Top Tip #1: Breath Awareness
Top Tip #1: Breath Awareness This the most simple and also the most powerful mindfulness technique that there is. There are only two breathing techniques that you really need to practice mindfulness. The first technique is to breathe in, and then breathe out; and the second is the breathe out and then breathe in. Either is […]
The Colour Chart of Awareness
The Colour Chart of Awareness Words by Marta Coelhas Art by Sophie Welton Most of the things that I share with people are written from the highest perspective of my own personal experience. Today I’m going to do something different than usual. It is not frequent to me to access it in this way but when […]
Book Review: How to Walk by Thich Nhat Hanh
How to walk by Thich Nhat Hanh “When the past and the future can’t pull you away any more, every step is solid. You are firmly established in the here and now. Solidity and freedom are the foundation of happiness. If you are not solid you are not free, happiness isn’t possible. So every step […]
The first of our Winter Retreats
Stepping mindfully into our new home… Our first Winter retreat at the new location in the Thornham Magna Estate was nothing short of magical. This was the first time at this location not only for our guests but some of the team too. Personally I felt at home as soon as I arrived and it wasn’t […]
Bouncy Mindfulness
Getting out of our heads and into our bodies One of the things we often talk about on our retreats and classes is checking into our bodies as it’s your body that tells you how you are. Well I wanted to share a moment with you that beautifully reminded me just how true that is. […]
Lessons in Mindfulness – The Paradox
Where are you going? Who are you becoming ? You are going? no-where, you’ve already arrived. This moment is all that exists. The future is nothing more than a rubbish guess, it’s just a projection of your mind, and it exists no-where other than in your head. You are not ever going anywhere, because there […]
Masterclass now Fortnightly
Many of you have been requesting more regular masterclasses and emotional clearing sessions to help maintain your mindfulness, so here you go, here’s three dates for your diary Next Class: Tuesday 29th September – Mindfulness and the collective consciousness Upcoming Classes: Tuesday 13th October – Mindfulness and the power of conscious intention Tuesday 27th October […]
Retreat, not retreating
As I write this we are coming to the end of our very popular summer retreats (don’t worry if you missed them, we are looking at doing some winter ones too and we do have 1 left – see our Retreats page) It’s always amazed me the different types of people that turn up, a […]
Zen and the Art of Drinking Tea
Once upon a time in ancient China there was a nun who ran a tea shop. The nun was famous throughout China because of her deep understanding of zen. It was said that she was a true zen master, that she was fully enlightened, and students of zen travelled for thousands of miles to seek […]
Summer Fruit Retreat August 2015
There’s something amazing happening down at Retreat farm, I’m not sure what, but i know it’s amazing. We’ve always attracted people who are on the cusp of a shift. Often driven to mindfulness by the distress of their mental noise, they are naturally open and available to new insights. Ripe for the picking. But I’ve […]
