Are you happy? If you can&#39;t be happy in this moment, when can you be happy? Let growing the Good guide you on the path to learning more about mindfulness and how understanding a few simple principles can transform your life for the better. Mindfulness teachers Neil West and Hayley Kearns will gently guide you on a journey through the key aspects of mindfulness sharing stories and their own experience as well as meditation to bring a fascinating new twist to the practice of this ancient tradition. Join them, stress less, enjoy more and learn how to nurture better relationships with growing the Good - the Mindful Podcast.

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Neil and Hayley explore the mindful and prescient work of the Czeck writers and artists Josef and Karel Čapek who gave us the word robot in 1923, were opposed to Communism, and suffered persecution by the Nazis in the late 1930s. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 4 Episode 13 - The Brothers Čapek

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Neil spends an enjoyable and quite moving afternoon with Al Hart and Ian Unsworth of Music in Mind at Wigan’s MIM Dementia Café. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 4 Episode 12 – MIM Dementia Café

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Music in Mind organise a unique accessible music festival for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities that ensures everyone can access the music festival scene, have fun, make new friends and enjoy all the physical and mental health benefits that music can bring. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 4 Episode 11 - MIMFest 2024

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Espinosa was just 14 when cancer caused him to lose a leg and a lung. After 10 years of treatment, his cancer was cured, but he was left with 24 ‘discoveries’ by which he would lead the rest of his life. We discuss some of those discoveries here and find out what it means to be a ‘Yellow’.  Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 4 Episode 10 - Exploring the Yellow World of Albert Espinosa

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Neil and Hayley explore a week&#39;s worth of relaxation tips and techniques from Pat and Colin Dyke&#39;s 90s pocket guide, why don&#39;t you try making your own relaxation tape? Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 4 Episode 9 - Relaxation in a week with Pat and Colin Dyke

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Series 4 Episode 8 – The Comedy Stylings of Sigmund Freud.In 1905 Freud published ‘Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious Mind’.Join Neil and Hayley as they discuss the very serious matter of why we findthings funny. Content Warning – Neil does tell jokes in this episode! Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 4 Episode 8 - The Comedy Stylings of Sigmund Freud

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For 4 weeks, young players from a local soccer club took part in One Together’s pilot mindfulness programme – Playing Attention. In this episode we listen to coaches, parents and the young players themselves as they talk about the benefits of taking part. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 4 Episode 7 - Playing Attention

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This week we discuss the book, Secrets About Life Every Woman Should Know: Ten principles for spiritual and emotional fulfilment by Barbara De Angelis and consider how its teaching relates to mindful practice. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 4 Episode 6 - Secrets About Life Every Woman Should Know: Ten principles for spiritual and emotional fulfilment by Barbara De Angelis.

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At times bitter and resentful, at others, filled with hope and joy, but always life affirming. Like in all of us, powerful emotions sweep across the ever-changing emotional landscape of L E Bowman’s heartfelt poetry. Let the power of her work sweep you up and take you on a remarkable journey that may lead to discovering more about your own self and your place in a sometimes hostile, sometimes beautiful world. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 4 Episode 5 - Love, Life and Death, L E Bowman's Passionate Poetry

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A calm sea and a prosperous voyage! The wish springs to the lips when a ship’s company sets sail. But, as Gertrude N M Ramsay explains in her book, The Road Home, published in 1930, life is never plain sailing. Challenges will present themselves in all our lives, how will we meet them? How prepared are we to navigate our own rough seas? Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 4 Episode 4 - A Calm Sea and a Prosperous Voyage

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In 1938, Napoleon Hill unlocked the secret to communicating with the Devil. In a fascinating interview, he persuaded the Devil to reveal all his secrets. The Devil challenged Hill that he would never dare reveal the nature of the interview as people&#39;s reaction to the revelations would destroy him. The book remained unpublished for 70 years. Listen to this episode of Growing the Good, the Mindful Podcast and learn why the Devil&#39;s words were so controversial. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 4 Episode 3 - Outwitting the Devil (Self Help with Satan)

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Neil and Hayley get out and about taking part in Haigh Woodland Park&#39;s Playday and exploring how important it is to young people and their families to get out into nature and have fun. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 4 Episode 2 - National Playday at Haigh Woodland Park 2023

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Join Neil as he takes us on a journey through his recent illness and open heart surgery, exploring how a Mindful attitude helped him manage the difficulties of, and the learning he took from his experience. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 4 Episode 1 - Neil's Heart Skips a Beat

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Thich Nhat Hanh is the hugely influential Zen master who&#39;s teachings are mentioned in pretty much every episode of Growing the Good. As we take a break now for a few months while Neil recovers from heart surgery, it seems appropriate to go out on a high with our favourite teachings from Thay! Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 3 Episode 20 - The Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh

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One Together CIC do quite a lot of work with teens, through their Mindfulness and Well Being/Character Strengths (SOMA) programmes. We have been asked what resources we find useful so here&#39;s a quick rundown and review of some of our favourites. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Season 3 Episode 19 - Supporting Teens

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When a complete stranger took and ate Douglas Adams&#39; biscuits at a train station without a word, he was filled with judgement about the other person. What happened next would change the way both he and the stranger would remember the incident for the rest of their lives. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 3 Episode 18 - Douglas Adams and the Art of Stealing Biscuits

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‘The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there,’ wrote L. P. Hartley in 1953. Join us as we take a trip through a copy of Psychology and Successful Living from September 1965 and find out how much has changed in the practice of mindful living. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 3 Episode 17 – The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there. What Mindfulness looked like in September 1965.

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At One Together, we love movies but do we enjoy the same ones? In this episode Neil shares his top ten mindful movies with Hayley but will she agree? Lights, camera, action... Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 3 Episode 16 - Mindfulness goes to the Movies

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In his quest to free Hayley of her fear of death, Neil brings out the big guns! Ikkyu, Zen Master of Medieval Japan, was shunned by the monasteries for his unconventional practice, preferring bars and brothels to the temple, but his wisdom surrounding death was unrivalled. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 3 Episode 15 - Ikkyu, the Rebel Zen Master

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Is Hope a Mindful quality? We are taught to find happiness in this present moment, does Hope catapult us into an uncertain future with the promise of happiness yet to come? In this way, is Hope not a cause of suffering rather than comfort? Listen as Neil and Hayley discuss the apparent paradox of Mindful Hope. Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/growing-the-good-the-mindful-podcast/donations</a>

Series 3 Episode 14 - Can there be such a thing as Mindful Hope?

Are you happy? If you can't be happy in this moment, when can you be happy? Let growing the Good guide you on the path to learning more about mindfulness and how understanding a few simple principles can transform your life for the better. Mindfulness teachers Neil West and Hayley Kearns will gently guide you on a journey through the key aspects of mindfulness sharing stories and their own experience as well as meditation to bring a fascinating new twist to the practice of this ancient tradition. Join them, stress less, enjoy more and learn how to nurture better relationships with growing the Good - the Mindful Podcast.