Ruth Weston is a business woman, mother and community activist who has attended the daily sit from its early beginnings in the Pandemic. Here she reflects on her learning from Jacky Seery’s course Mindful Movement with Qigong. After going to Jacky Seery’s wonderful Mindful Movement course I have reflected alot on her talk about pies!…
Over the last 7 years I have delivered many of our Level 1 Being Present Mindfulness Courses both online and in person at Samye Ling in Dumfriesshire. I calculated that I have shared Mindfulness with over 300 people. The Level 1 course begins with a standalone introductory weekend at Samye Ling or 4 evening sessions…
There is an increasing awareness of trauma as a big issue in the lives of so many people. Trauma can be described as a shock to our system from which we never fully recovered or a deep wound to the psyche that never completely healed. It is understood these days that trauma is no longer…
The Mindfulness Association takes you on a 4 year journey from being a complete beginner towards experiencing the highest level of Awareness. The journey starts by coming face to face with the unruly and unsettled nature of our mind that jumps from one experience to another causing us all manner of stress and confusion. We…
“You don’t need to do everything. Do what calls your heart; effective action comes from love. It is unstoppable, and it is enough.” Joanna Macy Is it possible to make a difference in a way that gives inspiration and fulfilment and doesn’t cost us too much? Can we fill rather than drain our batteries,…
I always remember a quote from the Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama, which says that a wise person who wants to be happy learns to practice compassion. In essence he is saying that a compassionate person is a happy person. As you hear this idea, do questions come up? Maybe you have questions that…
A growing body of research tells us that the busier we are, the more we may need mindfulness. But this is a catch 22 you might say? Because the more busy we are the less time we have to practice. Well I have many answers to that! Did you know that you can deliberately shift…
‘This may indeed be a pivotal moment for our species to come to our senses … mobilising in the mainstream world … the power of mindfulness” Jon Kabat-Zinn On the first day of a mindfulness teacher training I look around the room. I see a circle of people who are each on the brink of…
Begin 2023 with a New Appreciation of your Life Practising mindfulness in daily life shows us many things about how to find wellbeing – here are my top two: Mindfulness doesn’t have to be time consuming You don’t have to have a perfect life to experience wellbeing Note the difference between these two experiences: I’m…