I’ve been asking myself that question recently. Who am I? It’s a complicated thing it seems. Last week I caused myself and others to suffer. Why? Because I forgot my practice and I forgot who I was. For a moment, I got caught up in lots of stressful human stuff and it completely took over…
Health and Wellness have been circling my thoughts, observations and reflections over the last few weeks. During this time I have been on a family holiday, had a weekend at the Mindfulness Association conference, completed 4 days trekking in the mountains, spent some time in a city I had never visited, contributed to good causes,…
Mindfulness training is about being in the moment and enhancing our experience of being present – whatever that may be. This became so apparent to me today, when I was taken out of my usual routine and did something completely different. I’m writing this on a train to Manchester for our MAHQ meeting tomorrow. Nothing…
This weeks blog starts on a train back from the Mindfulness Association conference. Plotted up on the train for the next few hours back to London gives me a little reflection time of the past couple of days… I briefly glance at the few notes I have written down on and then catch a thought…
So, this is a tricky one – it’s present, so here goes. Recently I have noticed my sense of unworthiness coming up more frequently than I’d like to admit! Tara Brach talks about “the trance of unworthiness” that we can find ourselves in! My teacher, Lama Yeshe tells me to “keep doing the weeding”. What…
Welcome to another blog post and a weekly challenge. I am not sure what to write about. A lot has happened in the last week, at least that what it feels like and taking a week off can be a great time to reset. I spent a week in the glorious Lake District, it’s an…
So, I am on the move again. But this time I am going on holiday. By the time you read this I will be on the island of Unst on Shetland, engaging in my hobbies of walking and photography. This morning I very quickly noticed that ‘holiday’ feeling. After a very intensely busy 6 months,…
This blog post started as a static, uninspiring blog writing moment. I have had zero creative sparks as I contemplate my blog and not a clue as to what I am going to write about. I am not feeling inspired and I have a humpy agitated lethargic feeling! Usually, for blog inspiration, I do something…
I seem quite far removed from a ‘mindfully invisible’ nature experience last weekend whilst writing this in a coffee house at Stockholm airport. However, writing whilst travelling seems to be a common theme for mine and Heather’s blogs. So last weekend, despite being quite tired, my friend and I decided to take a short walk…