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Teach Mindfulness with Shamash Alidina

Teach Mindfulness with Shamash Alidina

By Shamash Alidina

Fresh insights and tips on the art and science of teaching mindfulness, for new and wannabe mindfulness teachers. Discover ways to teach meditation, manage groups, integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Self-compassion practices and much more.

Feel free to email us anytime on shamash((at))learnmindfulness.co.uk with your questions or feedback, or visit shamashalidina.com or teachmindfulnessonline.com for more free content and programs.
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#11 - Why bother including Mindful Movement in your Meditation Classes?

Teach Mindfulness with Shamash AlidinaOct 11, 2021

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#43 - Singing Negative Thoughts helps free you from their power - Cognitive Defusion

#43 - Singing Negative Thoughts helps free you from their power - Cognitive Defusion

Learn this unique technique proven in ACT and share in your mindful classes
Nov 12, 202104:20
#42 - Cognitive defusion for images in your head

#42 - Cognitive defusion for images in your head

Cognitive defusion for images in your head
Nov 11, 202108:01
#41 - Teaching Cognitive Defusion - Word Repetition

#41 - Teaching Cognitive Defusion - Word Repetition

How can repeating a word be linked to mindfulness and living a meaningful life and fully evidence based too?
Nov 10, 202110:04
#40 - What is Psychological Flexibility and why is it so exciting?

#40 - What is Psychological Flexibility and why is it so exciting?

Psychological flexibility can help you and your clients live a rich and meaningful life
Nov 09, 202107:11
#39 - Making Your Mindful Classes more Creative and Evidence Based through connnecting with ACT

#39 - Making Your Mindful Classes more Creative and Evidence Based through connnecting with ACT

Discover how ACT means 8 week fixed mindful courses are not the only way to evidence based mindful training.
Nov 08, 202105:40
#38 - Confidence Building Tips for Mindful Teachers Part 2
Nov 07, 202105:34
#37 - Confidence Building Tips for Mindful Teachers Part 1

#37 - Confidence Building Tips for Mindful Teachers Part 1

How can you use the principles of mindfulness and ACT to build confidence?

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Nov 06, 202106:46
#36 - Using a Private Online Platform for Community Building (especially Mighty Networks)

#36 - Using a Private Online Platform for Community Building (especially Mighty Networks)

What are the pros and cons of using Facebook? What could you use to bring together courses and community.

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Nov 06, 202105:33
#36 - Building Mindful Communities after a Course
Nov 04, 202105:26
#34 - Assessing the Quality of Your Mindful Classes
Nov 03, 202108:04
#33 - Pros and Cons of Teaching Mindfulness on Zoom
Nov 02, 202110:15
#32 - Benefits of Teaching Mindfulness Online

#32 - Benefits of Teaching Mindfulness Online

Find out the main benefits today.
Nov 01, 202104:37
#31 - Mindfulness and Tiny Habits
Oct 31, 202110:17
#30 - Everyday Mindfulness Matters and How to Encourage More

#30 - Everyday Mindfulness Matters and How to Encourage More

Life is the greatest meditation. Find out why!

What to Teach Mindfulness?

Check out https://TeachMindfulnessOnline.com

Want to learn more?

📧 Sign up for my weekly newsletter here - https://shamashalidina.com

⭐️ Join the Daily Mindfulness Club for daily live meditation for £1. https://www.dailymindfulnessclub.com/trial

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👍🏽 Connect on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/shamashalidina/

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Oct 30, 202104:55
#29 - Managing Difficult Experiences in Mindful Class
Oct 29, 202106:18
#28 - How to Teach Mindfulness Regularly (to Grow Courage and Confidence)
Oct 28, 202109:53
#27 - Why Mindful Storytelling is at the Heart of Mindfulness Classes and Communites
Oct 27, 202111:32
#26 - How to Find Mindfulness Students and Clients to Teach

#26 - How to Find Mindfulness Students and Clients to Teach

What are the key principles when it comes to finding students to teach? Why do we need to focus on one area? And how come social media doesn't work as well as we'd like? How could challenges and communities help to find more work?

Find out in this week's episode!

Oct 26, 202108:48
#25 - What's Massively Missing in Most Mindfulness Classes? The Power of Values
Oct 25, 202110:11
#24 - How to Bring Creativity into Your Mindfulness Classes (Whilst Staying Grounded in an Evidence-Based Approach)
Oct 24, 202109:15
#23 - The Power and Beauty of Sharing the Lake Meditation

#23 - The Power and Beauty of Sharing the Lake Meditation

Which of the four elements of mindfulness are developed when guiding the lake meditation? How can you help deepen your students experience of the lake meditation? How does it help them to tap into their inner stillness?

Email shamash(at)learnmindfulness.co.uk to enquire about more info if you want to join our mindful teacher community.

Oct 23, 202106:59
#22 - How Teach The Mountain Meditation Effectively

#22 - How Teach The Mountain Meditation Effectively

Why is mountain meditation so popular? What's the best way to guide it? What are the challenges of it?


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Oct 22, 202107:00
#21 - Teaching Mindfulness of Breath

#21 - Teaching Mindfulness of Breath

Why is it not a good idea to start with mindfulness of breath for many people? What should you do if people feel anxious when feeling their breath?


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Oct 21, 202111:23
#20 - Teaching the Body Scan Meditation

#20 - Teaching the Body Scan Meditation

Why do so many mindfulness classes start with the body scan meditation? How long should it last ideally? What are the common challenges?

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Oct 20, 202106:59
#19 - The What and How of Mindful Journalling

#19 - The What and How of Mindful Journalling

What is mindful journalling? What's the best way to do it? And how can you encourage your classes to journal? What are the benefits? How can journalling be good for your emotional and even physical health?


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Oct 19, 202106:51
#18 - Gratitude and Mindfulness - How do they link together?

#18 - Gratitude and Mindfulness - How do they link together?

We explore all things gratitude and mindfulness in today's episode!


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Oct 19, 202107:50
#17 - Ways to Bring Kindfulness and Not Just Mindfulness into Your Classes
Oct 17, 202104:41
#16 - Is Music Even Allowed in Mindfulness Classes?
Oct 16, 202109:13
#15 - How to use Poetry in Mindfulness Classes

#15 - How to use Poetry in Mindfulness Classes

What are good poems to share in mindful classes? Why even bother sharing poetry? What makes the experience deeper for students? 

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Oct 15, 202106:13
#14 - How can Metaphors be used in Mindfulness Sessions?

#14 - How can Metaphors be used in Mindfulness Sessions?

Why use metaphors in mindfulness classes or one to one? Can they be used within guided meditations? Find out in today's episode


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Oct 14, 202107:23
#13 - Emotional Pain - How to help your students work with difficult feelings

#13 - Emotional Pain - How to help your students work with difficult feelings

What is emotional pain? How do you help students to identify the difference between pain and suffering?


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Oct 13, 202105:13
#12 - Mindfulness and Physical Pain - How to Help Your Students Manage Pain

#12 - Mindfulness and Physical Pain - How to Help Your Students Manage Pain

I share some tips and advise on a mindful approach to physical pain. I was going through a big headache as I recorded this episode, so was speaking from direct experience!


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Oct 12, 202110:11
#11 - Why bother including Mindful Movement in your Meditation Classes?

#11 - Why bother including Mindful Movement in your Meditation Classes?

What is mindful movement? Is it essential in mindfulness classes? Do I need to be highly qualified to share it? Find out in this week's episode!


Want to learn to Teach Mindfulness and join our community?

Apply here: https://TeachMindfulnessOnline.com

Oct 11, 202105:10
#10 - 4 Ways of Teaching Mindful Walking

#10 - 4 Ways of Teaching Mindful Walking

We explore the key elements of mindful walking and ways to engage: senses, slow down, intention and gamify.
Oct 10, 202106:07
#9 - Teaching Mindful Eating

#9 - Teaching Mindful Eating

Why teach mindful eating? What food should you use when teaching mindful eating? How can you make the homework fun? Find out this week! For more goodness, remember to subscribe.
Oct 09, 202106:21
#8 - Challenges when guiding longer meditations to beginners

#8 - Challenges when guiding longer meditations to beginners

Sometimes you may be guiding longer meditations for beginners. How can you do that so that the beginners come back rather than give up? Find out in todays episode.

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Oct 08, 202104:32
#7 - The Hidden Values of Short Mindful Meditations

#7 - The Hidden Values of Short Mindful Meditations

Discover the power of small mindful practices and how to teach that too.


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Oct 07, 202106:00
#6 - Teaching the Skill of Flexible Presence

#6 - Teaching the Skill of Flexible Presence

Why do we teach the skill of being present? And what does that mean exactly? Discover some ways to share presence in your mindfulness classes. Find out more at https://teachmindfulnessonline.com 


Oct 06, 202105:50
#5 - Teaching about the Observing Self
Oct 05, 202105:33
#4 - Teaching Unhooking or Cognitive Defusion
Oct 05, 202108:47
#3 - Teaching Acceptance
Oct 05, 202105:36
#2 - The Four Skills of Mindfulness

#2 - The Four Skills of Mindfulness

Most mindfulness teachers don't know that they are four distinct skills that actually make up mindfulness, and not all of them require meditation to develop them. Find out in today's episode. They were discovered whilst doing researching into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy/Training.
Oct 05, 202105:34
#1 - Join a mindful community and learn to build your own
Oct 05, 202102:29
Trailer - Teach Mindfulness with Shamash Alidina
Oct 02, 202101:03