Mystical Poetry and Mindfulness Practice Day
Mystical Poetry and Mindfulness for Freedom – Online
Saturday 18th May 2024 ~ 10am-4pm (GMT)
with Fay Adams
Many of us long for freedom. We feel trapped in our life or in our own minds. But what is true freedom? Perhaps if we clarify the meaning of freedom as an experience, we might begin looking for it in all the right places, rather than all the wrong places.
On this day we will turn to the words of the world’s poets and mystics, ancient and modern, to explore the idea of freedom. In this way we will receive guidance and practice instructions on what the experiential path to freedom might be.
The day will be based in the quiet space that mindfulness practice offers. A space where we can sink beneath the usual chatter of everyday concerns and connect with our own life path towards freedom, with all its unique challenges and possibilities.
You will learn how to receive poetry mindfully which many report radically changes their understanding of its potential to touch our heart and spark insight. Expect a day of companionable togetherness with periods of silence and sharing, guided practices and reflection time.
‘Each condition I flee from pursues me,
Each condition I welcome transforms me
And becomes itself transformed
Into its radiant jewel-like essence.’
Jennifer Welwood
‘I have just realised that the stakes are myself,
I have no other
ransom money, nothing to break or barter but my life’
Diane di Prima