The Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh often speaks of “watering the good seeds” that lie within all of us. He explains that there are all sorts of seeds: some may be positive, such as seeds of compassion, happiness, love; while other seeds may be negative, such as seeds of greed, anger and intolerance. Each…
Often times, when practicing a guided sitting meditation, you may hear the invitation to adopt a posture that reflects a sense of dignity, or a sense of purpose. Jon Kabat Zinn refers to this as “’taking a stand’, even though you are sitting”. He explains that “there is a strong sense of honouring place, placement…
Often, the mood that we wake up with has the capacity to set the tone for the day. It can almost act like an unconscious intention: a direction set and followed. Indeed, when I’ve been in ill humour, I’ve often been asked ‘Who put salt in your corn flakes this morning?’ or heard the phrase…
Just like life, our meditation practice can be quite cyclical. At times we may feel that our sitting sessions are frequent, our minds are settled and feelings of gratitude are around every corner. Whereas at other times, it might feel like months go by between each visit to the cushion and when we get there,…
Rob Nairn uses the term ‘hidden reefs’ when discussing some of the obstacles that we can stumble upon while meditating. In particular, he speaks about the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) thought pattern of expectation. In my late teens, I can remember my mother getting upset with me, time and time again, when I…
They say that there are a thousand influencing factors that affect the way we experience ‘something’ and perspective is one of them. Have you ever heard someone relay an event that you were a part of and been dumbfounded by their interpretation of it? Their version is not necessarily wrong, but it might be different…
This week’s Mindfulness Challenge is called ‘Walking in Love’. Mindful Walking in nature is a wonderful mindfulness practice that gives us the opportunity to really see and feel the interconnection of life all around us. As we walk, and place each foot with intent, touching in with the bare sensation of foot on ground,…
Senses open, returning to now -Graeme Armstong The fragrance of white tea is the feeling of existing in the mists that float over waters; the scent of peony is the scent of the absence of negativity: a lack of confusion, doubt, and darkness; to smell a rose is to teach your soul to skip; a…
Sometimes I have to pinch myself when I reflect on the expansion of the Mindfulness Association, since we ran our first course in 2008 and set up as a formal organisation in 2010. The number of locations we offer the courses had expanded, as has the number of different courses, with Mindfulness, Compassion, Insight, Buddhist…
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