Once when I was at university, I had to do a presentation. Not a huge one, there were only about a handful of people in the room. But I choked. Literally. I felt so uncomfortable that the words would not actually come out of my mouth. I was mortified. Afterwards, my tutor said ‘well you’ll […]
How I Became a Mindful Bride
Posted on March 17, 2016 //
by Georgina Lucy Howard Last year was the year I got married and I had fourteen glorious months to plan the wedding. You may think I’m being sarcastic when I describe the planning process in such a positive way, as I realise it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I was truly in my element […]
Taming the Tyranny of the Busy Mind
Posted on March 14, 2016 //
by Abby Seixas This morning, like most mornings, it didn’t take long after I awoke for the to-do list to set up shop in my mind. I got going with some left-over cleaning from last night, some list-making for the day, getting that invoice sitting on the kitchen table into an envelope (not because it […]
Rick Hanson’s 9 Words to Guide Our Mindfulness Practice
Posted on February 22, 2016 //
By Kellie Edwards It was the last thing Rick said before he closed our evening together. And it really got my attention. Nine Words to Deepen Our Mindfulness Practice – and indeed our lives. As he shared each of his nine guideposts he encouraged us not only to explore them in our own lives but […]
Interview with Mark Ovland
Posted on January 25, 2016 //
Mark Ovland began his love affair with meditation in 2007. He soon after donned the robes of a Hindu monk, and lived as such for a year before returning to England to train as a mindfulness teacher. In the years since he has served as a volunteer coordinator at both The Barn Retreat and Gaia […]
How Mindfulness Helped To Hush My Negative Thinking
Posted on January 22, 2016 //
By Anna Alapatt My negative self-talk has been within me for as long as I can remember. When I was a little girl, it would manifest in many different ways: my grades at school, my dance classes, or my singing lessons. From the time I was twelve, I remember thinking that I was never good […]
Inwards and Outwards
Posted on January 21, 2016 //
by Esther Andrews I practically danced into our kitchen after coming home from work. The underfloor heating leapt into my bare soles with delicious warmth. “You know, I feel so happy tonight,” I declared to my husband. “Happy?” he responded, suspiciously. Of course he was delighted, but he had a right to be surprised. I had hadn’t […]
Exhausted Mothers, It’s Not Your Fault that You Feel Like This
Posted on January 12, 2016 //
by Kellie Edwards I felt like that, too. I was head over heels in love with my daughters, but that didn’t protect me. I had been so determined to be the best mother I could be that I dedicated myself to the job beyond reason and became exhausted and depleted in the process. I wondered […]