Slow down this summer! Hi everyone! I hope you have been enjoying the wonderful summer. Even the rainy bits! Yet it can be quite a task to stand back from the bombardment of information, news and views all around us. To really relax and take time out. So I’m sending you some summer postcards Continue reading
Hi everyone! Wow! We’ve been having some beautiful summer weather. It can also be challenging when you’re working in it! However it’s been for you, keep inspired with Tara Brach’s words (above). You only need to pause and remember that you’re in charge! You always have options as regards to how you respond. It’s a Continue reading
In this moment as you read these words, turn your awareness to your body. Are your shoulders hunched up, your breathing shallow, your neck tense? What else do you notice? Develop your Awareness It’s a fact that throughout the day your body experiences a continual flow of tensions. You only need to develop the simple Continue reading
You have an inner self that voices a constant commentary within you night and day! Meditation is a way to spend time with your inner self with its often unstoppable thoughts. Quite understandably, not all of us wish to do this! Yet this inner self is the place you can draw on to help you Continue reading
How can you be a winner with mindfulness? I attended the Mindful Living Show in London the other weekend and discovered how! It was through Saturday’s Keynote Speech by 2012 Olympic Gold Medal Winner Etienne Stott alongside his coach Katie Warriner, Mental Skills Coach for Team GB. The C2 Canoe Slalom is a whitewater challenge Continue reading
Hi everyone! Latest news for June! I hope some of this gorgeous weather and birdsong are providing you with moments of peace and joy. To stop and pause throughout your day is a way to connect with being present. You are welcome to join us for our Weekly Meditation sessions – there are just 4 Continue reading
Your brain likes to conserve energy. Lots of things you do occur on autopilot so that you can function easily and swiftly. But possibly less helpful are your thoughts on autopilot. Me and My Big Mouth! You may find you go through the motions of your life on autopilot. Yet it’s not just your day-to-day Continue reading
Do you find yourself with no control over your thoughts? They become overwhelming, unhelpful and relentless. When you are bombarded by thoughts, let mindfulness help! Step 1 Thinking is normal and natural There are no right or wrong thoughts. With mindful awareness, you can notice you’re having these thoughts without judging yourself. This can be Continue reading
The lilies are so perfect … But what in this world is perfect? I bend closer and see how this one is clearly lopsided – and that one wears an orange blight – and this one is a glossy cheek half nibbled away – and that one is a slumped purse full of its own Continue reading
‘All our reactions to people, to situations, to thoughts in our mind – are actually reactions to the kind of sensations that are arising in our body.’ Tara Brach, ‘Radical Acceptance’ It’s worth reading Tara Brach’s words carefully! It’s easy for us all to forget that our bodies are finely-tuned towards wisdom. You can access Continue reading
