I’m somebody who travels a lot; to teach on courses, to visit my family in Scotland, and as part of the MA admin team I get a train from London to Manchester and back. Thankfully, I’m somebody who enjoys travelling, but at times I do find it can be frustrating, with delays and anxieties when…
It strikes me how important compassion is when it comes to training the mind. Mindfulness is on everyone’s lips now, but it is compassion that brings about real change. Certainly, mindfulness can bring about significant change too – for many people it is a revelation to realise that they do not have to follow all…
This last week I have been delivering the Compassion Based Living Course (CBLC) teaching skills retreat at Samye Ling with my colleague and good friend Choden. He is a great person to be delivering the retreat with as he is an expert in this field, drawing on his extensive experience as a Buddhist practitioner and…
Today, I was editing a video of Rob Nairn taken on Heather’s visit to South Africa this past November. She was staying with Rob and managed to film some tea time conversations with him and the topic of this one in particular deals with how preference is an emotional response that shapes our lives and…
This week, like many women my age, I have been pondering Brian Cox, but perhaps not in the same way as others! I have been wondering how he remains so relentlessly cheerful, despite the stick her gets for being, well, relentlessly cheerful! I like to listen to radio four, but not in the traditional way.…
Last night, I was lucky enough to meet up with old friends to have a ‘catch up’. It has been months since we were all together and the excitement for the opportunity to reconnect and share a bit of our personal happenings was infectious. At times, it felt like we were all talking at once.…
Want a more mindful couple relationship? 3 great tips how to… Mindfulness is often portrayed as an individual practice, whether in its formal habit of sitting, walking or bodyscan, or even in the co-called informal practices of tea meditation or turning queue waiting into a breathing meditation; the “going solo” aspect is often privileged. But…
This week I am delivering a teaching skills retreat at Samye Ling. It was beautiful when I arrived, the day after the snow – all sparky snow around the colourful Tibetan buildings, statues and flags, especially the hills around were clear and white against the pure blue of the sky. I love being at Samye…
Recently, I was watching a talk given by Dr. Rick Hanson, who is one of the keynote speakers at our summer conference (for more information, please click here). I have always identified with and found his teachings and practices not only practical but effective. Moreover, if you are someone who struggles with long sits, he’s…
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