Beware the Head Monsters – The Worry Monster
Do you have monsters living in your head? Come on own up, we’ve all got them. We’ve all got monsters living in our head and unless you practice mindfulness, there really is no escape! Head monsters come in many shapes and sizes, they lurk in the shadows of your mind and they creep up on […]
Why Retreat
Now Project retreats are not about running from the world; in fact they are the very opposite. On retreat we engage fully with the world in the present moment and it is from this place of presence that we open ourselves up for insights arise. We start our retreats getting to know one another and […]
Beyond The Self Retreat
When Adrian and Paul said we’re going to do a retreat for advanced practitioners at the end of last summer I was very keen and excited as to what that would entail. As the format and approach for the weekend started to make itself known to us in the build up to this summer, I […]
Amanda
For most of my adult life l have considered myself to be honest and emotionally straight forward; l would often become frustrated with other people when l felt they were being evasive or avoiding confronting difficult emotions because l thought everyone should be doing what l thought l was doingl One of my lightbulb moments […]
The ‘Trying Trap’
It may seem obvious that the characteristic state of thoughtless awareness that is Mindfulness dissolves ego: the journey is one of ‘unbecoming’ as we let go of who we thought we were, along with the associated limitations we have allowed to be set of ourselves along the way. But this lifelong process can be hugely […]
Illusion & Reality – Lucid Dreaming and Mindfulness
More and more people are becoming aware of the possibility of being fully conscious while sleeping. The physical body needs to rest to rejuvenate and in some sleeping stages we can experience the dream world. A dream is an exciting event and as everything else it has energy that can be recognised and partially decoded: […]
In ‘Dark’ Times…
…Life is your playground We are currently experiencing an unsettling time – this is nothing new; we were experiencing it already but maybe we weren’t all quite so aware of it before recent events in the political world and the repercussions this has ensued. This is bringing some challenging moments for many, it is showing […]
Mindfulness Retreat – June
Our June Mindfulness retreat saw life throwing us a couple of spanners to work with… with the unpredictable weather and a power cut it’s lucky we live mindfully and flow with what is! Our guests were amazing and I enjoyed another wonderful weekend in the woods with our ever growing Now Project family. Here’s a […]
Beyond the Self – 3 Day Mindfulness Retreat
It is with much excitement that I can announce a special 3 day retreat weekend… Full details will be announced very shortly along with booking process; in the meantime save the date! Keep an eye on the website and social media for updates. Beyond The Self Mindfulness and world transformation Friday 26 – Monday 29 […]
Mindfulness Retreat May 2016
May 20 – 22 marked the beginning of our Summer Retreat programme. It was the virgin outing for our lovely marquee where much of the weekends teaching takes place, the location and nature takes care of the rest! We had a handful of campers and, once again, all our guests were amazing so we enjoyed another […]
