At this time of year many people begin thinking about making New Year’s resolutions. However, it is important to remember Rob Nairn’s wise words that ‘There is nothing wrong with you’. This feeling can get lost amid all of the media hype of new year, new you! That said, the coming of the New Year…
Resting in The Midst of Christmas For some people, the coming weeks of the holiday season might feel hectic, chaotic even. While others might find that this is the loneliest time of year, or alternatively, that the weeks to come are a time of joyful peace that is welcomed and thoroughly celebrated. For myself, it…
The last few months have been a very busy time for me. Until this summer, I was living – and working – as a full time volunteer at Kagyu Samye Dzong in London. I moved out of the centre in August, since when I’ve immersed myself in the world of secular mindfulness. In September, I…
It’s December: the darkest month of the year. However, rather than a time to be feared or disregarded, this phase of the year has been considered a special time that is part of the Earth’s cycle, since as far back as the Neolithic era. Traditionally, these dark days are often equated and prescribed as a…
A Message from Heather Regan Addis: I am on the train home from teaching on the second weekend of the University of Aberdeen’s MSc in Mindfulness Studies. Tired and joyful. It was an inspirational weekend with deep sharing and lots of insights arising. We were working with the limiting emotions of anger, desire and jealousy.…
Recently and during one of our Weekly Online Sits, MA member Anna Zannides shared with the group that she was about to head off for a weekend away to Amsterdam. She also shared that she was worried about keeping up her Mindfulness Practice while away. As a group, we brainstormed about ways she could bring…
Embodiment in Teaching Mindfulness was the title of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) weekend held over two days recently at Samye Ling. This was a CPD to encourage us to embody our own unique qualities as mindfulness teachers, and was created and facilitated by Fay Adams, Annick Nevejan and Anna Zubrzycki. Sadly Annick could not be…
We’re Fascinated by Words, But Where We Meet is in the Silence Behind Them Ram Dass Since the beginning of time, the human race has acknowledged the power of silence. This is no surprise when you consider that silence has the ability to punctuate a statement, express an emotion, fill a space, cause confusion, tell…
It’s often been said that Mindfulness and Compassion are two wings of a bird. You cannot have one without the other. This is especially true in times of difficulty. For a lot of people, their first introduction to mindfulness training is in part a result of searching for an approach to ease their suffering and…
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