A lovely poem from Mary Oliver for you all to celebrate the astronomical beginning of spring today! Such Singing in the Wild Branches It was springand I finally heard himamong the first leaves––then I saw him clutching the limb in…
Tell me, really, what else should we be doing?
Dear friends, Today was Monday. I have a long to-do list and I probably should have been writing, working on my website, preparing for meetings, setting up future workshops and retreats – to name a few. However, when I looked…
Trusting ourselves? How?
Dear friends, As I mentioned in this post, you are your only teacher but here are a few practices that I’ve been exploring around trust …I invite you to experiment with them too! Tuning into the body: the body is…
Reflections on (self) trust
Dear friends, At the beginning of my events, I remind participants that there’s “no right or wrong experience when it comes to mindfulness because mindfulness is about remembering how to trust our own natural experience, whatever that may be.” It’s…
New beginnings…
Dear friends, I hope this finds you all very well and enjoying the first signs of spring. The sun is shining here in Cambridge and the great tits are singing… it feels like new beginnings are on the way once…
Discover Mindfulness of Nature in 2019…
Dear friends, Is it time to get that 2019 ‘nature break’ in the diary? Could this year be the opportunity to ‘rewild yourself’, to discover (or rediscover!) the benefits of a more mindful approach to life and explore our relationship…
Let’s challenge our ‘comfort zones’ in 2019!
Dear friends, Here we are again on the cusp of a New Year! I know that for many of us, this can be a time for reflection, so here’s mine to you… Could 2019 be the opportunity to challenge our…
Dreams of reality in Chile
Dear friends, My first experience in Huerquehue National Park, La Araucania, Chile inspired my first book, Mindfulness and the Natural World. Having spent another 10 days there last month leading a retreat, it remains one of the most inspiring places…
We’re all “busy”. But doing what and why?
Dear friends, How’s your week been so far? Busy? Exhausting? Non-stop? OK, maybe this week is a one-off. So how was last week? Similar? And the week before? Same? I recently came across this article called “The Busy Trap” in the…
It’s time for stillness – find your Sit Spot!
Dear friends, Greetings from Pucon, Araucania, Chile where the stunning smoking Villarica Volcano remains our constant companion… This first week in Chile has been challenging – for a number of reasons – some personal and some relating to the usual…