Shaun Lambert

Mindfulness matters: connecting our wellbeing and witness

12 April 2021I came across secular mindfulness in my therapy training in 2006 when I was very anxious, stressed, and burnt out. Mindfulness helped me recover. I also met Simon Barrington-Ward, former Bishop of Coventry, who taught me the Jesus Prayer. As I researched the Jesus Prayer, I came across a phrase by fifth century Greek Bishop Diadochus of Photike, pioneer of the Jesus Prayer. He wrote, "Let us keep our eyes always fixed on the depths of your heart with an unceasing mindfulness of God." Since…