My experience with meditation
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about imperfections – my own and the wider world’s – prompted by reading a great book called ‘Kintsugi Wellness’ by Candace Kumai. Kintsugi makes a virtue of imperfection by filling cracks in old china with powdered…
It’s been a while since I have sat down to type my meditation musings. Winter has felt rather long and arduous. Between January and March, a few anniversaries for me are important to acknowledge. However, they involve thinking about loved…
Earlier this year I applied to be on the speaker list of The Women’s Institute for Somerset and was invited to ‘audition’ at their WI speaker preview last week. My talk was on the health and well-being benefits of meditation. I studied…
Ancient Greece’s most famous physician, Hippocrates, reportedly said, “Walking is a man’s best medicine”. A woman’s too! This month I wanted to write about the benefits of walking and how we can be mindful when we walk. Whether we use…
Distraction was the overriding theme for me this month. I became an expert at pegging out the washing, sorting my recycling, or even tidying my desk before I could settle into my work. I even found I was distracted by…
May 2023 This is my first blog post so it felt important to keep the focus this month on being ‘real and open’ to all meditation experiences. This month I was lucky enough to take some time away and stay…