Meditation Inspiration

In this episode Katie talks about the mindful attitude of letting go.The topics covered include: How mindfulness helps us to let go of thought patterns, beliefs and habits that don't support our wellbeing.Letting go is a process that can take time. Example in Katie's life where mindfully letting go has been helpful. --If you want a taste of mindfulness practice with Katie you can join her free 35min Intro to Mindfulness Session here.

Laura is an educational psychologist and mindfulness lead for the educational psychology service in Cornwall. She is also a co-director of the CIC Mindfulness Cornwall that runs mindfulness courses and events for the general public and for businesses and the charity sector in Cornwall.In this episode we talk about...A new pilot study offering Mindfulness Courses to school teachers and staff in Cornwall. Can mindfulness support the nervous system of a school?How mindfulness supported Laura with postpartum anxiety. Mindful parenting. How Laura’s personal practice supports her work and life. ---Here is the link to Mindfulness Cornwall through which Laura is running an online 3 Week Introducing Mindfulness Course in January 2027: https://www.mindfulnesscornwall.co.uk/Laura's Cornwall Council email address is: [email protected] for listening!

In this week's episode, Katie talks about the mindful attitude of Gratitude and how we can cultivate it through our mindfulness meditation practice. In the episode we cover: What is gratitude? The research linking gratitude to improved wellbeingThe dark side of gratitudeHow to start practicing mindful gratitudeThe Buddhist teaching around gratitude - appreciative joy. Here is the link to Katie's Free 35min Intro to Mindfulness mentioned in the episode: ⁠https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk/free-mini-intro-to-mindfulness⁠Link to Katie's appreciation mediation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UtwCqqQ-lU&t=3sAnd her next in person 8-week mindfulness course here: ⁠https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk/finding-peace-in-a-frantic-world-mindfulness-course⁠Links to meta-analysis research paper mentioned: ⁠https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10393216/⁠

Dr Tamara Russell is an experienced clinical psychologist, martial artist and neuroscientist. She talks to me about her work adapting mindfulness practices to support ADHD and people who can't sit still, particularly through mindful movement. She is deeply inspired by her own experience of ADHD and how her martial arts and mindfulness practices support her. The topics we cover are:Discovering mindfulness when interviewing a person with schizophrenia.What makes a movement practice mindful.How triple brain network theory can support our understanding of mindfulness. Why mindfulness supports ADHD brains. Advice for folks who can’t sit still who have struggled with mindfulness. Tips for teaching mindfulness to folks with ADHD. Ways to connect with Tamara: Join her mailing list to keep in the loop with forthcoming activities. Connect with her on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube. Find her online training The Dragon Academy here.You can buy her books, #What is mindfulness? and Mindfulness in Motion on Amazon.

In this episode, Katie talks about the topic of compassion. Compassion is when kindness meets difficult in our life. The topics we cover are: What is compassion?The three components of self-compassion.What stops us being compassionate to ourselves. The two sides of compassion - fierce and tender compassion.Being compassionate to others.Practices that help us develop compassion.Here are the links mentioned in the episode:- Katie's free 35min Intro to Mindfulness Session > https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk/free-mini-intro-to-mindfulness- Katie's online mindfulness community > https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk/online-mindfulness-practice-community- Summer Slow Down Session in Cornwall > https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk/slow-down-yoga-session- Autumn 8 Week Mindfulness Course in Newquay, Cornwall >https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk/finding-peace-in-a-frantic-world-mindfulness-course

In this episode, Katie talks about cultivating the quality of befriending in our lives through mindfulness and meditation practices to support our wellbeing and relationships with others.In the episode we discuss: What do we mean by befriending?The science backing up the benefits of befriending practices.How we can cultivate this quality of heart and mind through mindfulness?What loving-kindness or metta meditation practice is.The buddhist roots of befriending and the brahma viharas. The difference between befriending and compassion.If you are interested in joining the online befriending workshop mentioned in the episode you can join here. If you are interested in joining my in-person Slow Down Session on 31st August 2026 you can join here.One article I enjoyed reading about the research base around loving-kindness meditation can be found here and here. The teachers I mentioned in the podcast were Christina Feldman and Sharon Salzburg.---About the show host, Katie Austin...I am mindfulness meditation and yoga teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease.You can find out more about me and my offerings here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bamba.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches.----New episodes are released every two weeks or so! Happy listening, happy meditating.

In this week's episode Katie talks to yoga teacher of 20+ years and yoga teacher trainer, Julia McCabe, who lives in Western Canada. Julia is currently studying a masters in Neuroscience, Psychology and Mental Health at King’s College, London.In this episode we talk about: Julia’s challenging first contact with meditation.Resistance being normal when learning meditation.What happens to our brain when we meditate. The research backing up compassion over excessive empathy. How movement and breath work can support stiller meditation.Check out Julia's amazing digital yoga, breath work and meditation studio here ➡️https://juliamccabe.com/digitalstudio/And find her next neuro-informed breath work teacher training here ➡️ https://juliamccabe.com/education/---About the show host, Katie Austin...Katie is a mindfulness meditation and yoga teacher based in Cornwall in the UK. She is trained through Bangor University to teach evidence-based mindfulness courses that draw from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease.You can find out more about Katie and her offerings here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠----New episodes are released every two weeks or so on Wednesdays! Happy listening, happy meditating.

In this episode, Katie talks about the mindful attitude of acceptance, how it can support our lives and how we can cultivate it through mindfulness practices. The topics covered are...Acceptance isn't passive resignation.Acceptance is the first step towards appropriate action.How acceptance supported Katie working with the tiredness of being a new Mum. How mindfulness has supported Katie to accept her body. How acceptance can support the experience of pain. ---About the show host, Katie Austin...I am mindfulness meditation and yoga teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease.You can find out more about me and my offerings here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bamba.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches.----New episodes are released every two weeks or so! Happy listening, happy meditating.

Nature Well Course facilitator Jessi Hill joins Katie for a conversation about all thinks mindfulness with a particular focus on how mindfulness has supported Jessi to navigate their experience of chronic pain.In this episode we discuss: Being introduced to mindfulness through a therapist. The difference between practicing in a group and solo. Jessi’s experience of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course.How meditation has supported Jessi in reducing his physical pain.  Discovering the value of meditating regularly. The support of a varied toolbox of different meditation practices.Ways to connect with Jessi: Personal Instagram ➡️ @jessi.in.the.wildNature Well Instagram ➡️ @waterandwilds

In this week’s episode Katie explores the attitude of beginner’s mind and how it can support bringing back the vividness and colour to our lives. We talk about: How imagining you are an alien can help tap into this attitude. The upsides and downsides of the autopilot mode. How beginner’s mind can support our relationshipsLesson from seeing through the eyes of a child. How beginner’s mind can bring freshness to our mediation practice.If you want to explore this topic in more depth, you can join Katie's next online practice circle on Beginner's mind on Monday 11th May here through her online community membership. If you are in Cornwall, you can book onto Katie's next 3 Week Introducing Mindfulness Course here.