Meditation Inspiration Katie Austin

In this extra bonus episode to round off Series 1, I was lucky enough to chat to Professor Rebecca Crane and Dr Ken Lunn about the upcoming International Conference on Mindfulness 2024 in Bangor, Wales UK, from 2-6th August.

Rebecca and Ken share exciting details about the conference such as:


The theme of the conference: Mindfulness in a Changing World.
The history of the conference.
How to join including in-person and online options and bursary assistance details.
An overview of the program, strands of discussion, keynote speakers and workshops.

See the website for the conference here to find out more and book a ticket: https://www.internationalmindfulnessconference.com/

Rebecca is the Chair of the conference and led the Centre for Mindfulness at Bangor university for nearly 20 years. Ken is the director of the conference and is executive director for The Mindfulness Network.


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Imani is a mindfulness teacher, Ausarian Priestess, Holistic Health Practitioner, Author, Lifestyle and Resilience Coach and Program Manager for The Mindfulness Network for People of Colour (MNPC). 

Imani has a wealth of experience offering mindfulness practice in diverse communities in the UK including prisons, refugee and asylum communities, health patients and women’s groups. 

In this episode she shares wisdom on topics such as: 


Mindfulness as a living breathing practice for  our everyday lives. 
How Imani has embraced the rich legacy of her African heritage within her practice.
Tapping into our internal wellspring of peace through mindfulness practice. 
The links between the Ancient Egyptian Ausarian Religion that Imani practices and mindfulness.
Shifting our mindsets from taking to giving in our relationships. 
Bringing mindfulness to diverse grassroots communities. 
The value of sharing mindfulness practice in prisons. 
The work of the Mindfulness Network for People of Colour (MNPC)
Tapping into our internal essence of peace through mindfulness.

You can find out more about Imani’s work through her website KMT Rising here: https://www.kmtrising.com

Watch Imani’s talk at the Manchester Mindfulness Festival here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTbTjOKpdWY

A self-anchoring practice with Imani: https://youtu.be/JQFSi7RTBbA

The website for The Mindfulness Network for People of Colour (MNPC): https://www.mnpc.co.uk/

Buy tickets to the NMPC’s Belonging Event July 2024 here: https://www.mnpc.co.uk/events/belonging-6th-annual-empowerment-symposium-live-at-birkbeck-college

Watch Rhonda Magee’s TED Talk here:  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#search/kmtrisingltd%40gmail.com/FMfcgzGxRdzKqDjqqQgcbXcfSJXPVvjw?projector=1


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In this episode, we speak to the wonderful mindfulness teacher and chartered accountant, Kirsty Morgan, from Leeds.

We cover topics such as:


Being introduced to mindfulness in the workplace.
Cultivating mental presence with your children.
Mindfully navigating stress at work and creating boundaries. 
Facing the fear of public speaking. 
Helpful determination versus unhelpful striving. 
Finding the time to meditate as a working parent. 
The power of becoming aware of our thoughts. 

You can find out more about Kirsty and upcoming Mindfulness Courses here: ⁠https://www.untangled-presence.com/⁠

And you can book into her weekly drop in class here: ⁠https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/monthly-mindfulness-drop-in-with-kirsty-morgan-from-untangled-tickets-740713773837?aff=oddtdtcreator⁠=

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Happy mediating everyone!


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As you may or may not know I have have a tiny being in my belly right now and I wanted to share with you a personal episode about how mindfulness has supported my pregnancy so far.

In this episode, I cover the ups and downs of the first 6 months of pregnancy.

Please be aware I do touch on pregnancy loss briefly in this episode, so please skip this if that's not something you want to hear right now.

In the episode I talk about:


Working with the unpleasant physical sensations of morning sickness and fatigue. 
Navigating the mental and emotional challenges of pregnancy worries and anxieties with mindfulness.
How our practice can change hugely amidst big life transitions.

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About the show host, Katie Austin...

I am mindfulness meditation teacher based in Cornwall in the UK and I am trained through Bangor University to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). This is an evidence-based 8 week mindfulness course that draws from the ancient wisdom of Buddhist meditation, modern psychology and neuroscience to support you to shift your relationship to stress in your life to reduce unnecessary struggle and experience greater peace and ease.

You can find out more about me and my offerings here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.katieaustinmindfulness.co.uk ⁠⁠⁠

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Find a Mindfulness-Based Course Teacher in the UK (also lots of online teachers for those not in the UK), a great place to look is the BAMBA website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bamba.org.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BAMBA stands for British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches.

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The podcast will drop on the first Friday on each month! Happy listening, happy meditating.




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Dr Sophie Sansom is a senior lecturer and lead at Centre for Mindfulness Practice and Research (CMRP) in Bangor, Wales. She also plays key roles in many other mindfulness teacher training organisations in the UK included The Mindfulness Network and The Oxford Mindfulness Foundation.

Sophie shares stories, wisdom and reflections on topics such as:


Her first meditation experiences as a teenager in a London Buddhist Centre. 
The experience of practicing meditation in many different Buddhist communities in Asia. 
The huge shifts in meditation practice that parenthood can bring. 
How mindfulness practice and training needs to shift to meet a changing world and reach diverse populations.
How mindfulness practice can support us in facing today's massive world challenges and crises.

You can find out more about Sophie's work here... https://training.mindfulness-network.org/our-trainers/sophie-sansom/ and here... https://www.bangor.ac.uk/staff/spss/sophie-sansom-497720/en#activities

If you are interested in joining the International Mindfulness Conference in august 2024 see the website for more information here: https://www.internationalmindfulnessconference.com/


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In episode 11, I am joined by meditation teacher, Nottingham Trent law lecturer and solicitor Paulo Karat. Paulo generously shares his journey from mindfulness sceptic to mindfulness teacher following a mental health crisis in his early 40s alongside many more topics such as...


How mindfulness practice supported Paulo’s journey from depression to wellness. 
Mindful movement as a gateway to stiller mindfulness practices. 
How to engage lawyers in mindfulness practice.
The neuroscience of mindfulness. 
Learnings from teaching undergraduates mindfulness.

Find out more about Paulo and his mindfulness offerings here: https://lettingtheoutsidein.com/about-me




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