One of the things we do when we’re feeling a yucky emotion – whether it’s sadness, depression, guilt or anger, is to run from it. We resist it. We fight it. We pretend it’s not there.
And, as I often hear from meditation students, the last thing we want to do when we’re feeling down is to meditate. Who on earth would want to sit quietly and go into silence, when their mind is reminding them of all the reasons they should feel bad?
Yet, often, that’s the best thing we could do. So how could you best handle meditating, when you’re not in the mood? [Read more…] about Feeling Down? Why Meditation Could Be Just What You Need




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It took me 20 years to learn to meditate.


As I studied how to teach it, I realised that meditation isn’t about escaping from what’s ‘here’ and disconnecting from your physical experience.

I’m wondering ~ bear with me on this one ~ what the ‘you’ on your 80th birthday might advise…? Would they tell you to carry on as things are? Or might they tell you that taking the time to reconnect with who you really are was one of the wisest choices you ever made?
Over the 28 days, you can:
Whether you’re new to meditation or rekindling an old habit, imagine…




