‘Mindful learning’ – transforming life-long learning
Perfectionism – the real challenge Exam performance and school league tables. They seem to be the key driver now for…
Meditation and Mindfulness
Articles about mindfulness and meditation.
Taking care of yourself over Christmas – by Lauren Williams
“You get to have the Christmas you choose. You do not have to let your own, society’s or your family’s…
Identifying and Helping with Eco-anxiety
What is eco-anxiety? Little did I expect, when I trained as a cognitive behavioural hypnotherapist, that my background in ecology…
The Hypno-CBT® Toolbox: 35 different therapy techniques
In talking with other hypnotherapists and psychotherapists it’s clear that many have only a small range of techniques and interventions to draw…
Mindfulness, Metacognition and Hypnosis
In 2006, Steven Jay Lynn collaborated with the Buddhist teacher Lama Surya Das, and two other researchers, in an attempt to explore the possibility of combining elements of Buddhist mindfulness meditation practice, cognitive therapy, and hypnosis, drawing on recent research in cognitive psychology. This post briefly summarises and comments upon their article.
Mindfulness & Relaxation Techniques
This short article outlines the role of self-monitoring and self-awareness training in cognitive-behavioural approaches to relaxation training, such as Progressive Relaxation and Appliedd Relaxation.
The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
The Philosophy of CBT is a book by psychotherapist Donald Robertson about Stoicism and modern CBT and REBT, published in August 2010 by Karnac. This brief post links to the book online and some other relevant resources.
Did Hypnotism Originate as a Form of Meditation?
This short article explains how hypnotism actually originated, in part, under the influence of Oriental meditation techniques, described in the writings of James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy.