When the body is physically depleted it can seem difficult to make the choice to Meditate. Even if you do choose to sit on your Meditation cushion or chair, when exhausted you may find yourself slumped, dozing off, doing the "nodding dog", ending up with a stiff neck and likely a side order of negative,… Continue reading Meditation Cafe: What To Do When You’re Exhausted
Mindfulness, Contemplation, Self Enquiry, Visualisation (including guided), Mantra repetition, have all become synonymous with the word Meditation. I personally use all of these techniques at different times for different purposes. I'm not knocking them. They help you to focus inwardly, they can have many healing benefits to the mental, emotional and physical bodies. They can… Continue reading Meditation Cafe: What Meditation Is Not
Have you had good intentions to practice Yoga or Meditation regularly, only to realise you haven't been doing it for a week, or you got ill and it interrupted the flow, or life threw you a curve ball and you got out of the habit? Did you then beat yourself up mentally, drag yourself down… Continue reading Meditation Cafe: Now Is The Best Time To Begin Again
The season of Christmas madness is upon us with all of its unspoken pressures and expectations. The egregore of Christmas Spirit is a big one and it gets very hungry at this time of year! Egregore : A metaphysical term for an entity created by the thought forms and beliefs of a group consciousness that… Continue reading Meditation Cafe: Remember To Pause And Take a Breath
The World Health Organisation states that "The effect of social isolation and loneliness on mortality is comparable to that of other well-established risk factors such as smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity." I personally am no stranger to depression and the feeling of loneliness. It is a feeling that has been prevalent throughout much of my life and I'm still aware of… Continue reading Meditation Cafe: Experiencing & Welcoming Loneliness
Can you heal through Meditation practice. The answer is yes, AND there are likely things you will need to do as well as Meditation to support your body, mind and Soul. Meditation can take you a place where you are more in tune with your body, mind and emotions. It takes you to a place… Continue reading Meditation Cafe: What Healing Looks Like In Meditation
I had an interesting walk this morning. I noticed a guy standing by the river with a huge bag of breadcrumbs feeding the local birds. It was quite a spectacle. He was doing it with gusto…Pavarotti style! There were swans, ducks, geese, and gulls everywhere. I was aware of the urge to educate him that… Continue reading Ducks to Divinity – Don’t Shoot The Messenger
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