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Spring Shoots…

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationFebruary 1, 2018Leave a comment

Today is a special day in Ireland. It is St. Brigid’s Day or Brigid’s Day, or if you go back even further it is Imbolc. And one of the overriding themes of this is that it is the first day of Spring. I can remember when I first moved to Ireland and heard and experienced…

Passing the Torch…

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationJanuary 25, 20181 Comment

I’m sitting in Dublin airport, about to board a flight to Scotland where I will be teaching for the weekend. I’m sipping a coconut café mocha, feeling relaxed and enjoying the pleasant feeling of being here on time, space to do some work, but also to simply rest in the knowledge that someone else is…

Every Season…

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationJanuary 18, 2018Leave a comment

I have just started reading a book by Jack Kornfield titled, After the Ecstasy, The Laundry. It was recommended to me by quite a few people, and while I have owned it for the 6 months or so, I am only getting to it now. However, picking up this book in the month of January…

Finding a deeper silence – Meditation and Tinnitus

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationJanuary 10, 2018Leave a comment

Happy New Year to one and all! 2018 has stopped me in my tracks- literally! I have been in bed sick with the flu for the last week. However, and thankfully, my wonderful colleague Alan Hughes has stepped up to the plate for me and has written this week’s challenge and blog post. Alan writes…

All is Calm…

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationDecember 20, 2017Leave a comment

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine gave me a book on hygge, or the Danish art of living well. Hygge has become almost a contemporary pop-culture phenomenon; however, the little book tells me that it is based not only in Danish history but also in ancient Norse mythology. So, what exactly is hygge?…

O’ Christmas Tree

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationDecember 13, 2017Leave a comment

This past weekend was set aside for putting up the Christmas tree. I have all sorts of wonderful childhood memories of decorating the tree with my family. My mother would make snacks and hors d’oeuvres and there would be carols playing and everything seemed perfect. Although, I am beginning to think I may have had…

Beyond Expectation

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationDecember 7, 2017Leave a comment

Last weekend, I started my Christmas shopping. I was really excited and had this expectation that I was going to head up to the city, soak in the lights, get my whole list done and maybe even stop for a mince pie and some mulled wine. I was wrong. The signs of this ‘wrong’ were…

One Gift at a Time…

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationNovember 30, 20171 Comment

So, it is the cusp of the Christmas season and I have been making lists and girding my loins and getting ready to brave the shops. No matter how many ways that I try to minimize the commerciality of Christmas in my life, I still have three kids and a family in Canada to seek…

Meeting The World’s Deep Hunger

Weekly ChallengeBy Mindfulness AssociationNovember 22, 2017Leave a comment

After I wrote last week’s The Final Straw challenge on creating and cultivating an ‘outer’ practice,  I thought it might be a good idea to change up the format of our challenge this week and record a conversation that I had with Kristine Mackenzie Janson on ‘outer’ practice and how we might start moving towards…

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