Connection at Christmas by Rachel and her mum 'A donated bear wearing our school neckerchief. He was given by the children to accompany the shoeboxes to Romania and hopefully find a new home with a child there.' The theme of the month for December is connection, which is somewhat appropriate for December, [...]
Non-Judgement In Relationships This series of blog posts focuses on some of my reflections on the nine foundational attitudes of mindfulness and how they relate to interpersonal relationships. This week is an exploration of non-judgement. As human beings we judge all the time. However, when we feel judged by others it can feel [...]
Generosity Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” — Simone Weil True generosity also requires non-attachment to outcome. We give freely, without conditions on how gifts are used or whether something is received in return. This sort of giving has nothing to do with I, me or mine – it is free [...]
Non-striving “Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.” – Alan Watts Mindfulness meditation has no goal other than for you to pay attention to the way you are in the moment. Do not grasp for a particular state of mind. Just watch, and allow yourself to experience anything and everything from moment [...]
A new beginning The picture above was taken at the beginning of November 2015, as part of a planned photo shoot for publicity pictures, it was my second day full time at Mindful Therapies. I had very little sleep the previous night, I had woken at 2am in extreme pain, nauseous and with a fever. [...]
Choice Finding the moment of choice. I am slightly obsessed with choice. Not the pointless choices – like which shampoo to buy – but the little moments of choice in everyday life that help us to cope with life’s difficulties. Choice can be complicated and subtle and choice can be really [...]
Culturally, we are told that we can buy happiness. When we think of happiness and the causes of happiness, what do we instantly think of? Do we think about having a new car, new partner, fantastic sex life, fulfilling career, perfect body? However, these things don’t last, nor does the happiness derived from them. As [...]