Tony Bates

Cog Notes: ‘Pals’ brings the drama of the Great War to students

Plus: The race for technological university status is hotting up

‘We’ll fix it’ parents do their children no favours

Raising a resilient child: future happiness lies in learning to cope with adversity, says Sheila Wayman

Depression overview: Understanding and treating depression

There are many support services to help people who suffer from this very painful condition

Suicide an issue for 1 in 10 young people presenting to Jigsaw

Anxiety, depression and isolation addressed by mental health service

A Year of Living Mindfully: Making friends with experience and trusting it

A Year of Living Mindfully: What does mindfulness do for you?

A Year of Living Mindfully: I’ve rounded the last lap but I find my tank is empty

A Year of Living Mindfully: Give yourself a sanity clause this Christmas

A Year of Living Mindfully: Is mindfulness keeping me on top of my game?

A Year of Living Mindfully: Step into the present by taking time to rest and unwind

A Year of Living Mindfully: Mindfulness doesn’t protect any of us from grief

A Year of Living Mindfully: Buying time for when life throws me a curve ball

Róisín Ingle on . . . the C and M words

. . . on the C and M words

A Year of Living Mindfully: Learning to let go of limited, rigid notions of identity

Mindfulness transforms our core relationship with ourselves and with each other

A Year of Living Mindfully: Three key ingredients to walking tall and feeling strong

A Year of Living Mindfully: When meditation is boring

A Year of Living Mindfully: Keep an open mind as life rarely sticks to our plans for it

Monina Mooney dropped into Tony Bates talk to learn about kindness

‘I don’t know if it is a cultural thing or something very Irish but there is often extreme discomfort in discussing feelings or mental issues’

A Year of Living Mindfully: A Zen teacher in my own back garden

Back to school makes it easier to start healthier routine

‘I have tried to use some of the time to do a little exercise. I even managed to fit in a couple of swims in the sea’

Is kindness a weakness?

Dr Tony Bates argues it can be a powerful coping tool

Wicklow gets ready to be a Healthy Town

Collaboration between The Irish Times and Pfizer Healthcare, aims to harness local community spirit and expert knowledge to show how simple, practical changes can lead to a healthier life

A welcome break, but it’s good to be back in the now

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What’s this all about?

Heads Up: First Year nerves are inevitable part of college life

Summer jobs are hard to come by but community and friends are priceless

Young people are more aware of family finances than their parents think

Microsoft reorganises to speed development and improve collaboration

Software giant, playing catch-up in mobile computing, cuts number of units and shuffles senior management roles

Microsoft shake-up ‘last ditch’ effort by Ballmer

Senior executives set to be moved today

Time to pause for thought in a year spent living mindfully

A Year of Living Mindfully: Nature can release us from mental turmoil

A Year of Living Mindfully: Every time is like the first time in the practice of making mental space

A year of living mindfully: a silence that truly speaks volumes

A year of living mindfully: A daily ritual is the key to meditation

If you can’t stand the heat, maybe it’s time to get into the kitchen

The link between cooking and mindfulness was brought into focus by the work of sushi master Yoshimi Hayakawa of Wa cafe

Calm and balanced mind is vital to survive the craziness

Meditation offers a way to live that doesn’t depend on diversion, distraction or escape

Putting the messiness of life in perspective

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