Activities For Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 Anxiety is the worlds #1 mental health challenge (World Health Organization) Our modern lives put so much pressure on us to perform all the time. This can easily lead to high levels of stress and anxiety which can leave us feeling overwhelmed and […]
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Today’s session of creative mindfulness “It’s in Your Hands” focused on women as a celebration of International Women’s Day. Our practice invited a mindful reflection on the hands of our female ancestors and how we have been touched by the hands of women in our lives. A mother, a grandmother, […]
Mindfulness starts with the body, both ancient and modern traditions agree. But which body in mind are we talking about? In our work at the Mindfulness Centre of Excellence we ground our exploration of mindfulness of the body in secular ways using neuroscience research as a guide. We respect the […]
The Heartfulness Project were delighted to be part of the The City of London and Dragon Cafe in the City Wellness Wednesdays at Shoe Lane Library in November. Dragon Cafe in the City aims to support those who live and work in the city to generate mental wealth (as well […]
High excitement and curiosity as the Dragons landed at Santa Monica School in Santa Monica School, Pelotas, Brasil for a workshop with almost 80 young people (7-9 years old). Os Dragões voaram até Santa Monica. Clique aqui para a versão em Português. Click here for the story in Portuguese. Tamara […]
This article may be of particular interest to educators and those who work with young people (5-11 years old). The focus of this article is teacher self-care.
Centre Co-Directors Tony Langford and Tamara Russell took the Dragons to the New London Architecture building in WC1. It’s a great place to visit, with informative displays, events and a great cafe. See the dragons below on the amazing city of London model. One display shares insights from their latest […]
The Dragons had a busy few days in October 2019 in the south of Brasil in Porto Alegre at the Concriart Conference. This conference is for therapists, counsellors, family workers and educators. It has a focus on creative ways of therapeutic engagement for young people and families. Raquel Lhullier and […]
The Mindfulness Centre of Excellence is happy to announce the launch of the “What colour is your dragon” workshop in the UK (London for now!). Booking form here. After a decade of independent initiatives to bring mindfulness to school children across the UK, it will now for the first time […]
Working with Dance United, Tamara Russell provided mindfulness consultancy for the Dance Team to support them in their pilot study of a dance intervention in mental health. The project aimed to work with young people and those with their first presentation of a severe mental illness, using a dance based […]