Masters retreat on Holy Isle
I am on the beautiful Holy Isle this week delivering the year end retreat for the first years of the University of Aberdeen’s MSc in Studies in Mindfulness. There can be no better place on…
The Hardest Part…
On a recent retreat a well-intentioned participant informed me that my drive system was overactive. She was referring to the three-circle model of Prof. Paul Gilbert which is part of our Level 2 Compassion training.…
Random Acts of Mindfulness
Random Acts of Mindfulness – Sunset from Lindisfarne, Holy Island. Each time I share the precious gift of mindfulness and compassion to a group of people, usually as part of the Mindfulness Based Living Course,…
Mindful of the Power of Words
Mindful of the Power of Words Recently I became acutely aware that I have been dwelling on some words that have been spoken to me. Words that seemed to cut like a knife. But they…
Oh, to meet the Joy and Pain of Christmas with Compassion
Oh, to meet the Joy and Pain of Christmas with Compassion by Bill Paterson Suddenly Christmas is on the horizon again! Is it really a year since the last one? Interestingly, I’ve noticed a pattern…
blessing the boats – Lucille Clifton
(at St. Mary’s) may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that…
