HELD: Hakomi principles on the Open Floor
I am excited to be offering this meditation workshop with Theva Indrasenan. Together we will be offering movement based practices and mindfulness exercises to help us connect and to feel held.
By Ajay Hawkes
In Dance Workshop, Hakomi, Meditation workshop, Mindfulness workshop, Open Floor, personal development workshop
Posted Meditation Workshop
I am excited to be offering this meditation workshop with Theva Indrasenan. Together we will be offering movement based practices and mindfulness exercises to help us connect and to feel held.
By Ajay Hawkes
In Mindfullness in counselling, Mindfulness in action, Processing challenges and pain, Uncategorised
Posted Why do we have painful emotions?
Why don’t we feel good all the time and what are these painful emotions about anyway? In my work I often come across people really struggling to deal with their painful emotions, their triggers [...]
By Ajay Hawkes
Posted Benefits of mindfulness for painful emotions
Why is mindfulness helpful? I often find that people come to me with painful emotions that they have suppressed or that spill out in unhelpful or destructive ways of behaving. I have noticed the [...]
Try these simple tools for mindfulness
Mindfulness and meditation practices seem like a really good idea, but who has the time, and where do you start? Here are some supportive tools for mindfulness to start or develop your practice! [...]
What is loving kindness in counselling?
“Mindfulness ….. was never intended to be strictly an awareness or attention – regulation exercise. Take away loving kindness and mindfulness is like being forced to watch a frightening scene, [...]
What is mindfulness? Why is it useful?
In answer to What is mindfulness? Google’s dictionary has this to say: mind·ful·ness ˈmīn(d)f(ə)lnəs/ noun: mindfulness the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. a mental [...]
The Benefits of Mindfulness in Counselling
There are many benefits to using mindfulness in counselling. Mindfulness is a cornerstone of Hakomi psychotherapy, and is fundamental to how I work. It creates safety and gives us the resources [...]
Mindfulness Therapy Research: The facts are friendly
Evidence based therapies are all the rage nowadays and it is important to know whether a particular modality has been researched effectively.* There has been extensive research into mindfulness [...]