The Benefits of Silence
Silence is not emptiness: it regulates the body, gives emotions room and improves our relationships. An invitation to listen to it, from the Arrábida Convent.
1 November 2025 · 3 min read
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The Paradox of Acceptance
Carl Rogers’s paradox: only after accepting reality as it is can we mobilise resources to transform it. What research says about suppressing thoughts and feelings.
1 April 2019 · 3 min read
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Mindfulness
What mindfulness is, where it comes from and the benefits science recognises in it — with a simple suggestion for starting today.
1 May 2018 · 3 min read
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