"I want to give you a book," the man said to me. Minutes earlier, he had told me the title. I had tried to memorise it but it was long and the words floated away. It was an unusual place to have a conversation about a book - we were in adjoining lanes at a swimming pool...
I had a low blog profile last year. A lot was written about COVID-19 and ways to cope, and I felt I didn't need to add my voice. My prompt for writing now came after hearing two comments that made me wonder how you are viewing 2021. A woman I chatted with in an outdoor dining area...
The moment you wake up in the morning are you filling your mind with everything you want to do or replaying the stories of what happened yesterday? If so, notice how this makes you feel. Perhaps you are eager to check your emails or scroll through the latest hardships sweeping Australia and the world. How does...
"I prefer to go out to lunch on Mondays," the woman said, with a sigh, when she heard about the starting date for a morning meditation course. In the lead up to this remark, she had told me she was so stressed and outlined all that had been happening in her life. Of course, the caller needed...
After dinner at a restaurant, our friend Chris* leaned towards me and said, 'You're the expert in breathing - can you help me?' The comment surprised me. I rarely talk to friends about meditation because it usually isn't on their radar of self-help. Also, I prefer not to be seen as a crusader...
A month may have passed but I still have an impressive burn mark on my arm - it happened as I was taking a cake out of the oven and the bottom of the tin slipped out on an angle. Was I in the moment when it happened? Probably not. I was in a hurry and...
When Maria (not her real name) asked me to guide her through some meditation practices that would help her cope with her breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment, she connected easily with the concepts. She practised the new meditations several times daily and these helped her in the lead-up to surgery, during the chemotherapy treatment that...
"When you live your life with an appreciation of coincidences and their meanings, you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities. This is when the magic begins." - DEEPAK CHOPRA...
At the end of a six-week meditation course, two women remarked that they hadn't been to their physiotherapist which they usually did most weeks. They felt relaxed and no longer had any shoulder pain. In other sessions, participants have commented about having less neck pain and fewer headaches. How does attending a meditation course create such wonderful physical benefits? Most people who...
'I want to thank you. Your meditation course and the way you teach about the breath and mindfulness have really helped me to deal with my anxiety. I have stopped taking medication. At first, coming off it was difficult, but now with the meditation practices, I know I am learning a new way to deal with...