The Mindfulness in Prisons Project was developed tocontribute towards efforts establishing a prison-standard for theuse of mindfulness-based interventions within the Criminal JusticeSystem. The UK Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group(MAPPG) produced the Mindful Nation UK Report in October 2015,the first policy document seeking to address mental and physicalhealth concerns within the criminal justice system; through theapplication of […]
Some mindful principles Mindful principles are fundamental to any process of working with the mind towards improved outcomes in life. So what is mindfulness, and how does this help? A good way of thinking of this is to imagine standing by a road, watching what passes by. Sometimes it’s deserted, sometimes traffic is zipping by both ways fast, at points coming to a standstill,
What is working with the mind? What is working with the mind? It’s a process for understanding and experiencing ourselves, and our reactions to the world around us, that can be thought of as similar to the spread of Information Technology. Not that long ago (in the grand scheme of things) before computers were basic
Why so much hype about mindfulness? Mindfulness is a word attached to so many things; used in different contexts, to describe very different systems, practices and services available today. It’s often quite confusing to remember that mindfulness, and being mindful is actually a simple thing – we tend to overcomplicate it to make it more appealing; because it
