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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Join Hayley on her quest to try all things new and mindful. Goats, such versatile creatures, turns out they&#39;re pretty good for your wellbeing to, in fact, they can&#39;t be bleat!!

Series 5 Episode 12 - Hayley tries a mindful spa with goats!

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Neil and water may not mix, but Hayley takes to water based sound bathing like a duck to..., well, you get the idea. Join Hayley as she continues her quest to try new things mindful.

Series 5 Episode 11 - Hayley Meets a Mermaid!

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Hayley begins her exploration of mindfulness in all its many and diverse forms by lying in a field in Wigan and experiencing a sound bath.

Series 5 Episode 10 - Hayley Tries a Sound Bath

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A special episode recorded for the Wigan Borough podcast. Neil takes Lucy and Hayley from Wigan Council on a healing tour of the restored FAWNS Community Allotment in Aspull.

Series 5 Episode 9 - The FAWNS Community Allotment

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A fascinating, if little known, book from the late 1930s that in many ways anticipated Quantum Theory and ideas of a Hologram Universe, time and how we all experience it differently, and with some chillingly prescient observations about the nature of the universe.

Series 5 Episode 8 - The New Immortality by J. W. Dunne

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Neil and Hayley don camouflage face paint for a deep dive into the Jason Fox best seller, &#39;Embrace the Chaos&#39;. Mindfulness doesn&#39;t get tougher than this!

Series 5 Episode 7 - Jason Fox 'Embrace the Chaos'

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Do you want to live life to the fullest? Be part of the top 5% of people who feel they have achieved al their goals in work, relationships, wealth and life in general? Well, maybe you should try getting out of bed a bit earlier! Neil and Hayley explore the top tips from Hal Elrod on how to make those first few minutes count each day.

Series 5 Episode 6 - The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

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Better known in Wigan as helper of hedgehogs and heritage buff, Lesley Price introduced Neil to the spiritual wisdom and powerful poetic language of Kahlil Gibran and she joins him in this episode to explore the mindful qualities of his great work, The Prophet.

Series 5 Episode 5 - Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet with Lesley Price

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Author, agent and psychologist, Albert Bramante, joins Neil and Hayley to discuss successful strategies for raising self esteem and overcoming fears of both success and failure.

Series 5 Episode 4 – Rise Above the Script with Albert Bramante.

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Inspired by Ali Campbell’s NLP Made Easy we explore the methods and techniques that can reprogramme the brain to attain success and happiness.

Series 5 Episode 3 - Neuro Linguistic Programming - Cracking the Code for a Happier Life

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In this episode, we don our anorak and geek goggles for a deep dive into Wim Wenders&#39; Zen movie, Perfect Days to explore the mindful aspects of cleaning toilets in Tokyo!

Series 5 Episode 2 - Wim Wenders' Perfect Days, A Zen Movie

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Inspired by The Shamanic Journey by Paul Francis, we explore the many interesting parallels between Mindfulness and Shamanism.

Series 5 Episode 1 - Seeing in the Dark, Shamanic Therapeutic Practice

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In this episode we get to speak with Charlotte McCartney, founder of Wigan based Mindful Events. She speaks honestly about her own sufferings that led her to mindfulness and demonstrates her authentic compassion for what she calls her ‘mindful family’ as she pursues her mission ‘to help people ease their minds and to love themselves more.’

Series 4 Episode 20 - Charlotte McCartney and Mindful Events

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Thrive are a Wigan based CIC supporting adults with additional needs in a variety of ways but in addition to the practical support they also offer a safe space, friendship and compassion to some of the most vulnerable in our community.

Series 4 Episode 19 - Thrive Christmas Party 2024

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Inspired by the handy, fun and fascinating guide by Garcia and Miralles, Neil and Hayley explore the art of making the most of every moment.

Series 4 Episode 18 – Ichigo Ichie (One Moment, One Meeting)

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It’s the happiest ever episode of Growing the Good the Mindful Podcast! Let your happiness ooze with this hilarious and inspirational fable!

Series 4 Episode 17 - The Pig of Happiness by Edward Monkton

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In this episode we explore the concept of wabi sabi, an emotional state one experiences when one witnesses beauty and the passing of time, the patina of a beautifully aged piece of wood or the moss growing on the walls of an abandoned cottage. We recognise this beauty in nature, but as we grow older, can we be this kind about ourselves as we change, and our flaws become more apparent?

Series 4 Episode 16 - Wabi Sabi

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Neil explores this step-by-step guide towards achieving your heart’s desire. Does it work? There’s only one way to find out!

Series 4 Episode 15 - Your Heart's Desire by Sonia Choquette

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Hayley explores the classic theories of Rhonda Byrne and elicits the thoughts of the Mindful Audience.

Series 4 Episode 14 - The Secret

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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.

Series 4 Episode 13 - The Brothers Čapek

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.