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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 12h

A ten day guide to de-stressing your life

Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 14h

'Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.' Leonard Cohen #ArtOfBreathing

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 15h

What has mindfulness ever done for us?! It improves the immune system

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 16h

'Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.' John Wayne

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 1d

'Based in deep wisdom and written with compassion.' Judson Brewer MD PhD, New York Times Bestselling Author of UNWINDING ANXIETY and THE CRAVING MIND on our new book Deeper Mindfulness.

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 1d

'This book is a remarkable combination of engaging stories, grounded scholarship, and powerful practices that conveys the power of mindfulness.' David Treleaven, PhD, author of TRAUMA-SENSITIVE MINDFULNESS, on our new book Deeper Mindfulness

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 1d

'As a clinician who teaches about trauma and meditation, I can also wholeheartedly recommend this work. It"s a book I've been waiting for, could hardly put down, and know will benefit countless people in the years to come.' David Treleaven, on our new book Deeper Mindfulness

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 2d

'It is easy to understand why their first book, MINDFULNESS: FINDING PEACE IN A FRANTIC WORLD, is the bestselling book on mindfulness. This is a much-needed extension for all those who wish to go deeper.' Willem Kuyken, University of Oxford, on our new book Deeper Mindfulness

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 2d

'This brilliant, powerful, and important book offers a resilient inner peace for troubled times.' Rick Hanson, author of Buddha's Brain, on our new book Deeper Mindfulness

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 2d

‘It makes me a better MP’: British politicians get lessons in meditation (The Guardian) bit.ly/3EDO4Od You can try some of the same meditations here bit.ly/3EEIRFV or here

Free Deeper Mindfulness Meditations - Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World

Sir Kenneth Branagh: ‘This book and its meditations walk you gently through the beautiful, messy process of being human, and teaches you how and why all can be well’.

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 2d

@antoniahoyle bit.ly/3PDzD3a I like it when rational sceptics discover the benefits for themselves #deepermindfulness #mindfulness #depression #anxiety

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 2d

Think this is mindfulness? You’ve got it wrong. An Oxford clinical professor and a meditation expert tell Anna Maxted how to do it right — and help chronic depression

Think this is mindfulness? You’ve got it wrong

An Oxford clinical professor and a meditation expert tell Anna Maxted how to do it right — and help chronic depression

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 3d

Liverpool in the 1980s. It was once a byword for social collapse and dereliction, now it's become one of the coolest places in the UK. I went to University there in the late 80s and lived in the heart of Toxteth. Here's some of my photos via TikTok

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 3d

Forgive yourself & reconnect with nature. Some ideas to make your day a tiny, little, bit better www.tiktok.com/@drdannypenm... #hiking #banksy #art #mindfulness #stress #anxiety #depression #PTSD #pain #chronicpain

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 3d

My new book with Oxford's Mark Williams is out! It builds on our last book - the two-million selling 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World' by tapping into the hidden foundations of mindfulness or the 'feeling tone' www.tiktok.com/@drdannypenm... #mindfulness

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 3d

Interesting 'Listening to White Working-Class Women in Coal Country' - JSTOR Daily daily.jstor.org/listening-to... There's something very 'real' about coal mining and heavy industry even though we need to move towards renewables V V quickly

Listening to White Working-Class Women in Coal Country - JSTOR Daily

Researchers interviewed women in a Pennsylvania coal-mining town to understand how they coped with social and economic changes tied to deindustrialization.

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 3d

The Enduring Popularity of Harry Potter - JSTOR Daily daily.jstor.org/the-enduring... JK Rowling certainly captures the essence of something, just like Tolkien (although I still prefer the latter - maybe that's just because The Lord of the Rings was the first proper book I read?). #mindfulness

How has the Harry Potter series remained so beloved across decades filled with young adult and fantasy novels?

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 3d

Learning about Language: An In-Class Activity
A scholar of the medical humanities shares ideas for helping students discover how language shaped past cultural attitudes—and still shapes them in the present. daily.jstor.org/learning-abo...

Learning about Language: An In-Class Activity - JSTOR Daily

A scholar of the medical humanities shares ideas for helping students discover how language shaped past cultural attitudes—and still shapes them in the present.

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 4d

There are moments in life that decide your fate. They ripple into the future & dictate how you experience the world in the moments that follow. What if you could recognise these moments before they seized control?

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 4d

Dealing with anger - before it takes control. Ideas from our new book Deeper Mindfulness www.tiktok.com/@drdannypenm... #deepermindfulness #vedana #feelingtone #mindfulness #stress #headspace #artofbreathing #anxiety #depression #PTSD #pain #chronicpain

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 4d

What are the benefits of our new book Deeper Mindfulness for seasoned meditators? www.tiktok.com/@drdannypenm... #deepermindfulness #vedana #feelingtone #mindfulness #stress #headspace #artofbreathing #anxiety #depression #PTSD #pain #chronicpain

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 4d

Feeling anxious, stressed, exhausted or depressed? Pay attention to #7mindfulthings and spark your curiosity.

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 5d

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for perceived stress and psychosomatic symptoms in Chinese adolescent girls - BMC Psychology bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... Free meditations from our 2-million selling ‘Mindfulness/Finding Peace franticworld.com/free-meditat...

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for perceived stress and psychosomatic symptoms in Chinese adolescent girls: a mixed-methods school-based study of parent and teacher perceptions - BMC Psychology

Background Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) integrates mindfulness practices with cognitive strategies to alleviate perceived stress and its associated symptoms. While well studied in…

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 5d

Pause, Breathe, Reset: Everyday Ways to Activate the Vagus Nerve community.thriveglobal.com/pause-breath... These work too franticworld.com/free-meditat...

Pause, Breathe, Reset: Everyday Ways to Activate the Vagus Nerve with Dr. Hany Demian - Thrive Global

Meet your “chill nerve”—the vagus—your built‑in switch for calmer mood, better digestion, and clearer thinking. In this myth‑busting Q&A, Dr. Demian shares simple daily moves and clinical tools to…

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