Melbourne Mindfulness Institute

02/10/2026

Our MiCBT research is being cited in the growing literature on interoceptive awareness and emotion regulation.
Interoceptive awareness is the capacity to notice internal body. Current research suggests that how we register sensations, and the meaning the mind constructs from them, plays a central role in how emotions are experienced and regulated.
MiCBT trains this capacity directly. Systematic body scanning develops precise attention to sensation, and learning to observe sensation without reacting to it reduces the automatic patterns, such as avoidance and rumination, that maintain anxiety and low mood.
Our 2022 randomised controlled trial, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, is among the studies now being referenced by researchers working in this area. It is encouraging to see this work contributing to the field's understanding of the body's role in emotional change.
Read the study: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.815170

29/03/2026

It's very exciting to see the second edition of this amazing book by my friend and colleague, Dr Bruno Cayoun. I highly recommend reading his work, particularly if you're interested in understanding your mind - and the anxiety that accompanies being human! Enjoy! Available MiCBT Institute store. 🙂

10/03/2026

I discovered this week that equanimity is very useful .. I have a fractured wrist and life is much harder and will be for the next few weeks. Equanimity helps me to accept reality - my wrist is broken - no point in stressing about it - or overthinking - "I'm so stupid.. I should have..." all those useless thoughts. I am reminding myself to be compassionate towards myself and doing the best I can! I also feel so much compassion towards people who carry permanent injury - and I am experiencing kindness from strangers who hold open heavy doors or help me put shopping in my bag. Out of adversity comes... opportunity...kindness.

09/02/2026

Now that most of us are back from the beach it's time to knuckle down at work, study or school. I always enjoy getting back into teaching the mindfulness program and sharing the MiCBT skills. There are programs scheduled throughout the year.

12/01/2026

Anyone who has read a bit about mindfulness will know that words and phrases such as paying attention; acceptance; and present centred are often used when talking about mindfulness – sounds wonderful – but what do they mean? When you’re stressed or panicking can you pay attention to what’s going on around you or are you totally focussed on what’s going on internally for you? …trying to escape some difficult feeling inside – not wanting what you’re having – avoidance; in fact, the opposite of acceptance. We need change our mental habits - to teach ourselves to manage the thoughts that create the stress reaction.

Mindfulness tools and techniques can help to bring awareness to intrusive thoughts including the worrying and the procrastination ones - we have a chance of taking control and quieting the distracting mind so we can do what we really want! We can actually get on with those new year’s resolution!

15/10/2025

STARTING NEXT WEEK 8-week Mindfulness Course-
• Reduce stress and worry and feel calmer and more in control
• Reduce emotional reactivity
• Build long-term coping skills

Last chance this year to join this amazing program - you can learn about the mind-body connections.

The 8-week Mindfulness integrated CBT (MiCBT) program starts Wednesday 22nd October - 6-8pm.

To register: book a call:
https://calendly.com/contact-2370/15min

Mindfulness-based therapies for stress, anxiety and depression are well researched psychological therapies and Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behaviour

06/08/2025

Pain management is is huge issue for the medical profession - including managing pain from injury and pain associated with ageing. There is now emerging evidence about the effectiveness of one of the tools taught in MiCBT for managing pain. A recent study from Germany used the exposure method that is used in MiCBT to investigate pain tolerance. Here is the link to the paper:

18/07/2025

Psychological well-being is a part of overall health. A recent research paper has reported once again this finding (https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001475). What does this mean? It means that your physical health is likely to be better if you take care of your psychological health. Psychological health is improved by exercise; good diet (reduced processed foods), hanging out in nature; spending time with people you enjoy - and reducing WORRYING. Getting some control of thought processes is amazingly impactful - and this can be achieved through mindfulness - serious mindfulness..in which you spend meditative time with yourself to get to know how your thinking impacts how you feel - learning to reprogram some of those negative thought habits. Come and join one of our programs if you want to improve these skills.

07/07/2025

It was great to see our research work cited and quoted in a recent publication "Buddhism and Psychiatry:
Moving Beyond Mindfulness in Mental Health Care" by Brendon Kelly. Chapter 5 discusses the importance of equanimity in emotion management. MiCBT is designed to develop equanimity.

18/06/2025

It's suddenly the middle of the year – how am I doing?
Looking back at my commitments in January – what’s changed? What’s the same?

Am I managing stress and creating work/life balance? Is it time I addressed managing stress differently?

You could think about learning how the mind and body operate and skills to respond to life with more calm, clarity, and control.
Our mindfulness program offers practical tools to help you:

Understand the processes that create stress

Build emotional resilience

Improve overall wellbeing, check the website - next 8-week program starts on 29th July