“Gratitude is like breathing in – letting ourselves be touched by the goodness in others and in our world. Generosity is like breathing out – sensing our mutual belonging and offering our care” says author and meditation practitioner, Tara Brach, who offers many valuable talks and teachings on how we […]

I remember a regular column in a local paper called the ‘Seen and Heard’. I think it was about happenings in the Skibbereen area. Reflecting lately with some of my groups on what gives our lives meaning, I was reminded of these words but in another context, how it feels to […]

‘To live in this world  you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go.’ From ‘In Blackwater Woods’ by Mary […]

This year I imagine many of us had placed great expectations on the Summer months to fill us up, and, in some way make up for, much of what has happened since March 2020. Did the Summer meet your expectations? And how are you feeling now about crossing the threshold […]

Life, as we know, does not always go as planned, or as we think it should, so how do we learn to accept and then cope with the cards that we are dealt?  One of the greatest gifts that practicing mindfulness gives us is a mental strength and an ability […]

There is no ‘end goal’ when it comes to practicing mindfulness meditation. When you learn the skills of compassion-based mindfulness and practice these skills regularly, it very much becomes a way of approaching, living, and enhancing your life. I was particularly struck recently, at the last session of an introductory […]