Neil and Hayley get out and about taking part in Haigh Woodland Park's Playday and exploring how important it is to young people and their families to get out into nature and have fun.

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.

Thich Nhat Hanh is the hugely influential Zen master who'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!

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's a quick rundown and review of some of our favourites.

When a complete stranger took and ate Douglas Adams' 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.

‘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.

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...

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.

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.

It's Hayley's turn to choose her top 5 influential movers and shakers in the world of Mindfulness!