A framework for the disciplined mind

Reframe the thought. Settle the mind.

A grounded curriculum that pairs the evidence of cognitive-behavioural therapy with the stillness of Buddhist meditation. Learn to name your distortions, unhook from them, and return to a clearer, kinder interior life.

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Reframe drills

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Meditation sittings

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Peer circles

Calm hands resting palms-up beside a small brass singing bowl

Fig. 01 — A practice built for stillness, not speed. Every module is designed to be sat with, not scrolled past.

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy  ·  Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction  ·  Vipassana Lineage

01 — The Method

Three disciplines, one continuous practice

Each pillar addresses a different layer of the mind. Together they form a weekly cycle you can hold indefinitely.

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Distortion Reframes

Name the common cognitive distortions — catastrophising, all-or-nothing, mind-reading — and convert each into a measured, testable statement you can actually believe.

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Meditation Sittings

Guided breath, body-scan, and loving-kindness practices from the Vipassana tradition. Short daily sittings that build the attention your reframes depend on.

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Peer Circles

Small, facilitated groups of six who meet weekly to practice honesty. You are not corrected here — you are witnessed, and that changes the shape of the work.

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02 — A reframe, in practice

“I thought I had failed the review. I re-stated it as: one review, one meeting, one set of facts. The knot loosened within the hour.”
Mara Ellison

Mara Ellison

Member since 2022 · Circles

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New cohorts open on the first Monday. No experience required — only willingness.

03 — The weekly note

One clear idea, each Sunday morning.

A short CBT prompt, a meditation to try, and one small way to show up for someone else. No noise, no pressure.

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