MEDITATIONS

The word “sympoiesis” derives from the ancient Greek sún (“with, together”) and poíēsis (“creation, production”), meaning “becoming-with.” And so, we live, create and become who we are together with everything...

“To decompose is to become different. It’s a process that mirrors our emotional worlds. We recycle old versions of ourselves, integrating new experiences and then using those memories to transform...

“Sometimes in the darkness you can see more clearly.” - Robert McFarlane   I recently read a book by Robert McFarlane called Underland, about the rich and varied life underground....

Slow down, rest, and allow the natural, necessary process of quiescence - quietness, stillness, inactivity and dormancy. Winter is our time to yield into quiescence, it is an essential process...

Yutori is a Japanese noun for a sense of wellbeing that arises by living with spaciousness. I discovered this in the podcast: On Being with Naomi Shihab Nye.   Spaciousness...

For me, autumn is all about gathering resources and micro-dosing wellbeing rituals throughout the day in preparation for winter.   Gathering the resources we need is a great act of...

“Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.” - Thich Nhat...

"When everybody is sensitive to all the nuances going around, and not merely to what is happening in one’s own mind, there forms a meaning which is shared. And in...

Stuck between a rock and a hard place?   A big challenge we have to face when it comes to our mental wellbeing is that we can feel stuck under...

“If you do not have your own self as your essence, you will fill the void with anything you can... Revolution really must occur within.” - Alice Walker, Anything We Love...

Looking back over the year that has been I would like to bring our attention to a Stoic practise called Prospective Retrospection. It is a practise that cultivates an urgent...

“Time was a meadow not a highway.” – Tom Robbins   If you get frustrated with the many quotes and articles about how important it is to rest, you are...