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If you google what’s currently trending on mindfulness, you’ll see that people are searching for advice on how to do it and how it works, what the scientific evidence is, and how to use mindfulness to reduce stress, manage emotions and improve focus and concentration. But what actually is mindfulness? I could reel off a whole load of academic definitions here, most of which I have already written about or quoted in classes and workshops, but these still don’t answer the question in a way that...

Podcast in Your Pocket is an initiative which came out of a conversation between myself and Emma Marshman, Head of Games, Design and Animation at The University of South Wales. Emma has been practising mindfulness for many years and has often offered informal mindfulness exercises to staff and students to help with stress, exam preparation and just general well-being. But Emma wanted to reach more people in the university, not just those she personally came into contact with. Like me, Emma...

If you follow our podcast (Podcast in Your Pocket – available on YouTube ) you’ll know how much I love a nerdy fact. So, I’ve collected a whole load here for you! I often write about mindfulness, the different forms of mindfulness and how it helps, but I don’t often write about meditation, even though learning to meditate is one of the most helpful skills we can develop to support our mindfulness and has many of its own benefits. So… let’s take a (slightly nerdy) look at the practice of...