What a weird holiday season this is! Sometimes it feels like this pandemic will go on forever. My mind is so full of questions about the future – when? What if? What will…? Questions about the spring, and questions about tomorrow and next week… When I sit still and listen in- paying attention to theContinue reading “Do Not Feed the Animals”
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Meditation & Pandora’s Box
So you finally decided to try meditation. Everywhere you turn you hear about its benefits: reduced stress, increased energy, focus, clarity, lower blood pressure, world peace! You sit down, assume the position and turn your gaze inward…expecting a pleasant flood of peace and clarity. Instead you find chaos and confusion. WHAT!? It’s a bit like openingContinue reading “Meditation & Pandora’s Box”
12. Come Back…
Meditation practice helps me to notice how very busy and noisy my mind is. Delightfully, this busyness is often referred to as Monkey Mind. I like this name because it contains the lightness and humour with which I need to approach my practice. It is tempting to try to tame my Monkey Mind, fighting againstContinue reading “12. Come Back…”
11. Breathe
Breathing is a REAL magic trick, not just one that my mind made up. Just two minutes of mindful breathing can change everything. It has become a cliché to say, “just breathe”, to anyone who is in a crisis. I see it all the time, now, in movies and on TV. When some poor woman isContinue reading “11. Breathe”
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