Visualisation for Beginners
Can you imagine an apple? How big it is? What type of apple is it? A Granny Smith a Braeburn, maybe a Cox? Picture its shape and colour. How does it feel in your hands? Waxy, smooth, slightly sticky? Take the time to explore and feel it’s texture? Feel the weight of it in your hand. Imagine taking a big …
Read MoreWriting Tips
Writing Tips The best advice I know… First read, “Writing the Bones” & “Wild Mind”, both by Natalie Goldberg. Each of her books share pure golden pearls of writing wisdom. In a clamshell here are some of the golden pearls… · Keep your hand moving ~ Write fast. Write anything · Lose control ~ Let go · Don’t …
Read MoreThe Freeze – On the Spot Meditation Number Two
As we hurtle ourselves into the day we rarely take time to relax. This meditation is designed to slow us down, wind us back & ease the pressures and tensions that build during the day. We do not need to function on peak adrenalin all day. Instructions Tell yourself to “Freeze.” Hold your posture, but not you breath. It doesn’t …
Read MoreSlowing Down – On The Spot Meditation
Life seems to be gaining speed. Living seems to be getting more fraught and frantic, ad we are expected to keep up. We are a culture that expects it all now, instant gratification & results. It’s hard for us to slow down, when everything else around us is speeding up. Yet when we live at such a fast pace we …
Read MoreQuick 5 Minute Meditation
This simple meditation technique can be practiced during any free moment, for example whilst sitting at your desk, or waiting in a queue or at the bus stop. Instructions Pick out an interesting object in your field of vision. It could be a branch on a tree, the grass swaying in the wind or the pattern on someones dress. Best …
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Nan-in, a Japanese master , received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s cup full, and then kept on pouring. The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. “It is overfull. No more will go in!” “Like this cup,” Nan-in said, “you are full of your own …
Read MoreBreathing Techniques for Relaxation/Health
Below are some breathing exercises and techniques that I have explored in my yoga and meditation classes. The power of the breath for overall health is totally underestimated. If we create a habit of regular breathing practice we would all see a big improvement in our emotional well-being & vitality. “Practicing regular, mindful breathing can be calming and energizing and …
Read MoreSimple Breathing Techniques
What are you doing right now? It doesn’t matter where you are or what you are doing. Everyone reading this has one thing in common… We are all breathing. Breathing is essential, just like sleep, yet most of us take it for-granted. You could live without food for a few weeks, even up to months, and you could survive a …
Read MoreA Quick Way to Brighten Your Morning
Read a motivational, uplifting quote every morning. It’s a nice way to start your day on a positive note. A morning pep/self talk that might help you stay motivated? Unlike watching the endlessly depressing morning news, which is rarely feel-good! Or maybe get yourself a little daily calender with inspirational daily messages for each day of the year? I’ve got …
Read MoreWays to Get a Good Nights Sleep
I CAN MAKE YOU SLEEP Having problems sleeping? Would you like to sleep really well? We spend about one third of our lives asleep. Sleep is such a large part of life, yet on the whole we rarely give it much thought. It is just a necessary thing we do each night to allow us to function and feel …
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