What we can learn from listening
“Don’t just hear, listen.” — Roy T Bennett Listening is a tangible way we can press pause and connect with the present moment. In this way, we can look at listening as a way to be mindful. I had the […]
The importance of cultivating space in your life
“Create space simply to ‘be’ and clarity emerges for you to see.” — Gabriella Goddard As a writer, educator, facilitator and speaker on the power of presence, Jacqui Lewis knows a thing or two about mindfulness. We had the pleasure […]
The ordinary becoming extraordinary
“The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.” — Tara Brach How we do anything is just as important as what we’re doing. Mindfulness enables us to bring the quality of presence into anything […]
Mindful rituals
“We not only nurture our sacred relationships through ritual, but we are nurtured by them as well. In ritual, we move, and we are moved.” — Alison Leigh Lilly I’ve been contemplating recently the grounding nature of mindful rituals, and […]
Being mindful with food
“Mindful eating is about awareness. When you eat mindfully, you slow down, pay attention to the food you’re eating and savour every bite.” — Susan Albers Mindful eating is a practice of awareness — paying attention to the food you’re eating, […]
Being content with less
“To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.” Lao Tzu Many spiritual traditions speak to the notion of non-attachment — to people, places, things, ideas, thoughts — as a form of liberation and pathway […]
Why we need mindfulness
“Collect moments, not things.”— Paulo Coelho Mindfulness is the practice of bearing witness to the present moment with curiosity, non-judgement and compassion. The beauty of mindfulness is that you can draw on this powerful tool in any moment and at […]
The power of meditation
“Meditation practice does calm us down — and this is important, but it is much more than a tranquilising technique. Meditation is a powerful way of getting deeply in touch with your life at its most essential level.” — Norman […]
Connecting with nature for your wellbeing
“Awareness and presence in nature places us back in our body.” — Matt Sykes We all know the rejuvenating benefits of a hike in the forest, swim in the sea or afternoon nap on a sunny patch of grass. Spending […]
Gratitude and hope for long Covid
Stay calm, I say to myself. Just a few more steps. I’d been contemplating the walk from my hospital bed to the bathroom for more than an hour, with low blood pressure, an elevated heart rate and oxygen desaturation making the 20-metre […]