This was fascinating. Something I've observed in working with my psychosis is that my mind has been producing constant reminders, "Not trying to control anything," and, by thanking the mind for doing this, I've been able to see how much hard work my mind has been doing and cultivate a sense of gratitude. A remarkable practice to deepen and work with difficulty rather than pushing it away. Several years ago I struggled often with feelings of wanting to 'grit my teeth' and 'meditate through' the difficulty rather than seeing the difficulty as part of the experience. A very powerful idea.
I'm in week 3 of Professor Mark Williams' new Deeper Mindfulness book. The course goes into much more detail about these techniques, and the guided meditations are having a profound effect on my life and state of mind. I will be sharing this video with friends and family as an introduction. I visited the Oxford University website but can't find the playlist mentioned at the end of this video. Are these videos still available?
