As the holiday season is approaching, a friend and I were talking about gift giving and of the politics that can surround the purchasing of presents. One observation that we made was the need in others, and ourselves from time to time, to reciprocate. And not only to reciprocate but to make sure that we…
“I said to my soul, be still and wait without hope, for hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love, for love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith, but the faith and the love are all in the waiting. Wait without thought, for you are not ready…
An oldie but a goodie, and a challenge that I have had to revisit this week time and time again… This week’s Mindfulness Challenge is called Caring for Anger We all experience anger from time to time. Sometimes it feels white hot, while other times it is like a simmering pot on a stove, slowly…
Recently, I have been teaching the MBLC to a mix group of participants who are in mental health recovery and those who work in the services. It has been an enriching experience that has been filled with both challenge and joy. As we have been moving through the weeks, the importance of our compassion training…
This morning I got up early and made my way to Whaley Bridge, where I have been working all afternoon on launching the brand new website! Make sure to check it out: www.mindfulnessassociation.net As we (Heather, Charles and I) worked away at going over any glitches and revisiting past content from our old site, I…
This week’s Mindfulness Challenge follows the lead of last week’s Skyscape in that this week’s challenge is to Look up and Look out. Last week’s challenge invited us to use the morning Skyscape as a support for bringing us into the present, touching in with our internal weather report, taking a few moments to ask…
This week’s Mindfulness Challenge is called Skyscape. As I was waking this morning, I looked out the window and could see big multi- coloured cumulus clouds that were shades of whites, greys and pinks rolling over the mountain that sits behind my house. I immediately felt a sense of peace. I touched in with my…
Recently on my Facebook feed, one of those beautifully scripted nuggets of prophetic wisdom came through and caught my attention: Practice the Pause Oh, the pause… the pause has helped me out in so many instances. I don’t always remember the pause, but when I do I am grateful for it. So, what is this…
It’s that time of year again, the landscape is slowly turning, colours are changing and there is a chill in the air most mornings that sometimes lasts all day. The last cling of Summer is slowly giving way to a season of quiet rest. And it is in this transitional time of Autumn where we…
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