Christmas Break
I will be “closed” for Christmas from 24th December to 4th January. Merry Christmas!
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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 difficult to do it on your own. If you want to practice meditation near Hungerford … Read more
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 people find abstinence the easiest approach, others can eventually re-learn habits, for example learning to … Read more
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 be perceived as a call, or sense of purpose. Self-realisation, an ongoing lived relationship with … Read more
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 in challenging meaningful activity and practicing mindfulness. That’s a gross simplification, but hopefully gives a … Read more
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. It will probably be for an hour and a half, once a week. If you’re … Read more
More about Psychosynthesis…
Will Parfitt has written an article exploring what might be considered “wrong” with psychosynthesis. He argues for “a world where humanistic and spiritual values become unarguably the core of all our interactions”. In a way he is asking what psychosynthesis stands for, and touching into what modern day spirituality might look like. Click on this LINK to … Read more
Meditation and Mental Health
Evidence from research suggests that mindfulness style meditation helps you relate to your thoughts and feelings in a non-judgemental and non-reactive fashion. This can bring you to a place where you are more able to observe how you are in the present moment with compassion, hold emotion better, and be less harshly critical of yourself, … Read more
Interview
Here’s an interesting interview with Dr Angie Fee about Psychosynthesis therapy. This is the core approach I am trained in, so if you want to know more follow the link and read on… Interview with Dr Angie Fee
Ex-Machina
I watched the film ‘Ex Machina’ last night. So here’s your SPOILER ALERT – if you haven’t seen it and plan to watch it, time to stop reading. In brief, a reclusive billionaire genius (Nathan) who owns ‘Bluebook’ (a company very similar to Google), creates an artificial intelligence in the shape of a beautiful young … Read more
