đż Guided Minds: A 12-Month Meditation Journey Create calm, clarity & connectionâone month at a time. Guided Minds is a year-long meditation programme designed to help you build a sustainable, enriching practice through monthly themes, supportive sessions, and practical tools for real life. Whether you're new to meditation or looking to deepen your experience, this programme will guide you with compassion and clarity. đ Programme Format Weekly Live Sessions (Online & In-Person) Monthly Themes & Challenges Guided Meditations & Practices Supportive Community Access to Session Recordings Join monthly or commit to the full journeyâthe choice is yours. đ Monthly Themes Overview July: Making Meditation a Healthy Habit Learn how to create a sustainable daily practice using breath, posture and science-backed techniques. âď¸ Relaxation response âď¸ Meditation for clarity & calm âď¸ Core practices: breath, posture, stillness âď¸ In-person Session 5: âPulling It All Togetherâ August: Meditation & Mindfulness Focus on the profound benefits of meditation: âď¸ Stress relief, heart health, immunity âď¸ Slowing ageing, boosting self-compassion âď¸ 3 Principles: Habituation, Wisdom, Openheartedness âď¸ Diamond Dedication Meditation September: Calming a Wandering Mind Tame your busy mind through simple, powerful practices. âď¸ Focused attention vs. mind-wandering âď¸ Thought loops & rumination âď¸ Colour, mantra & visualisation meditations âď¸ Mindfulness of thought October: Creating a Mindful Life Bring mindfulness into everyday moments. âď¸ Living in the now âď¸ Radical acceptance & surrender âď¸ Senses as anchors: sound, touch, breath âď¸ Showing up fully for life November: Meditation for Stress Relief Practical methods to manage stress & emotional overload. âď¸ Good vs. bad stress âď¸ The ego, fight/flight, and impermanence âď¸ Gratitude & visualisation âď¸ Overcoming obstacles to meditation December: Rest & Reflection Warm the heart and calm the mind before the holidays. âď¸ Body-based awareness âď¸ Reviewing your progress âď¸ Meditations for resilience âď¸ Peaceful practices for winter January: Meditation for Positive Emotions Start the year with joy, love, and purpose. âď¸ Heart-opening meditations âď¸ Gratitude & happiness âď¸ Intention-setting with optional cacao ceremony âď¸ Emotional healing & connection February: Meditation for Well-Being A holistic approach to health from the inside out. âď¸ Four foundations of mindfulness âď¸ Forgiveness (including Huna meditations) âď¸ Body-mind connection âď¸ Compassion and curiosity March: Deeper into Meditation Explore advanced techniques with renewed clarity. âď¸ Insight, wisdom, open-heartedness âď¸ Posture & Nine-Cycle Breathing âď¸ Concentration & mental clarity âď¸ Appreciation for life April: Meditation for Relaxation Recharge your nervous system with rest-focused meditations. âď¸ Body scan & breath awareness âď¸ Guided deep relaxation âď¸ Calming anxiety & overactivity âď¸ Rest as a radical act May: The Art of Living Live with intention and reverence. âď¸ Meditation on impermanence & emptiness âď¸ Self-love & emotional nourishment âď¸ Present moment awareness âď¸ Breath as a life companion June: Meditation on Inner Peace End the year rooted, spacious, and unshakable. âď¸ Letting go of resistance âď¸ Unflappability & mental resilience âď¸ Responsibility & self-awareness âď¸ Lasting inner calm and clarity đˇ Pricing Options Online sessions: ÂŁ10 each In-person sessions: ÂŁ15 each Join the Guided Minds Meditation Community for ÂŁ28/month â Includes all sessions (online & in-person) â Unlimited access to recordings â Bonus practices & group support đą Ready to begin? Each month offers a new opportunity to reset, reflect and grow. Join any time, or commit to the full year and transform your relationship with your mind, body and life.
LOOKING FOR: CHILDREN'S: PICTURE BOOK TEXTS, NON-FICTION, POETRY Lucy Brownridge is Editorial Director at Wide Eyed Editions and Frances Lincoln Childrenâs Books, and formerly Thames & Hudson where she helped to establish the Childrenâs list. She specialises in highly illustrated picture books and non-fiction (including poetry) for children. She has commissioned and edited books which have gone on to win the Carnegie Awards, The British Book Awards, the Klaus Flugge Prize, the Blue Peter Prize and have been translated into over 30 languages. She has been editor to Alan Ahlberg, Quentin Blake, Mariajo Ilustrajo, Yuval Zommer and Childrenâs Laureate Joseph Coelho among many others. She is the author of The Fantastical Safari and The Cat Family series, and many other books for children. She is interested in the history of illustrated childrenâs books and is always looking for innovative ways to use the book format. ABOUT YOU Include a covering letter, in a Word document, telling Lucy about yourself and your sources of inspiration. If you have one, include a link to your website. She is keen to read stories she hasn't seen before or see artwork with a distinctive style rather than something that fits with trends. She has particular experience with picture books and illustrated narrative non-fiction. PICTURE BOOKS Please send one or two (max) full manuscripts, in a Word document, starting with a short summary/blurb. Make the summary punchy and engaging. Remember that the best picture book stories are simple and every word should count. Do you see this book as part of a series? NON-FICTION PROPOSALS Please send a paragraph explaining your idea, a contents list, if appropriate, and a sample piece of text. (In addition to the paid sessions, Lucy is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Monday 14th July 2025 at 10:00am UK BST
QA Level 1 Award In Health And Safety In The Workplace (RQF) Face to Face: Half-day course Virtual Classroom: Spread over 2 sessions of 2½ hr duration A basic course to train your workers in basic health and safety Teaches workers how to keep themselves and others safe at work Course Contents: Roles and responsibilities of employers and employees The importance of health and safety in the workplace Workplace hazards and Risks, including:Slips, Trips and FallsManual HandlingFireWorking from HeightElectricityHazardous SubstancesMachinery and Vehicles Workplace conditions that can affect health and safety Health and Safety Signage Personal Protective Equipment and its uses Importance of Personal hygiene The Purpose of First Aid Provision The need for Reporting Incidents and ill Health Benefits of this course: In 2023/24, 1.7 million people suffered from a work-related illness 600,000 sustained a non-fatal injury 138 People lost their lives 776,000 Workers suffered from work-related stress, depression or anxiety The estimated cost of injuries and ill health last year was £21.6 billion 33.7 million working days, or 140,417 working years, were lost due to work-related illnesses and injuries It is an employer's duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people who might be affected by their business. This includes providing sufficient information, instruction and training of employees, so they can work in a way that does not put themselves or others at risk Our QA Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace (RQF) course helps employs gain a bit more understanding of health and safety issues and their own role within that. Accredited, Ofqual regulated qualification: Our Health and Safety Training Course is a nationally recognised, Ofqual regulated qualification accredited by Qualsafe Awards. This means that you can be rest assured that your Health and Safety Certificate fulfils the legal requirements and is a very good way to make sure you and your employees are trained in Health and Safety. The Ofqual Register number for this course is 603/0774/2
LOOKING FOR: MG, YA AND ADULT SCI-FI / FANTASY, CHILDREN'S NON-FICTION After graduating from St Andrews University with a degree in English Literature and Art History, Maddy followed her love of literature to an internship at non-fiction literary agency Graham Maw Christie. At GMC, Maddy worked her way up to Agent and built a list of authors who wrote for both for adults and children, spanning history, tarot, and nature writing. An avid reader of anything magical, Maddy joined Madeleine Milburn in 2022 to build a list specialising in SFF. Maddy would like to see SFF across all genres for all ages, including: grim dark, thriller, historical, romance, cosy fantasy, sci-fi, epic, YA fantasy, dark academia, contemporary fantasy, fantasy middle-grade, mythology, fairy tale and queer fantasy. Inspiring childrenâs non-fiction. She loves worlds to get lost in, adventures that transform what it means to be a hero, and unique magic that offers as many problems as solutions. She likes books that make her cry and books that change her mind. Above all, when she finishes a story about another world, she wants it to have taught her a lesson which helps her live in this one. She loves all fantasy, but favours richly imagined, complex worlds with a history to discover and a future to protect. Worldbuilding is one of her favourite aspects of this genre and she is always looking for a new, dense world with series potential. Think Brandon Sandersonâs Cosmere or the Marvel Cinematic Universe â the bigger the better! Maddy also likes character-driven fantasy with a diverse cast to root for (or root against) and she wants to see a range of different relationships depicted authentically. She particularly like epics that dip into big, universal themes such as grief, climate change, or war and which ask impossible questions in the vein of R.F. Kuang or N.K. Jemisin. She is also excited by authors that play with form and language in a fantasy setting. In YA, she is looking for much the same as in an adult fantasy, but with younger protagonists and a closer focus on relationships. She wants to see the tropes she knows and loves in new and exciting forms and her favourite YA books often centre around belonging and becoming. She likes a dash of romance in everything, because she is sentimental that way, but itâs particularly important in the YA space. Sci-fi is a big passion of hers, especially when it comes with a strong hook. She is a huge fan of Becky Chamberâs The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet and Michaiah Johnsonâs The Space Between Worlds. She likes space as a metaphor, and would love something that explores different alien species. Please send her your space operas and sci-fi romances which combine space, magic and mayhem! In fantasy middle grade, she favours whimsy and animal companions; she would love to follow a group of kids through magic school. She tends to look for plenty of humour with a strong friendship at the centre, and she wants middle grade stories which engage with the concerns of children growing up as well as offering an all-important escape (preferably on a dragon/unicornâs back). She is also looking for childrenâs non-fiction for all ages. In this space, she wants something as creative as it is informative, and thinks diverse voices are increasingly important. Maddy would like you to submit a covering letter, one page synopsis and the first three chapters (Max 5000 words) of your completed manuscript in a single word document. (In addition to the paid sessions, Maddy is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Friday 11th July 2025
Food Safety, Education and Social Care Training Courses What You Need To Know About Food Allergies CPD Accredited, Interactive Short Course 2 hr session Do you serve food, or have people with known allergies in your school or on your team? In this webinar we will explain what food allergies are, and why it is vital for you to understand, for the health and safety, and indeed life, of the person involved Course Contents: What is a food allergy The 14 Allergens The Immune System Consequences of Food Allergies The importance of good food hygiene Benefits of this Short Course: More than 20% of the population in industrialized countries suffer from food intolerance or food allergy About two million people live with a diagnosed food allergy in the UK, and 32 million in the US 600,000 people in the UK have coeliac disease This course will teach you the importance of ensuring food is safe to eat for all, without causing significant pain or even death
Learn lots of handy hints and tips on gaining time on special tests on targa road rallies and historic road rallies.
Historic Road Rallying training webinar on Regularity focusing on Average Speed Table style regularities.
Ten live dialogues between Prof Ernesto Spinelli and International Existential Therapists followed by an Experiential Study Group. A phenomenological approach to re-view psychopathology: We aim to explore the lived experiences of irregular perceptions of reality with an open mind. Each Saturday includes a live dialogue between Prof Ernesto Spinelli and an International Existential Therapist; a moment to share your thoughts and feelings with the teachers; and a final integration facilitated by BĂĄrbara Godoy. This series of ten Dialogues set out to explore the multifaceted dimentions and complexities associated with Existential Therapies. It attempts to engage with various interpretations of insanity through the lens of patients' often painful, confounding, and deeply unsettling life experiences. TIMES AND DATES 2025 25 Jan. âKnotsâ with Prof. Ernesto Spinelli 2 Feb. âHealingâ with Dr. Michael Guy Thompson 22 Mar. âDifferenceâ with Dr. Todd DuBose 12 Apr. âPolarizationâ with Prof. Kirk Schneider 3 May âCharacterâ with Prof. Robert Romanyshyn 21 Jun. âOpeningâ with Dr. Yaqui Martinez 19 Jul. âMeaningâ with Dr. Jan Resnick 25 Oct. âInventionâ with Dr. Betty Cannon 15 Nov. âHallucinationâ with Prof. Simon du Plock 13 Dec. âHysteriaâ with BĂĄrbara Godoy Full course (including dialogues): ÂŁ1260 (2 pm to 5 pm â UK time) Only Dialogues: ÂŁ630 (2 pm to 3 pm â UK time) Venue: Online Zoom Read the full Programme here > Course Organised by: