What is Mindful Health?

Mindfulness is a way of paying attention, of being deeply attuned to yourself, the environment and those around you. It is a natural state of mind, focused and aware. Rooted in the ancient art of meditation, mindfulness can be learned and practised by anyone, no matter what their religious or cultural background.

Over the last 30 years, mindfulness skills have been taught with great effect in behavioural medicine and mental health settings.

Mindfulness, mental health and wellbeing

MBCT in a nutshell:
History
M.B.C.T. (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy) for coping with depression is an approach developed in the '90's by three cognitive therapy specialists in an internationally linked programme of research into the prevention of depression. (read more...)

Details on the following subjects will be posted shortly:

MBCT in community settings, details of courses
Work in schools
Older people
Carers breaks