“For people like us, it may well take the whole 8 weeks of the course to gauge if we feel safe enough, before we can even begin to learn...

First of all, there is no consensus in the psychological literature on the definition of mindfulness or its mechanisms.  However, the...

“Positive vibes only.” Yes, there are many forms of #meditation that can make you feel good. But this is not the aim of Mindfulness...

It might sound surprising, but despite the vast evidence base for the effectiveness of Mindfulness, there is no consensus in the...

Got 4 minutes? I’ve made something for you. A message that could be useful right now. (Sound on.) The footage is from a trip to Provence...

Podcast host Katie Austin and I discuss practical meditation, spiritual bypassing, normalising the experience of anxiety, and how...

Copyright © 2022 Christoph Spiessens Please note: These are brief answers to complex concepts! There is an abundance of research...

Copyright © 2022 Christoph Spiessens There was a time when I didn’t know if I could make it from the gym floor to the locker rooms. There...

Copyright © 2022 Christoph Spiessens When the organisers of the International Festival of Yoga in Manchester asked me to give a talk...

Copyright © 2022 Christoph Spiessens “Christoph… I hear great things about Mindfulness, but apparently it’s about constantly bringing...

Copyright © 2022 Christoph Spiessens An investigation into the potential neural and cognitive mechanisms of loving-kindness meditation...