Hello everyone I know that I don't normally write two blogs so close together but I have been inspired by two things: 1) an interesting blog by Parker Palmer that addressed questions that I didn't know I had about responding  to world events that leave me feeling perplexed and fearful. 2) whilst writing a commissioned … Continue reading Silence as a response

I hope this finds you all well. I thought I would just share some thoughts on a recent conference in Germany. It was my great pleasure to be invited by Prof. Karla Jensen to speak at the Mindfulness in Education conference at University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt last week. The event was organised by Prof. Heiner Boettger … Continue reading A visit to Eichstätt

Sorry for the delay in getting to this blog it has been rather hectic since returning from a  'Growing Contemplative Practices in HE?' at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh on 22nd April but I did want to share some thoughts on it. Iddo Oberski let me know a few months before the event that he … Continue reading Reflections on Contemplative Pedagogy and Open Space Technology at Queen Margaret University

I'd like to thank Jan Sellers for taking the time to contribute this blog about Labyrinths. I hope you will all find it thought provoking. Do get in touch with Jan if you'd like more details (her website details are below). Warm wishes, Caroline. I spent last Friday evening crawling around on a church roof … Continue reading Exploring Labyrinths

I hope that this finds you all well. I wanted to share some thoughts on my visit to Warwick Medical School a few weeks ago. I was invited to go and speak at Warwick Medical School's Mindfulness Society by Dr Majid Kahn (who was kind enough to write a blog about teaching mindfulness on here … Continue reading Telling students to be compassionate isn’t enough…

Hi everyone Happy new year to you all. I hope the festive period offered at least some respite from work and that you found time to do things that brought you joy and peace. In preparing for a presentation next week I came across a You Tube video of a presentation by Arthur Zajonc entitled … Continue reading Mind and morality: insight into the work of Arthur Zajonc

Hello I am really excited to post this guest blog. I was put in touch with the author, Majid Khan, by a friend who, having read my previous blogs, thought we would benefit from being in touch. Majid is a GP in Birmingham, a Breathworks teacher and tutor at Warwick Medical School. His blog is … Continue reading Allowing students to meet themselves: Mindfulness teacher as matchmaker

Hi everyone One of the criticisms which I increasingly come across with regards to mindfulness is that through helping people to deal with stress by engaging differently with their thoughts, rather than addressing the external cause of the stress, mindfulness further individualises suffering. The blame for suffering is placed on the person - 'if only … Continue reading Mindfulness, social change and the ‘neoliberal self’

I hope this finds you well and adapting to the ever new and surprising challenges that our students bring to our doors! I have a few exciting updates and resources that I want to share in this blog. Firstly, thanks to Iddo Oberski plans are afoot for our next event which will take place at … Continue reading Save the date, virtual book groups & valuable resources

Through the Association of Contemplative Mind in Higher Education mailing list and discussion with teachers in the US over the last year I have come into contact with dialogue about tackling oppression and promoting social justice through higher and further education. This has made me painfully aware of my own naiveté, particularly about racism and … Continue reading Contemplative Practices for Anti-Oppression Pedagogy – Food for Thought