The word tenderness is the closest translation to the Tibetan word TSEWA. Tsewa addresses self and others. Pema Chodron says it expresses itself as kindness, compassion, vicarious joy, generosity, tolerance, mental clarity, courage, resilience, unshakable cheerfulness and in many other internal ways. Tsewa is about expressing and experiencing our own tender hearts. This week I…
There is a brokenness out of which comes the unbroken, a shatteredness out of which blooms the unshatterable. There is a sorrow beyond all grief that leads to joy and a fragility out of whose depths emerges strength. There is a hollow space too vast for words through which we pass with each loss, out…
“Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life”. Epictetus (Enchiridion) Over the years, through my mindfulness training and practice, I become more aware of the gap. This gap is the space…
“We are familee, I got all my sisters with me” We are family I got all my sisters with me, yeah We are family Get up everybody and sing Living life is fun, and we’ve just begun To get our share of this world’s delights (High) high hopes we have for the future And our…
THURSDAY 1st April @7pm with CHODEN Find out more about this Level 2 Course as we bring compassion practices into our MIndfulness. Level 2: We learn to respond to ourselves and others with Compassion ARE YOU READY TO TAKE YOUR MINDFULNESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? COURSE DETAILS: Tutors: Choden and Jacky Seery Dates: 1-2 May 2021 and…
THURSDAY 1st April @7pm With CHODEN Find out more about this Level 2 Course as we bring compassion practices into our MIndfulness. Level 2: We learn to respond to ourselves and others with Compassion ARE YOU READY TO TAKE YOUR MINDFULNESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? COURSE DETAILS: Tutors: Choden and Jacky Seery Dates: 1-2 May 2021 and…
We have had a lot of snow and ice in January and more snow and ice so far in February and for at least the next week. Thankfully my MAHQ friends bought me some snow boots for my birthday at New Year. They have been well used! However, I have caught myself moaning quite a…
Saturday 13th February 2021 10- 4pm with Jacky Seery This practice day will be held on the online meeting platform Zoom. Bring a ray of sunshine into the gloom as we nurture a smile into our being and spend a day of gentle mindfulness practice together. You may have been attending our daily practice sessions,…
‘The only way to take care of the future is to be present now.’ This year has been a year of solitude and of connection for me. In January I moved into a remote cottage, on my own, after 20 years of living a happy family life. Then lockdown arrived in March. And I…