Today I’m going to share a zen parable about how we can set down the mental baggage we carry and find freedom right where we stand. There’s a well known parable about this. A senior monk and a junior monk were traveling together. At one point, they came to a wide...
This is the Magnolia tree by my front door. It is one of my favourite things about winter here in Australia (yep, I’m back in Oz). Every time I go out my door it’s the first thing I see. Not only is it a beautiful tree but it’s nature teaches me a valuable and timely...
This is not an easy time for most of us, hey? And to make matters worse our knee jerk way of dealing with the challenges we face may be making it much harder. You see, when a great challenge or stressful event happens to us, many of us have an unconscious response...
This is a story about finding grace and peace in hard times. It comes from the meditation teacher Larry Rosenberg and his experience meditating in the forests of Thailand. So after many years as a Zen monk in Korea he goes on this journey to Thailand to take a retreat...
We all feel a little anxious at times. It’s a normal reaction to the more stressful events of our lives, such as a job interview, a driving test or say, a global pandemic. You may notice a few physical responses, like the sensation of ‘butterflies in your tummy’ or...
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Let’s face it—we live in a world where everything seems to be moving fast. It can all start to pass us by in a bit of a blur. How often do we say or hear, “where did the week go” or “oh my gosh...
“It is one thing to talk eloquently on the subject of mindfulness and it is another thing to actually practice mindfulness. Melli is one of those select few who walks her talk.”
Wisdom grows the more you listen to your feelings, intuitions and sensations with open heartedness.
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"It's far better to follow your own path imperfectly than to follow another's perfectly."
- The Bhagavad Gita… https://t.co/ZO23cdkQB9 - Sunday Sep 20 - 10:56am
What qualities do you believe are most important in creating and maintaining a thriving relationship?
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I invite you to join my free 7-day meditation challenge to calm your worrying mind.
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