happiest man and translated for the Dalai Lama for over a decade.  His book called ‘Altruism’ is still one of my favourites and is a world best seller.  He describes Buddhism as the identification of suffering and then finding ways to alleviate it.  He has helped scientists explore the benefits of Mindfulness and has taken part in many research projects (he’s the guy with the nodes stuck to his head).  As a teacher and fan of Mindfulness, Matthieu goes down as one of my most memorable ..read more

"Over 400 MP's and members of the House of Lords have had Mindfulness training" Jamie Bristow is Director of The Mindfulness Initiative, a policy institute about mindfulness and compassion training that grew out of a programme of mindfulness teaching for politicians in the British Parliament.  We talk about the game-changing efforts that are taking place to educate our politicians to meditate and understand the benefits so that change can be made in the correct way from the very top.  Jamie has spent many years helping to teach and share mindfulness, having worked with Andy at headsp ..read more

On today’s episode we speak with the semi-finalist of the MTGP, Road to ONE Championship, Craig Coakley. Craig talks about his upbringing in the rough streets of Dublin’s city centre, the sense of community and the massive support of his brother and mentor.   He talks about his journey from jiu jitsu then transitioning to Muay Thai, and how this new passion became his alternative to going to college.  We talk about his latest fights including those with the incredible Singdam, Panicos and George Mouzakitis.  Craig gives his thoughts on the other semi final, his words for his nex ..read more

Welcome to the Mindful Fighters podcast and on today’s episode we speak with the #2 ranked fighter in the UK, with a record of 26 and 1, George Mouzakitis.  George joins us to talk about his upcoming semi final fight against Nathan Bendon.  This is for a 6 figure contract with One Championship and in collaboration with the MTGP.  We talk about his fathers journey from the US to Greece to London, where George benefited from his father’s legacy and mentorship.  We dig into his stint into MMA, his training, his recent win against Luca D’Isanto in Sheffield, his message to Nath ..read more

Welcome for this special edition of the Mindfulnews Podcast and on today's episode we speak with Podcast host, Mindfulness leader and mentor, Ted Meissner. Ted has been hosting one of the most prolific and amazing podcasts on Mindfulness and related topics for many years.  We turn the tables on Ted and put him in the hot seat where we dig into his background in biology and his fondness of evolutionary theory, his incredible podcast ‘the present moment’ with over 166 episodes and his other Secular Buddhist podcast. We talk about his path to becoming a Mindfulness teacher, the benefits of M ..read more

We are joined by the lovely Rhonda V. Magee on the Podcast. Co-host Jonathan reached out to author, Mindfulness teacher and Tenured Law Professor, Rhonda to set up this wonderful chat.  Rhonda is the author of 'The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness' and is a Fellow, Mind and Life Institute. Member of the Board of Advisors, Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. Listen to what people are saying: Leave a voice comment here We are very excited to share Rhonda's story and the significant contribution she is making in hel ..read more

You can find out more at Vidyamala’s next event, purchase her books and other resources at -Vidyamala-burch.com -Instagram @Vidyamala  Also Visit Mindfulnews.uk for all of our Podcasts, Powerful video clips and our growing library of free Guided Meditations including this weeks latest release called “A 5 min meditation for when we do not have the time’” I’m your host Gui Hung, on our continuing mission to help as many people as possible organically. If you enjoy the conversation and benefit from it, share it with someone and pay it forward.  FOLLOW ►Gui Website: Mindfulnews.uk (medit ..read more

 Today we are speaking Ian Davis, creator of the ‘My daily vibe Journal’, Clubhouse host for the Mindful Creative to cultivate presence and reduce stress and has roughly 29k  followers on Clubhouse and the Mindful Creative group has over 273k members. he speaks with luminaries on how taking and cultivating a mindful approach to their day impacts their lives and creativity.  It was one of these clubhouse sessions that I first met Ian and I was fortunate enough to speak and share my thoughts with the group.  If you're not familiar with Clubhouse, Ian helps to break it down an ..read more