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Learning to Rest with it All

“Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don’t try to figure anything out. Don’t try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest” Tilopa

Tag: breathing

Tightness in the Throat

This morning for a couple of hours drifting in and out of sleep….when I awake I immediately take my awareness … More

Appreciation, being present, breathing, dzogchen, fear, here and now, mindfulness, non-duality, self compassion, stillness

Thank you Project

I’m compiling a list of companies and service providers and individuals who I’m going to write to and thank. Things … More

anxiety, Appreciation, being present, breathing, building resilience, fear, gratitude, nature walks, painful times, stress, suffering

Changing Vistas

I’m in the shower and the mind goes this way and that. There’s so much action ahead this week, the … More

anxiety, being present, breathing, dzogchen, mindulness, present moment awareness, surrender experiment, trusting life, wellbeing

Relaxing the Resistance

Relaxed the resistance a few notches and then find that solutions appear. With a lot of help which I asked … More

anxiety, being present, breathing, dzogchen, fear, feeling safe, gratitude, letting go, love, mindfulness, mindulness, open awareness, surrender experiment, thoughts

The Choice

I talk kindly to myself. Here we are in this moment. Breathing in and out from the belly. Notice the … More

being present, breathing, present moment awareness, self compassion, self soothing, thoughts, worry

I love you, I appreciate you, I value you….

Said a few times gently with a hand on the chest, while generating kindness and compassion….after a deep breath. Change … More

Appreciation, breathing, feeling safe, love, self care, self compassion, self love, worry

Body Wisdom

Such a deep communion with my therapy client yesterday morning. (Note to self- watch out for using the clients to … More

being present, body wisdom, breathing, self care, self love, self soothing, thoughts

Being in the Body

Sleep scored an ‘excellent’ 92/100 by the Fitbit last night. Early to sleep and early to awake at 6am. This … More

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Follow the Joy

Awake at 6ish, and some part was feeling anxious and I had to take action before it was escalated by … More

anxiety, being present, breathing, fear, feeling safe, self compassion, self soothing, thoughts, worry

May Reality guide my every Thought

Took a big long space yesterday afternoon and evening away from the demands of the world. A therapy client then … More

being present, breathing, building resilience, mindfulness, nature of mind, refuge, self care, thoughts

Saturday Morning

Blissful spacious love, I surrender into you. I give myself full permission to relax further and further into a backdrop … More

Appreciation, being present, breathing, building resilience, dzogchen, feeling safe, gratitude, inner peace, letting go, living abundantly, mindfulness, relaxing, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing, success, surrender experiment, trusting life

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

acceptance, Appreciation, breathing, gratitude, inner peace, living abundantly, love, mindulness, self soothing, thanks, trusting life, wellbeing

Gayatri Mantra

Still reciting the Gayatri out loud quietly and inside a lot. I haven’t much experience with mantra based meditation but … More

Appreciation, being present, breathing, letting go, relaxing, trusting life

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

allowing feelings, anxiety, breathing, distress, fear, feeling safe, kindness, mindulness, self care, self love, self soothing, suffering, thoughts, wellbeing, worry

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

beauty of nature, breathing, feeling safe, kindness, nature walks, peace, Recovery, relaxing, self care, self compassion, stillness, worry

Screen Time

Endless Twitter and Facebook scrolling, meetings and courses on Zoom, work on the computer, hours spent binge watching, and lots … More

being present, breathing, feeling safe, living abundantly, mindfulness, refuge, resistance, stillness, thoughts

Shower Meditation

Today my foray into ‘dark night of the soul’ is on pause (woohoo) and it could just be due to … More

Appreciation, being present, breathing, feeling safe, gratitude, Intimacy, living abundantly, mindfulness, self care, self compassion, self love, self soothing

Keeping it Simple

Life is made up of mostly small things and little tasks. I used to find myself rushing through these to … More

breathing, gratitude, mindfulness, self soothing, trusting life

Life Update

A new motorhome has materialised. Heard about a neighbour selling it on Tuesday by yesterday it was paid for, a … More

breathing, compassion, gratitude, living abundantly, nature walks, present moment awareness, Recovery, refuge, self compassion, self love, silence, trusting life

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

anxiety, being present, breathing, fear, gratitude, Recovery, self care, self love

Imagined fear

In my dream last night I was high up on a ladder. I was 100s of metres up and approaching … More

anxiety, asking for help, breathing, fear, fear of success

Took a Risk

Quite a big one for me with my conditioning to please others. Risking another’s wrath. And experiencing the fall out … More

breathing, business, letting go, money fears, stress

Feeling of Infinity

The sense of it pervading and enveloping everything including me arrives each day these days. I have responses to it, … More

anxiety, being present, breathing, love, self soothing

It’s not all Roses

I often find my mood dipping. It happens quickly. At times it’s when I get carried away in little hostile … More

anxiety, beauty of nature, being present, breathing, childhood damage, compassion, guilt, nature walks, Recovery, self care, self compassion, self defence, self love, self soothing, thoughts, wellbeing, worry

The World is a Feeling

I feel the leaves gentle float through the air to the ground, the crows high in the tree roosting, the … More

beauty of nature, being present, breathing, feeling safe, letting go, mindfulness, peace, stillness

Trying to Avoid Pain

How timid I’ve been about feeling emotional pain. I have spent decades trying to control my environment so that I … More

breathing, fear, feeling safe, mindfulness, self compassion, thoughts, worry

Returning to the Seat of Self

Whew, I got lost there for a couple of days in angst, bargaining with reality and rumination. My mind couldn’t … More

beauty of nature, being present, breathing, here and now, mindfulness, nature walks, present moment awareness, Recovery, surrender experiment, thoughts, trusting life

Inner Dialogue

It started in 1979 when I found a Carlos Castaneda book on my dads bedside table. It said that the … More

being present, breathing, Carlos Castaneda, dzogchen, mindfulness, self compassion, self love, self soothing, worry

Surrender Experiment – Day 3 Reflections

I’ve had 2 days of doing my surrender experiment now, and I’m delighted to say that I have managed to … More

anxiety, attachment to preferences, breathing, building resilience, inner peace, peace, relaxing, resistance

Eckhart Tolle

I watched this yesterday and oh my, is he on fire and in full flow of transmitting the wisdom of … More

breathing, fear, mindulness, pain, self care, separation, thoughts

Water spout Meditation

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Hello Wellbeing, and welcome :-)

I have experienced a couple of days of heightened wellbeing. I’m consciously allowing it in, and noticing fears and discomforts … More

being present, breathing, feeling safe, gratitude, Recovery, self compassion, self sabotage, self soothing, worry

Daily Vicissitudes

Was awoken prematurely mid dream by the dog needing out, a brain foggy start. I remembered the dream and in … More

breathing, fight or flight reponse, mindfulness, nature walks, Recovery, self care, self soothing, suffering

Breathing from the Stomach

A friend of mine often mentions breathing deeply from low in the body and the positive changes he has experienced. … More

anxiety, breathing, relaxing, self soothing

Easing gently into Self Care

And how to integrate it into my life, and how I do it. Firstly I take note that there is … More

anxiety, being present, breathing, building resilience, childhood damage, compassion, feeling safe, here and now, kindness, mindfulness, present moment awareness, Recovery, resistance, self care, self defence, self love, self soothing, stillness, trusting life

Finding the still Centre

I’ve been taking some steps to increase my resilience to stress recently. I have had to or suffer! Life has … More

being present, breathing, fear, mindulness, self compassion, self love, self soothing, worry

Easing into Feeling Alright

Do you want to feel alright? This powerful question I read the other day, and it didnt take long for … More

being present, breathing, guilt, mindfulness, nature walks, self compassion, self love, self sabotage, thoughts

Making Space for The Way

“For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them“. Thich Nhat … More

being present, breathing, self compassion

Being in the Moment

Today I had the joy of an extended period of being present, lasting about 30 minutes. It was while swimming, … More

being present, breathing, here and now, mindfulness, thoughts

A New World Opens

I was scraping the ice off my windscreen the other morning with a credit card and I was rushing and … More

being present, breathing, here and now, mindfulness, self compassion

How can I be Kind to Myself Today?

Every day is an exciting opportunity to start afresh with new practises of self compassion and of finding ways to … More

breathing, childhood damage, self abuse, self compassion, self love, thoughts

Relief is Possible woohoo!

I love experiencing relief from my self created angst and misery. I am learning the art of accepting what is happening, … More

acceptance, being present, breathing, here and now, nature of mind, resistance, shame, thoughts

Intimacy with Each Moment

Every single day I have many many minutes of not actually being here and present for each experience. I am often … More

being present, breathing, here and now, nature of mind

My mind is having a big inner rant

It’s a family member, arggghhhhhh. Nothing like families to press your buttons. Who was it that said if you think … More

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