Author: Sagara

With over 20 years of intensive mindfulness practice, I use my lived experience of mindfulness practice to empower people to change their lives. I live in Durham with my wife and two children, work in mental health, the prison system, and privately as The Mindfulness Coach.

Is Suffering REALLY Optional

We can hear the phrase ‘suffering is optional’ banded around like it’s a given. But is suffering REALLY optional? And if so, how exactly, and what does the phrase really mean?

Receiving my Cancer Diagnosis

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The Story of Jack

The Story of Jack attempts to illustrate the hold deficiency stories have over our lives, and how they are kept in place by a feeling of identity.