There’s something beautiful about starting the day with a circle of people bringing their attention, compassion and intention to one another. 🤍 This morning, we spent eight focused minutes holding each person’s intention. Time to pause, listen and give our full attention to what matters to someone else. Without sharing anyone’s personal story, our intentions centred around: 🌿 Rest and boundaries—finding the off-button, stepping back from constant availability and allowing ourselves to receive support. 🌿 Meaningful work and financial wellbeing—valuing what we offer, welcoming opportunities and feeling more comfortable charging for our work. 🌿 Health and recovery—holding hope for clearer answers, comfort and healing, with gratitude for those providing care. 🌿 Daily habits—loosening patterns that hold us back and making room for small, consistent steps towards wellbeing. 🌿 Clarity and self-worth—welcoming a quieter mind, greater kindness towards ourselves and the reminder that we are already enough. 🌿 Connection and love—bringing our work into the world while making room for nourishing relationships, joy and peace. For me, one of the gifts of this practice is noticing what happens within us as we focus compassion on someone else. We pause our own mental chatter. We connect. We remember that we can give and receive. 💫 Thank you to everyone who joined this morning and brought such warmth and care to our circle. Those we were thinking of from afar were held in our hearts, too. Take a slow breath. Feel your feet on the ground. Let today’s intentions guide one small, loving action. Seeds planted. Space to grow. 🌱✨ Amanda Joy 🤍 The Joyful Mind Mentor

This Wednesday at 8am, I’m inviting you to join me for our Power of 8 session — a beautiful way to begin the day together. 💚 The Power of 8 is about coming together as a small group with shared, focused intention. We’ll take some time to settle, connect and collectively hold a positive intention for someone within the group. You don’t need any experience. Just turn up, bring yourself and be willing to give and receive positive intention. 🕗 Wednesday | 8am ⏰ Around 60 minutes 💻 Live on Zoom Join us here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9692249643?pwd=NGl2VWFZWUtLSzNyS1VNN3l0a21hQT09 Come as you are — cuppa in hand, camera on— and let’s start Wednesday morning by intentionally sending a little more goodness out into the world. ✨💚 Be a Bright Light in your Community.

There’s a teaching I come back to again and again because I think it explains so beautifully how our minds can sometimes add to our suffering. It’s called the two arrows. 🏹 The first arrow is what happens to us. Pain. Loss. Rejection. Disappointment. Illness. Something going wrong that we desperately wanted to go right. That arrow hurts. And sometimes there is absolutely nothing we could have done to prevent it. It’s simply life being life. But then comes the second arrow. The second arrow is the one we can fire at ourselves afterwards. Why did this happen to me? I should have known better. I’ve messed everything up. What if this happens again? I’m never going to get over this. There must be something wrong with me. And suddenly we’re no longer only experiencing what happened. We’re experiencing what happened plus everything our mind has decided it means. And if we repeat that story often enough, it can begin to feel less like a story and more like an absolute truth. That’s one of the reasons I love meditation, mindfulness and therapeutic work with the subconscious mind. Not because they somehow make us immune to pain. They don’t. The first arrow will still occasionally come flying our way. But we can learn to create a little bit of space between what happens and what we do with what happens. A moment to notice. A moment to breathe. A moment to become curious about the story our mind is beginning to create. And perhaps, in that moment, we don’t automatically pick up the bow. That little gap can change so much. Because we might not always get to choose the first arrow. But we can become much more conscious about whether we fire the second. 💚

A Mabon & Buddhist-Inspired Evening of Balance, Gratitude, and Renewal As the wheel of the year turns to the Autumn Equinox, the earth naturally pauses at a moment of perfect balance between light and dark. It is the season of Mabon, a time to gather the harvest, give thanks for the wisdom that has ripened within us, and gently surrender what is ready to fall away. In this month’s live Masterclass, we weave the rich symbolism of the harvest festival with time-honoured Buddhist mindfulness practices to help you transition into the darker half of the year feeling grounded, nourished, and complete. What We’ll Explore Together: * The Mindful Breath of Balance: Ground your nervous system with equanimity (Upekkha), discovering an unshakable center even as life shifts around you. * Dharma & The Inner Harvest: Contemplate the teachings of impermanence (Anicca)—learning the art of releasing old patterns as effortlessly as autumn leaves returning to the earth. * Guided Visualisation (The Golden Orchard): Step into an inner landscape of gratitude to harvest your personal growth, acknowledge your resilience, and make space for winter’s quiet restoration. * Skillful Compassion (Karuna & Metta): Send waves of warmth, kindness, and protection to yourself and all living beings as the cooler days draw near. Masterclass Details: * Where: Online via Zoom (audios available if you can’t attend live) * Investment: £5 for non-members | FREE for Sangha (guided minds meditation students & Trance Tribe members) * Bring: A warm drink, a journal and pen, and be in a comfortable, quiet space to sit. Whether you are looking to ground your own practice or gather fresh, heart-led inspiration for your client work and circles, this evening offers a sacred pause to reflect, receive, and reset. No need to reserve your space just join at 6.30 on Thursday and step into autumn with a grounded heart and a quiet mind. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9692249643?pwd=NGl2VWFZWUtLSzNyS1VNN3l0a21hQT09

September is bringing a new season of learning, growth and connection at The Northern College of Clinical Hypnotherapy, and whether you're beginning a completely new career or expanding the work you already do, there’s a pathway for you. Our flexible training combines comprehensive online learning with face-to-face Meet & Master training days, ongoing mentoring, practical experience and a brilliant community of fellow practitioners. 🌟 Choose your pathway: 🎓 Practitioner Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy 🪷 Master Spiritual Hypnotherapist Diploma 🤰 Master HypnoDoula Diploma And our monthly Meet & Master calendar makes it easy to immerse yourself in the area that inspires you: 🧠 1st Saturday of the month — Clinical Hypnotherapy training ✨ 3rd Saturday of the month — Spiritual Hypnotherapy training 🤰 4th Saturday of the month — HypnoDoula training Study flexibly, learn at your own pace and join us for practical training, demonstrations, practice, mentoring and connection. 💫 Training from just £95 per month. 🎁 EARLY BIRD BONUS: Join the September waiting list by 14th August and you'll receive your first 7 days FREE, giving you the opportunity to explore the training before continuing your journey. Your journey. Your community. Your future. 🍁 Make Autumn/Winter 2026 your season of growth. Join the waiting list now: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/RoAClYT16psHPVyx5Kpv Find out more: www.thenortherncollegeofclinicalhypnotherapy.com