Holistic, integral approach to well-being informed by the psychologies of east and west.

This moment

Song written 'in praise' of the benefits of living in the present. Piano & vocals. Inspiration arrived during a long meditation retreat. Originally posed an interesting dilemma for me re putting verse completion 'on hold' during meditation sessions!

Welcome to Practice

Around 12 mins of suggestions for making the best of the intention to establish a mindfulness practice

Mindfulness meditation

Guided meditation via the 'four foundations' of mindfulness. Relatively short duration (35 min).

Body scan (2)

Another version of the bodyscan

Mindfulness meditation: healing field - Glastonbury festival '05

Guided meditation with the sound of 5 rock stages in the background.

Body scan

Guided meditation: systematically engaging with then letting go of sensations throughout the body. (35 min).

Body work-out

Slow, mindful sequence of simple stretches, postures and movements from yoga, chi-kung and general warm-up style associated with broad range of body-work. (quite abrupt ending during final exercise)

The 15 minute chill

This is a brief, accessible mindfulness exercise put to music and broadcast over a prison radio station

Mindfulness in daily Life

A short, condensed track packed with suggestions for bringing mindfulness into the daily life routine (This is not a meditation)

Escuchar la lechuza
(listen to the owl)

Song written in a village in the Andalucian mountains. A personal meditation on death; a completion of one of the tasks of mid-life transition. Guitar and vocals.

Bella's Way

An intensely moving collection of verse written by a father - psychologist and mindfulness practitioner - whilst grieving the death of his daughter. Includes descriptions of mindfulness practices which assisted him in coming to terms with this painful process. (pdf) {link to ebook version}

The Oak tree

A guided visualisation using the oak tree as metaphor for present-centredness

The Co-Med Pamphlet

Recommendations arising from a Co-operative Inquiry Research project. How to integrate meditation and therapy into a turn-taking dyad.

Mindful Stretching

Brief stretch, posture, movement, balance bodymindfulness sequence which leads seamlessly ...(if you play them one after another!) into the mindfulness meditation (2)

Mindfulness Meditation (2)

Another version of the four foundations of mindfulness

The three minute breather

In the MBCT style; a double run through the 3 phases of the 'in daily life' quit-hit mindfulness exercise

ACT on anxiety 1

Acceptance & Commitment therapy: experiential exercise to be with body sensations

ACT on anxiety 2

Acceptance & Commitment therapy: experiential exercise to be with challenging body sensations