The Saturday meditation group won’t be meeting on the 16th and 23rd of April, but will be back on the 30th April. On the 30th we’ll hopefully be in our new premises, snug and warm whatever the weather!
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Ash Wednesday
Part of ‘Ash Wednesday’ by T.S. Eliot, that I find useful during meditation: “I said to my soul, be still and wait without hope, for hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love, for love would be…
Posted in Meditation, Purpose, Meaning, Spirituality, Stress Tagged with: Ash Wednesday, attachment, meditation, purpose, spirituality, TS Eliot, waiting
Benefits of Meditation
An excellent article published by the Psychosynthesis Trust summarises the benefits of meditation. Read about those benefits here. The benefits are both mental and physical. Practice is deceptively easy but takes a lifetime to master. When you’re starting out it’s…
Urge Surfing
‘Urge Surfing’ is a process that uses a mindfulness based relapse prevention programme. The video below is issued by the The Centre for Addiction Treatment Studies. Addiction is a complex subject. Abstinence and mindfulness approaches help manage the situation. Some…
Posted in addiction, Meditation, mindfulness Tagged with: addiction, breath meditation, Mindfulness, relapse
Connecting to Self
Modern spiritual teachers often talk about ‘connecting to source’ or a higher power. In Psychosynthesis we use the term ‘Self’, a source of inner guidance and wisdom that is separate from the conscious personality. The Self pervades everything. It may…
Posted in Meditation, Personal Development, Purpose, Meaning, Spirituality Tagged with: personality, psychosynthesis, self, self-realisation, spiritual
The Good Life
The Good Life is a phrase from Positive Psychology, although some of you may also recall the comedy series with Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal. In Positive Psychology your reach The Good Life as a result of effective effort, absorption…
Posted in Meditation, Personal Development, Purpose, Meaning, Spirituality, Work/life balance Tagged with: anger, anxiety, change, depression, grief, guild, meditation, Mindfulness, negative thoughts, Positive Psychology, shadow
Meditation Group
In the new year I am planning to begin a meditation group in collaboration with Lorna at Quiescence Wellbeing. We will be using breath meditation, guided meditation, and a mixture of other techniques to help participants on their personal journeys.…
