Tag: mindfulness
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Practice diary: 21st September
Once people know I teach mindfulness, their perception of me changes. They expect calmness at all times and in all responses. They are normally disappointed. Now that my hours are less congested with obligations and my body less filled with energy, some space has appeared in the day. Things are certainly a lot quieter for…
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Practice diary: 20th September
What would be healthy is to see this being signed off work as a good thing. To turn toward the opportunity I have been provided. In a mindfulness session the person guiding the practice is likely to say something along the lines of “If you notice your mind has wandered then, without any judgement or…
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Practice diary: 19th September
I am writing primarily for my own good. Firstly, it’s a chance to structure a little more of my day and not let it slide and secondly I hope to stop and reflect more on how my own practice sits at the moment. The reason I am making it public is to give myself the…
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Trying to Start Close In
I have a lot of plans. Most of which will never leave my mind, let alone get spoken out loud or recorded in written word. A multitude of fantastical fantasies, each detailing how my future could unravel itself successfully. So much of my day and my formal meditation time is spent in my head like…
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The balance of mindfulness
You sit down, get comfortable, straighten your back, allow the attention to rest on the breath and within five seconds bang! away goes the mind. Normally you might either fight these thoughts and feelings or get washed downstream with them. In mindfulness though, the invitation is to notice this pulling away from the present moment…
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A mindfulness practice for our Coronavirus times
The recent big changes in all our circumstances has brought uncertainty and anxiety for everyone. More than usual maybe, our thoughts and emotions may run away with us and leave us confused and upset. This brief mindfulness practice is offered as a way of dropping in to the present moment; noticing our fears and concerns…
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The First Free Women
I’ve never reviewed a book of poems before, let alone one that is ‘the world’s oldest collection of women’s literature’. But as soon as this was delivered I was picking it up daily to read or reread or re-reread a poem. This is without doubt an inspiring collection, oozing with both courage and compassion. These…
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The Monkey Mind by Carolyn Kanjuro
This new box of 30 ‘meditation cards’ for children to use arrived this week and I very much like the first look of it. Each of the card ls has an animal (Singular Salmon or Brave Butterfly for example) or a natural feature (Hurricane, Starry Night are two) as a title. They also have three…
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