I wanted to share with you .. and hope that you will join me for this years Winter Feast for the Soul which is an annual 40-day spiritual practice period observed by people worldwide held from: January 15 to February 23 This year my beautiful teacher, and friend, Sarah McLean has taken leadership of the […]
Gayatri Mantra
Tonight. A quiet night. A time for gentle and peaceful activities. And. I wanted to share one of my favourite mantra .. one that I will often play (this very version on YouTube) and chant, invoking such a beautiful deep sense of peace and harmony, and other times I just have it playing in the […]
The Fly
This sweet little video came up in conversation twice last week .. I had posted it some years ago on our old website, but it is worth a revisit. A simple reminder of how we often try to handle the ‘fly’ (pesky thoughts and chatter) that are present in our meditation practice: *Do you give […]
The Gift .. Tuning In
Continuing with some of our artisan meditation gifts for family, friends and yourself. The Gift of Peace .. with meditation Today, I would like to share .. Gifts for Tuning In Listening to a guided meditation can be deeply relaxing .. there is both an element of being mentally respectful, so our mind is a […]
Gravity Meditation
You might have seen these iconic emblem of Zen in your travels .. usually called ‘Cairns’ .. the humble stack of stones I have a few of my own small stones found on travels to far off beaches, each holding a sacred vestige of a memory .. sand, sun, holidays. In the Zen tradition each […]
Week 2: Meditative Exercise
Each week for NOVEMBER I will share a guided Mindful Moment Exercise .. an opportunity to: PAUSE and be MINDFUL in the MOMENT These exercises may only take a few minutes .. but by stepping away from the noise and busyness you are truly honouring your own wellbeing, allowing your mind and body to rest […]
Week 1: Meditative Exercise
Each week for NOVEMBER I will share a guided Mindful Moment Exercise .. an opportunity to: PAUSE and be MINDFUL in the MOMENT These exercises may only take a few minutes .. but by stepping away from the noise and busyness you are truly honouring your own wellbeing, allowing your mind and body to rest and […]
A Mindful Moment (audio)
A few weeks ago I had a local Council contact me, to discuss organising some suitable meditation and mindfulness programs for their staff as part Mental Health Week and their ongoing Mindfulness Month. What a brilliant initiative! Along with a couple of lunchtime workshops (that were a great success) there was a request for some […]