“I felt free and therefore I was free.” Jack Kerouac Jacky was off on her hols last week, in a camper van and wandering free. I was here left at the helm (anything could happen!), on the computer, feeling a bit miffed, and slightly, ever so slightly jealous. I love the open road. As…
“A man that studieth revenge, keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal.” –Francis Bacon Just this week, at the beginning of a 2-hour journey in the dark, my headlights decided to develop a gremlin. I hadn’t driven in the dark for some time, and with the subtle change in seasons occurring I noticed…
I had the last weekend off and my mum and dad came to visit. We had a lovely weekend together and they set off back home to York earlier today (Monday). I was sad to see them go. Like many people I have visited family and friends over the summer after the Lockdown spring. We…
New Course with Mindfulness, Qi Gong & Tai Chi 6 Weekly Evening Sessions 7pm – 8:30pm starting 6th October, 2020 With Jacky Seery This 6 week course will include gentle, easy to follow mindful movement – finding stillness through movement using Qi Gong and Tai Chi. You will learn short, easy to follow movements…
Last week I had a busy work week, lots of busyness going on at home, a wee holiday up to North Wales with family and then I had my young grandchildren to stay – they are 7 and 5… And so although I have many tales to tell about all that – it wasn’t exactly…
This week I have been swamped with work, or so I thought, and an uneasy feeling of creeping overwhelm has threatened to flood me. Lockdown had provided me with what felt like a dreamy safe haven, some of my freelance work had been on hold and I think I liked that a bit too much!…
There’s a route I walk a few times a week. The last part of the walk involves a mile-long uphill path through fields of ripened wheat. I call it the never-ending field. I’ve called it that because, at the end of the walk it is not only an uphill struggle, especially if it is raining…
Online Practice Day Spacious Acceptance 29th August 10am to 4pm Kristine Mackenzie-Janson This practice day is now fully booked, to be added to the waiting list please contact info@mindfulnessassocation.net This practice day led by Kristine Mackenzie-Janson will be a gentle invitation to practice growing our allowing and accepting of self and others. The attitudinal foundations…
Who Are You? Ah there you are I can see you Trying to hide amongst the pretence of a calm exterior This living puppet acting out a play of a life strings pulled this way and that making me dizzy with your mischief What stories have you today to torture me with? How many stories…