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Hi and welcome to another episode from our little podcast.  In this episode I explore the notion of choice and self-regulation when practicing mindfulness, remembering that you are your own best authority.  As always, these podcasts are best listened to with headphones in, in a comfy chair, and your favourite beverage in hand.  Take a few minutes for yourself, sit back, relax and hope you enjoy 🌳😀  ----more---- These Podcasts are brought to you by Roger Hunt, founder of Alder Tree Mindfulness, qualified life coach, and mindfulness teacher.  Roger has spent the last decade exploring what it takes for us as humans to re-discover the joy of living, to access the tools we were born with, to bring stillness, contentment, and clarity to life. More information on our website at Alder Tree Mindfulness   ----more---- Our intros and outros are provided by the wonderful Norwegian musician Alexander Nakarada, the track aptly titled, Journey of Hope. Music: Journey of Hope by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Welcome to this episode from Alder Tree Mindfulness the Podcast.  This week I take a little explore of our innate inner resolve, something that every human being has but so often covered over, just waiting to be uncovered again.  My clients are often surprised at first that we learn that one of the ways to access and activate this sense of inner resolve, resilience and strength, is actually to re-learn the art of self-compassion and self-care. In this episode, I share a very simple short practice, the mountain posture, that can support your journey to inner resolve, compassion, and resilience. As always, these podcasts are best listened to from a comfy chair, a favourite beverage in hand, and a little bit of time just for you. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Our intros and outros are provided by the wonderful Norwegian musician Alexander Nakarada, the track aptly titled, Journey of Hope. Music: Journey of Hope by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ These Podcasts are brought to you by Roger Hunt, founder of Alder Tree Mindfulness, qualified life coach, and mindfulness teacher.  Roger has spent the last decade exploring what it takes for us as humans to re-discover the joy of living, to access the tools we were born with, to bring stillness, contentment, and clarity to life. More information on our website at Alder Tree Mindfulness  

Today's episode is a little bit different, we get to know the man behind the microphone a little bit more when he is interviewed by the wonderful Caroline Anthony from Coaching from the Croft.   An exploration of meaning and purpose in life.  Sit back and enjoy.... ----more---- This podcast is brought to you by Roger Hunt, founder of Alder Tree Mindfulness.  As well as this podcast, Roger offers workshops, retreats, courses, and one to one coaching to help you re-discover your own meaning, purpose, and joy in life.   For more information, head over to our website at Alder Tree Mindfulness

In this week's episode, we talk about ways to find rest in the unrest, retreating when you need to, and caring for that inner peace, regardless of the outside circumstances.   ----more----   Alder Tree Mindfulness offers workshops, courses, and training in mindfulness and wellbeing.  The weekly podcast, Patron membership, blog, and an online community. For more information and to get involved head over to the website at Alder Tree Mindfulness

Something a little different in this week's episode. Life-affirming words, Roots run deep, takes some strength and resilience from nature. Accompanied by a relaxing piano improvisation from composer Alexander Nakarada at Serpent Sound Studio.  (serpentsoundstudios.com)   One to sit back and relax with when you have no other distractions. Enjoy! ----more----   Alder Tree Mindfulness the podcast, is brought to you by Roger Hunt, mindfulness teacher and survivor coach, drawing from his training, life, and journey to rediscovering the joy of living again.  Alder Tree Mindfulness host a meditation group every Wednesday evening 1900-1930. On our website, you can also access our patron membership which gives access to our meditation library, monthly sessions, and more.... More information on our website at Alder Tree Mindfulness

It is a pleasure to be back in the recording studio (aka the lounge) after a few weeks off. Kicking off with the first podcast of 2021, taking an exploration into cultivating acceptance.   In this year, more than ever, how can we be kind to ourselves more? How can we visualize our future but then let it go and find refuge in this present moment? How can we set intentions but then not get hung up when things don't quite go to plan? All things we look at in this episode from Alder Tree Mindfulness, The Podcast. Always best listened to when you can take that bit of time out, to pause and simply listen.   ----more---- Alder Tree Mindfulness The podcast is brought to you by Mindfulness Teacher and Coach, Roger Hunt.  Offering, workshops, group meditations, and re-discovering the joy of living. More information available on our website at Alder Tree Mindfulness ----more---- The music on the podcast is produced by the wonderful Norwegian composer, Alexander Nakarada, aptly titled "Journey of Hope".  Music: Journey of Hope by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Who are we beyond the storyline?  How can we access presence?    Like a breath of fresh air, a sense of clarity can arise from moving beyond our story.  Beyond where? here, right here, the search is over.......   I hope you have enjoyed our podcasts this year, we are taking a few weeks off to return to stillness, presence, and rest and will return in the new year.     A huge thank you to all those that have followed the podcast this year, we send you all love and kindness, we leave you those by now, familiar words....   Be well, be happy, may you live with ease and kindness.   _____________________________________________________________________________________________   Join our weekly meditation sitting group, every Wednesday 1900-1930, free to join. Workshops, courses, and more at .... aldertreemindfulness    

An antidote to our noisy fast-paced world of information consumption, nothing special explores simplicity, beauty, stillness, and presence. For more information about our work at Alder Tree Mindfulness, please check out our website at https://www.aldertreemindfulness.co.uk/ where you can access weekly free meditation sessions as well as longer monthly workshops, retreats, and courses.

Sometimes just plain and simple cuts through the noise and gets to the heart of it.  In today's episode, Roger invites us to take a little pause, to take a look at things from the perspective of plain and simple. Peace, calm, joy, contentment, just waiting in awareness.....   For more information about our work at Alder Tree Mindfulness, please check out our website at https://www.aldertreemindfulness.co.uk/ where you can access weekly free meditation sessions as well as longer monthly workshops, retreats, and courses.

In our fast lives of doing, planning, thinking it can seem difficult to carve some time out just for you, to pause, to switch off, and rest deeply.     In this week's episode, Roger draws from his experiences of switching off over the last few weeks to explore this notion of resting deeply and tapping into a deeper sense of wisdom and knowledge that we all possess.    For more information about our work at Alder Tree Mindfulness, please check out our website at https://www.aldertreemindfulness.co.uk/ where you can access weekly free meditation sessions as well as longer monthly workshops and retreats.

Prompted by a weekend short retreat morning at the wonderful Whistlewood ( see https://www.wellbeingatwhistlewood.co.uk for more information), in this week's episode, Roger explores humility found through stillness, beyond the thinking mind.  A meditation in itself, enjoy! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ All the episodes of Alder Tree Mindfulness offer, insights, practical tools, and life-affirming talks, giving you the tools to fall in love with this one-time offer of life that we have been given. Roger pulls from his last ten years of studying what it is that makes us humans, fulfilled and contented and also from his own experience of burnout, anxiety, and subsequently re-discovering the joy of living again. The Podcast delves into positive psychology coaching, mindfulness, meditation, and all things well-being.  For more information head over to the online platform at https://www.aldertreemindfulness.co.uk/

Welcome back to Alder Tree Mindfulness -The Podcast.  In this week's episode, Roger invites you to experience a different pace, pauses, reflection, and a calming restful place we can always return to whenever we need it.  The journey starts with a reading of a wonderful poem by Danna Faulds "Walk Slowly".  Enjoy! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ All the episodes of Alder Tree Mindfulness offer, insights, practical tools, and life-affirming talks, giving you the tools to fall in love with this one-time offer of life that we have been given. Roger pulls from his last ten years of studying what it is that makes us humans, fulfilled and contented and also from his own experience of burnout, anxiety, and subsequently re-discovering the joy of living again. The Podcast delves into positive psychology coaching, mindfulness, meditation, and all things well-being.  For more information head over to the online platform at https://www.aldertreemindfulness.co.uk/

Welcome back to the podcast and this week's episode.  In this episode, Roger gently unpacks the practice of gratefulness and how when practiced alongside mindfulness, can open many doorways to joy, contentment and calm, even amidst the challenges we face in life. There are many pauses in this episode, a meditative approach to cultivating gratitude and appreciation in life, uncovering a deeper sense of what it means to live a grateful life. _____________________________________________________________________________________________   All the episodes of Alder Tree Mindfulness offer, insights, practical tools and life-affirming talks, giving you the tools to fall in love with this one-time offer of life that we have been given. Roger pulls from his last ten years of studying what it is that makes us humans, fulfilled and contented and also from his own experience of burnout, anxiety and subsequently re-discovering the joy of living again. The Podcast delves into positive psychology coaching, mindfulness, meditation and all things well-being.  For more information head over to the online platform at https://www.aldertreemindfulness.co.uk/

In this weeks episode, Roger explores how we can find some solid ground amidst the chaos and curveballs that life can throw at us.  Some peace, a refuge, an end to the push and pull, fight and flight and a door way to acceptance. Roger also reads a most beautiful poem from the amazing John O'Donohue titled "Beannacht"  which is the gaelic for "Blessing". A wonderful poem for the embrace of steadiness, clarity and resilience in those most difficult moments. John was a poet and philosopher.  He authored several books, Anam Cara, Divine Beauty and Eternal Echoes to name a few.  He inspires much of the work here at Alder Tree Mindfulness with his words on nature and life.  Sadly he passed away on January 4th 2008, but his legacy lives on in his beautiful words of wisdom.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All the episodes of Alder Tree Mindfulness offer, insights, practical tools and life affirming talks, giving you the tools to fall in love with this one time offer of life that we have been given. Roger pulls from his last ten years of studying what it is that makes us humans, fulfilled and contented and also from his own experience of burn-out, anxiety and subsequently re-discovering the joy of living again. The Podcast delves into positive psychology coaching, mindfulness, meditation and all things well-being.  For more information head over to the online platform at https://www.aldertreemindfulness.co.uk/

In this weeks episode, Roger take's us on a journey into the links with mindfulness and nature, exploring his own experience of finding a delicious stillness and peace through his connection with nature in his life. From his first job on the canals of England and Wales right through to returning to that sense, wonder and joy in the last few years whilst practising and teaching mindfulness   Explore the lessons that nature can share with us on our journey of life as you listen to this weeks episode, uncovering the joy of living.    All the episodes of Alder Tree Mindfulness offer, insights, practical tools and life affirming talks, giving you the tools to fall in love with this one time offer of life that we have been given. Roger pulls from his last ten years of studying what it is that makes us humans, fulfilled and contented and also from his own experience of burn-out, anxiety and subsequently re-discovering the joy of living again. The Podcast delves into positive psychology coaching, mindfulness, meditation and all things well-being.  For more information head over to the online platform at https://www.aldertreemindfulness.co.uk/

Roger and Caroline are back together today for the second episode from their joint collaboration The Nurturer and the Storyteller. Today's conversation is on change and embracing the new, exploring the space that this can bring in to our lives, the fears, the joys and everything in between.  As always there conversations are unscripted, life as it unfolds ( including dogs barking hahaha ).   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Nurturer and The storyteller is a joint collaboration between Caroline Anthony from Coaching from the Croft and Roger Hunt from Alder Tree Mindfulness Exploring a blend of coaching and mindfulness, creating a supportive and refreshing online community. You can now follow The Nurturer and The Storyteller on Mewe - The next Gen social network by clicking the link below. https://mewe.com/join/thenurturerthestoryteller  

In this episode we explore the notion of micro level joys in life, that beautiful sunset with colours of pink, red, gold and orange.  The taste of your favourite drink, slowly savoured and so on, little micro moments of joy each day that add up to something bigger. Roger refers to a wonderful book in this podcast by Catherine Gray, titled The Unexpected Joy of the ordinary. Sit back, relax, enjoy..... All the episodes of Alder Tree Mindfulness offer, insights, practical tools and life affirming talks, giving you the tools to fall in love with this one time offer of life that we have been given. Roger pulls from his last ten years of studying what it is that makes us humans, fulfilled and contented and also from his own experience of burn-out, anxiety and subsequently re-discovering the joy of living again. The Podcast delves into positive psychology coaching, mindfulness, meditation and all things well-being.  For more information head over to the online platform at https://www.aldertreemindfulness.co.uk/

A special episode this week.  We are joined on the show this week by Caroline Anthony from Coaching from the Croft.  Caroline has 30 years of experience, working inclusively in the health, social care and education fields.  She is an amazing coach and coaching supervisor.  Last year, Caroline took the bold and amazing step to relocate to rural Aberdeenshire in order to live true to her authentic self, surrounded in nature, the peace and with her beloved family and pets.  Caroline has been an integral part of Roger's journey with Alder Tree Mindfulness, supporting him through achieving his coaching qualifications and now as his coaching supervisor.  Both have a shared aim and passion of sharing their blended approach of Mindfulness and coaching to support you on your journey through life, with ease, kindness and joy.  In this episode, Caroline and Roger introduce their new collaboration, The Nurturer and the storyteller, bringing life to your journey.   ----more---- All the episodes of Alder Tree Mindfulness offer, insights, practical tools and life affirming talks, giving you the tools to fall in love with this one time offer of life that we have been given. Roger pulls from his last ten years of studying what it is that makes us humans, fulfilled and contented and also from his own experience of burn-out, anxiety and subsequently re-discovering the joy of living again. The Podcast delves into positive psychology coaching, mindfulness, meditation and all things well-being.  For more information head over to the online platform at https://www.aldertreemindfulness.co.uk/

We are back after a short break!  In this episode Roger opens an exploration into a deep sense of belonging.  Using experiences from his own life and his formal training in mindfulness, he gives you an insight into this beautiful facet of the practice, a returning home and a sense of belonging. All the episodes of Alder Tree Mindfulness offer, insights, practical tools and life affirming talks, giving you the tools to fall in love with this one time offer of life that we have been given. Roger pulls from his last ten years of studying what it is that makes us humans, fulfilled and contented and also from his own experience of burn-out, anxiety and subsequently re-discovering the joy of living again. The Podcast delves into positive psychology coaching, mindfulness, meditation and all things well-being.  For more information head over to the online platform at https://www.aldertreemindfulness.co.uk/

Alder Tree Mindfulness - The Podcast is hosted by Roger Hunt, founder and coach at Alder Tree Mindfulness. In "How a simple practice of awareness can change us", Roger explores how the practice of mindfulness and awareness can change us in unexpected and profound ways.  Roger leads us through a short, simple mindfulness exercise so that you can experience it for yourself.    Roger is hosting an evening workshop on the 13th of August, which he mentions in the podcast, exploring one of the facets of mindfulness, compassion and self compassion.  More details on the website at:   https://www.aldertreemindfulness.co.uk/events/cultivating-compassion-online   We are taking a short summer break after this episode, the next episode will be out on Tuesday the 18th of August.   All the episodes of Alder Tree Mindfulness offer, insights, practical tools and life affirming talks, giving you the tools to fall in love with this one time offer of life that we have been given. Roger pulls from his last ten years of studying what it is that makes us humans, fulfilled and contented and also from his own experience of burn-out, anxiety and subsequently re-discovering the joy of living again. The Podcast delves into positive psychology coaching, mindfulness, meditation and all things well-being.  For more information head over to the online platform at https://www.aldertreemindfulness.co.uk/