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Energy for Change
What we believe to be true can easily become a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we anxiously ruminate on an anticipated event, believing that...
Annie Akasati McAuley
Dec 20, 20192 min read


Bad Stress Good Stress
The image of a pristine lotus growing out of the mud and slime at the bottom of the pool is a classic symbol for compassion in Eastern tradi
Annie Akasati McAuley
Nov 30, 20192 min read


Banging on about Brexit
I recently received a surprise phone call from BBC Radio Sussex, asking if I would be willing, with ten minutes notice, to go on air to...
Annie Akasati McAuley
Oct 1, 20193 min read


Information Overload?
In this 'information Age', most of us are processing vastly more information than any of our predecessors. The digital world and social...
Annie Akasati McAuley
Sep 15, 20193 min read


Dragon-fly Moment
I have a love-hate relationship with gardening. On some days, the garden is a timeless realm, where the sight of a suckling bee or a...
Annie Akasati McAuley
Aug 1, 20193 min read


Mindfulness: Why and How? Notes for School Leaders
The suggestion of offering mindfulness training in schools can divide opinion among staff, from those who welcome this approach to...
Annie Akasati McAuley
Oct 13, 20186 min read


Joining the Human Race
Without giving too much away, I can divulge that towards the end of many 8-week mindfulness courses there is an opportunity to send a...
Annie Akasati McAuley
Jun 23, 20184 min read


SCHOOLS BLOG: Fear of Flunking
My mother is a fluent French-speaker, having lived in Paris after the war. Lacking her aptitude, I was not confident about conversing in...
Annie Akasati McAuley
Apr 6, 20184 min read


Mindfulness and managing expectations
At the end of 2016 I left a regular teaching job to set myself up as a freelance mindfulness trainer in Sussex, in partnership with my...
Annie Akasati McAuley
Apr 5, 20184 min read
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