calmness

Join me in “As the World Falls Apart”

I am launching a major new course for 2026, on the topic of how we deal with political turmoil. Here's…

January 6, 2026

Keep your feet on the ground with mindful news consumption

A friend of mine recently went on a trip to visit a friend and to do some sightseeing. The effects…

March 3, 2025

Find peace with “Sitting With Bodhi”

I warmly invite you to join me in an innovative meditation course. The focus in these 42 guided meditations is…

February 11, 2025

Calmness as a revolutionary act

I came across this extract from "Reasons to Stay Alive" by Matt Haig this morning. I thought it was worth…

April 5, 2018

Four cast-iron benefits of mindfulness

Many thousands of studies demonstrating the benefits of mindfulness have now been published, to the point where mindfulness can almost…

October 11, 2017

The body-wide wave of breathing

When I’m teaching a refresher course on meditation, I’ll often ask people first of all just to meditate for a…

October 4, 2017

Relearning the art of stillness

Our Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign is doing well. At the time of writing, with 23 days left to go we're already…

December 19, 2016

Create inner peace!

“Just as the ocean may be turbulent above, but is always still in its depths, so beneath the surface noise…

December 12, 2016

The most important thing right now, is <em>right now</em>

The problem with distractions is that they're compelling. They make us think that they're important. They draw us into their…

October 18, 2016

The best way to calm your thoughts is to give them plenty of space

The ancient Romans had a special punishment for those guilty of parricide, which involved sewing the guilty party into a…

August 29, 2016