Being mindfully present in stillness and actions is a skilled approach that benefits all aspects of life.

Modern life has become increasingly hectic, with many demands from all directions. Our minds are constantly busy. We are controlled by our thoughts, emotions and habitual patterns. This can lead to automatic reactions and unhelpful decisions, which cause unhappiness and stress, mental and physical health issues. By being ‘somewhere else’ in our head, we miss out on our children growing up; we miss out on the beauty of life.

Mindfulness training helps us to live in the present moment, to free ourselves from the grasp of negative thoughts, to meet our experiences with kindness, curiosity and skills. Daily practice helps to generate happiness, calm, appreciation, insights, healing, compassion and wellbeing.

I have greatly benefited from my daily meditation practice since 1994. I wanted to share the benefits of mindfulness with others so I completed a mindfulness teacher training with Bangor University - I am teaching MBSR in UK. This channel offers various meditations to help you establish a daily mindfulness practice in stillness and in action.

Body Scan

Body Scan 13mins

Pause - Create Space - Breathe

Mindful Movements - Standing

Awareness of Breath

Three Steps Breathing Space

Breathing Space Coping with Difficulty

Meditation for Sleep

Sandrine Cranswick

Mindfulness Teacher & Coach

When we feel under pressure or overwhelmed we tend to use our habitual coping strategies – (ie eating crisps or sugary snacks, coffee, alcohol, shouting, shutting down...). These often lead to more stressful situations. The Three Steps Breathing Space is a very short practice, from MBCT. It helps to cope with difficulty in a short and efficient way. Instead of pushing away the unpleasant, we learn to hold our experiences with openness and self-compassion.

The Three Steps Breathing Space from MBCT helps cope with stress by teaching openness and self-compassion instead of relying on unhealthy coping mechanisms.