It’s the first of April. April fool’s day. And I feel like a fool. I woke up this morning just not right with myself. Hours later I had an unusual encounter with a seal on the beach. He wasn’t right with himself either and I didn’t have a clue what to do about it. My…
Hello all and warm wishes from the Membership team! This week’s blog has been a hard one to write. I wasn’t feeling particularly inspired at the start of the process but I am glad that I did it. It is good practice to sit down and write now and then. My last lot of online…
This week I was reminded by my 4-year-old grandson about preference, pleasant events and being present in my mindfulness practice. We went to a wildlife park for the day. We saw many beautiful birds of prey. When asked which his favourite bird was, without any hesitation, he said he liked pigeons the best. His reason? …
Welcome to this week’s Blog post from the Members team! This week has been a busy one and my Mindfulness practise has come into play a few times. Particularly around the technicalities of online systems, which I have used for many years and still seem to get frustrated with! When working with a lot of…
Over the last 4 weeks I have been on the ‘road’. From my home, north of London I have travelled to Yorkshire twice, Scotland twice, Manchester twice, Sweden, Northumberland and Spain. I’ve slept in 10 different beds, taken 4 flights and 20 trains. I’ve experienced extremes of temperature and weather from -14 and thick snow…
The Girl in the Coffee Shop…
Each time I share the precious gift of mindfulness and compassion to a group of people, usually as part of the Mindfulness Based Living Course, it’s a different experience. I’m aware that sharing also enriches my own practice. On two occasions recently whilst travelling I have found myself inadvertently sharing mindfulness and compassion with compete…
Moments on Mountains
Planes, trains and automobiles