Christoph Speissens returns to the podcast to speak with us about the upcoming Manchester Mindfulness Festival. The Manchester Mindfulness Festival -- https://www.manchestermindfulnessfestival.com/ #mindfulness #manchestermindfulnessfestival #manchester :: Video Chapters :: 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - How did the Festival get started? 02:40 - What's the theme and why is that interesting? 05:00 - Accessibility for the Manchester Mindfulness Festival 08:25 - Why white organizers must step up on diversity 09:00 - Pricing accessibility for the Festival 09:56 - Exciting speakers and presentations 12:31 - What's been the most enjoyable over the years? 14:05 - Parting thoughts from Christoph 15:38 - Conclusion #mindfulness #manchestermindfulnessfestival #manchester Mindfulness Voyage can also be found on: YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/@Mindfulness.Voyage Spotify -- https://open.spotify.com/show/2ac965c893oe9SVNALoZyY Apple Podcasts -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfulness-voyage/id1733681730 iHeart Radio -- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-mindfulness-voyage-155461936/ Pocket Casts -- https://pca.st/n4rdefnl Goodpods -- https://goodpods.com/podcasts/mindfulness-voyage-316435 Podcast Republic -- https://podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1733681730

Stassie Zaprianova-King joins us to speak about bringing mindfulness to her home country of Bulgaria. #mindfulness #bulgaria #mindfulnesseurope :: Video Chapters :: 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Meet Stassie and hear about her background in Mindfulness, and Cultural Adaptations 05:18 - Why bring Mindfulness to Bulgaria? 08:12 - What are some of the challenges of bringing Mindfulness to Bulgaria? 11:40 - Clinician cultural misses with Mindfulness 14:18 - Communicating the complexity of Mindfulness 15:11 - Next steps bringing Mindfulness to Bulgaria 20:01 - Mindfulness is not just about the individual 20:30 - Parting words from Stassie 22:06 - Conclusion #mindfulness #bulgaria #mindfulnesseurope Mindfulness Bulgaria -- http://www.mindfulnessbulgaria.com/ Email Stassie -- [email protected] Mindfulness Voyage can also be found on: YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/@Mindfulness.Voyage Spotify -- https://open.spotify.com/show/2ac965c893oe9SVNALoZyY Apple Podcasts -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfulness-voyage/id1733681730 iHeart Radio -- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-mindfulness-voyage-155461936/ Pocket Casts -- https://pca.st/n4rdefnl Goodpods -- https://goodpods.com/podcasts/mindfulness-voyage-316435 Podcast Republic -- https://podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1733681730

Alessandro Sparacio and Hans IJzerman speak about their study on the efficacy of self-administered mindfulness practices on stress. Self-administered mindfulness interventions reduce stress in a large, randomized controlled multi-site study -- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01907-7.epdf Mindfulness Voyage can also be found on: YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/@Mindfulness.Voyage Spotify -- https://open.spotify.com/show/2ac965c893oe9SVNALoZyY Apple Podcasts -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfulness-voyage/id1733681730 iHeart Radio -- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-mindfulness-voyage-155461936/ Pocket Casts -- https://pca.st/n4rdefnl Goodpods -- https://goodpods.com/podcasts/mindfulness-voyage-316435 Podcast Republic -- https://podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1733681730

Holly Duckworth speaks with us about the American Mindfulness Association, and how organizations like this support the profession. American Mindfulness Association -- https://www.americanmindfulnessassn.org/ Mindfulness Voyage can also be found on: YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/@Mindfulness.Voyage Spotify -- https://open.spotify.com/show/2ac965c893oe9SVNALoZyY Apple Podcasts -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfulness-voyage/id1733681730 iHeart Radio -- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-mindfulness-voyage-155461936/ Pocket Casts -- https://pca.st/n4rdefnl Goodpods -- https://goodpods.com/podcasts/mindfulness-voyage-316435 Podcast Republic -- https://podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1733681730

Martine Batchelor joins us to speak about feeling tones, and the key part they play in contemplative practice. Mindfulness Voyage can also be found on: YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/@Mindfulness.Voyage Spotify -- https://open.spotify.com/show/2ac965c893oe9SVNALoZyY Apple Podcasts -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfulness-voyage/id1733681730 iHeart Radio -- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-mindfulness-voyage-155461936/ Pocket Casts -- https://pca.st/n4rdefnl Goodpods -- https://goodpods.com/podcasts/mindfulness-voyage-316435 Podcast Republic -- https://podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1733681730

Karen Liebenguth speaks with us about the need for ethics in leadership, and how mindfulness can contribute to it. Ethical Leadership Program -- https://www.parcival.co.uk/services/ethical-leadership-programme Mindfulness Voyage can also be found on: YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/@Mindfulness.Voyage Spotify -- https://open.spotify.com/show/2ac965c893oe9SVNALoZyY Apple Podcasts -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfulness-voyage/id1733681730 iHeart Radio -- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-mindfulness-voyage-155461936/ Pocket Casts -- https://pca.st/n4rdefnl Goodpods -- https://goodpods.com/podcasts/mindfulness-voyage-316435 Podcast Republic -- https://podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1733681730

Trish Bartley speaks with us about how mindfulness learning and practice can be helpful for those with cancer in an accessible way. Trish has taught mindfulness to people with cancer since 2001. She developed the program, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer (MBCT-Ca), with the support of John Teasdale and Mark Williams (MBCT founders) and has been taught and supported by Jon Kabat-Zinn (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction founder) since 2000. Trish published the MBCT-Ca teacher’s program handbook in 2012 and wrote Mindfulness, A Kindly Approach for People with Cancer in 2017, for people with cancer at any stage of their illness. Mindfulness and Cancer Website -- https://www.mindfulnessandcancer.com/ Mindfulness and Cancer Mailing List -- https://www.mindfulnessandcancer.com/mailing-list Put in links to books Mindfulness Voyage can also be found on: YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/@Mindfulness.Voyage Spotify -- https://open.spotify.com/show/2ac965c893oe9SVNALoZyY Apple Podcasts -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfulness-voyage/id1733681730 iHeart Radio -- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-mindfulness-voyage-155461936/ Pocket Casts -- https://pca.st/n4rdefnl Goodpods -- https://goodpods.com/podcasts/mindfulness-voyage-316435 Podcast Republic -- https://podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1733681730

Today's guests speak about the intersection and mutual influences of art with mindfulness, and discuss the upcoming showing of their work at the International Conference on Mindfulness. ANNE SPECKENS is a professor of psychiatry at the Radboud University Medical Centre in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. She is the founder and director of the Radboudumc Centre for Mindfulness. The Centre offers mindfulness courses for both clinical populations and health care professionals. Its research focuses on the effectiveness and possible working mechanisms of mindfulness in different populations. Anne is a qualified mindfulness teacher and completed the Teacher Training Program of Bodhi College in 2021. STEPHEN BATCHELOR has been practicing Buddhism since 1972. Throughout this time he has been concerned to find ways of articulating the Dharma in a language that speaks to the conditions of modernity. As well as being a scholar, translator and writer, he works as a photographer and collagist. The integration of the imagination and the creative arts into Dharma practice is of particular importance to him. A co-founder of Bodhi College, he is the author of Buddhism without Beliefs, Living with the Devil, Confession of a Buddhist Atheist, After Buddhism, and Secular Buddhism. His most recent book is The Art of Solitude. International Conference on Mindfulness -- https://www.internationalmindfulnessconference.com/ Bodhi College -- https://bodhi-college.org/ Anne Speckens -- https://www.ru.nl/en/people/speckens-a Stephen Batchelor -- www.stephenbatchelor.org Mindfulness Voyage can also be found on: YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/@Mindfulness.Voyage Spotify -- https://open.spotify.com/show/2ac965c893oe9SVNALoZyY Apple Podcasts -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfulness-voyage/id1733681730 iHeart Radio -- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-mindfulness-voyage-155461936/ Pocket Casts -- https://pca.st/n4rdefnl Goodpods -- https://goodpods.com/podcasts/mindfulness-voyage-316435 Podcast Republic -- https://podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1733681730

Today's panel discussion is about how the upcoming International Conference on Mindfulness has been working to remove barriers, and build inroads for everyone to feel welcome and supported. Accessibility and Sustainability at the Conference -- https://www.internationalmindfulnessconference.com/accessibility-and-sustainability/ Deadline for bursaries is July 15th, apply here -- https://www.internationalmindfulnessconference.com/our-bursaries/ Uz Afzal -- https://home.mindfulness-network.org/meet-the-team/uz-afzal-trustee/ Bridgette O'Neill -- https://retreats.mindfulness-network.org/our-retreat-leaders/bridgette-oneill/ Paula Watson -- https://home.mindfulness-network.org/meet-the-team/paula-watson-trustee/ Mindfulness Voyage can also be found on: YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/@Mindfulness.Voyage Spotify -- https://open.spotify.com/show/2ac965c893oe9SVNALoZyY Apple Podcasts -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfulness-voyage/id1733681730 iHeart Radio -- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-mindfulness-voyage-155461936/ Pocket Casts -- https://pca.st/n4rdefnl Goodpods -- https://goodpods.com/podcasts/mindfulness-voyage-316435 Podcast Republic -- https://podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1733681730

Christoph Spiessens speaks with us about the importance of communities of interest for LGBTQIA+ in mindfulness. Christoph website -- https://www.christophspiessens.com/ Mindfulness for the LGBTQIA+ Community -- https://community.mindfulness-network.org/course/view.php?id=327 Manchester Mindfulness Festival -- https://www.manchestermindfulnessfestival.com/ Mindfulness Voyage can also be found on: YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/@Mindfulness.Voyage Spotify -- https://open.spotify.com/show/2ac965c893oe9SVNALoZyY Apple Podcasts -- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfulness-voyage/id1733681730 iHeart Radio -- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-mindfulness-voyage-155461936/ Pocket Casts -- https://pca.st/n4rdefnl Goodpods -- https://goodpods.com/podcasts/mindfulness-voyage-316435 Podcast Republic -- https://podcastrepublic.net/podcast/1733681730