Let us just agree (just between you and me) that this time of the year is .. stressful! Not only are we barrelling toward a big festive season; with all the planning, cooking, socializing, gifting and engaging, but here in the Southern Hemisphere all our schools and Universities are closing for eight (or more) week’s […]
#1 : Top 10 Tips
Earlier this week, I referred to an online article in Harvard Business Review on the ‘attention economy’ and how the overwhelming amount of information that we now have access to (or are assaulted by) is causing us to become skimmers rather than readers. Here is my post. Our rapidly declining ability to manage and direct our attention […]
Flash Candle Sale
Life = change. Just Breathe. Our family home is being sold. Change is afoot. I am acutely aware this week of the practical issues of moving, releasing, gifting and attending to all matter of items .. including our beautiful Quiet Mind shop stock. This morning after meditation .. I realized it was time to release our […]
Lunchtime Enlightenment
Have you signed up for our Lunchtime Enlightenment? For over a year (until recently) I have shared a daily, then weekly, mindfulness exercise on the Quiet Mind Meditation Facebook page. Then I added an email for those who asked for that option. And recently I have been reviewing and refreshing all our offerings and logo’s […]
Shop OPEN
And in a moment .. everything changes! I was alerted to a problem with our beautiful new online store a few days ago, and my first thought was ‘oh no .. I don’t understand technology .. this is too hard’ So I took a deep breath After having a look at the ‘back office’ and […]
Thoughts in Meditation
Are you on our FREE Monday Meditation Musings email list? This is our FREE weekly email designed to provide an inspirational and meditative kick-start to your week .. a little meditative nourishment! You can sign up for Monday Meditation Musings here. This excerpt from this weeks Musing, is a deep bow to Sayadaw U Pandita […]
New Meditation Bracelet
The Inspiration: recently on holiday in Bali, I met a friendly Balinese beach trader who despite the heady heat of the day was enthusiastically plying her wares up and down the beach. While I was not keen on any more shopping .. I was drawn to one particular sample, a black mala made with a […]
Meditation Gifts
Our holiday gift collection is now available. For those who might be new to meditation, or seeking to reconnect, there is our Find the Stillness guided meditation CD which includes two mindfulness meditations (body and breath) and two short (but powerful) meditative exercises for those moments when you need to relax and refresh quickly. Beautifully […]