Being awake in bed and just being for a while. Not doing anything. Not picking up the iPad. No rush … More
Category: breathing
Navigating Feelings and Thoughts
Windy wet start out there this morning. Dog curled up happy beside me. Nearly always open and happy she is, … More
Evening Thanks
Breath in……and out….saying thank you inside as I exhale. Breath in…and out…..thank you. A pause to be grateful. Thank you … More
Sitting back inside
Been practicing and practicing through the night whenever I surface and this morning when I awoke and dropped off and … More
Feeling Well
I ping pong between dread and anxiety and trust and go with the flow and this blog is the drama … More
Surfing the Constant Fluctuations
Same again this morning, woke with disturbance inside, anxiety while coming out of a dream of being in the middle … More
Noticing and Dissolving Fears
Some fear and dread appeared again this morning, I could feel the sensation of the constriction in the throat and … More
Safe and Home
Again this morning, the Gayatri ‘tat savitur varenyam, bargo devasya demahi, diyoyo naprachodyaat’ and peace, peace and more peace. Then … More
Worry Thoughts
The more I practice dropping into the feelings in the body, the more pain I uncover. There’s a whole lineup … More
Emotions in the Body
I light a little tea candle and place it in front of me as a reminder to feel into the … More
Overload
Feeling quite stressed. Do I know what that is about, well yes I do. This whole process of facing and … More
Healthy Habits
Still feeling quite disorientated here today and feel a need for some nurturing time alone today. Ignored a dear old … More
Into and Through Suffering
Yesterday turned out to be unexpectedly social. I was glad for the company on what was an odd, out of … More
Connecting with Difficult Feelings
The body is the secret. What is being felt right now in this very moment? How do I know how … More
Trusting Safety
Another day in the life with some of my inner processes. Again written for my future self. Who I imagine … More
Lost at Sea
Yes that’s a perfect description for my felt experience at the moment. After weeks of family visits and dinners I’m … More
Intimate
Intimacy with this very moment happening right now. As I walk down the hall I go real slow. I breathe … More
Taking Refuge
I had 10 enquiries overnight for counselling and have just answered each one. Many will be in the park – … More
Surrendering Anxiety
Here we go, right on cue, after tastes of fabulous freedom recently, anxiety provoking thoughts arrive a day or two … More
“Shouldn’t I be Doing Something Else?“
“Something more important, more urgent”. This is a voice that comes to me quite regularly. And I answer it with … More
Emotions – They are Temporary
Quick one to remind us that it is helpful to keep in mind that emotions are largely temporary. It’s particularly … More
Sitting Back Inside
Sitting right right back as far as I can for a few seconds and noticing the thoughts that arrive. Then … More
Shower Meditation
Today my foray into ‘dark night of the soul’ is on pause (woohoo) and it could just be due to … More
Faith, Trust, and Surrender
Still here deep in the folds of the current cycle – my little dark night of the soul raging away, … More
Testing
Yesterday was a pretty meaty test – the ‘demons’ came hard and fast. Demons as in scary thoughts tempting me … More
A Spiritual Emergency
I’ve heard it called that. A few days of inner agony mostly on than off for days and days…angst, anxiety, … More
Life Update
A new motorhome has materialised. Heard about a neighbour selling it on Tuesday by yesterday it was paid for, a … More
I had a Stroke!
Not even just a mini one. On Thursday morning I woke up nearly paralysed down one side…and to cut it … More
Imagined fear
In my dream last night I was high up on a ladder. I was 100s of metres up and approaching … More
Feeling of Infinity
The sense of it pervading and enveloping everything including me arrives each day these days. I have responses to it, … More
Learning to Rest with it All 