What is the difference between mindfulness and meditation? Or are they the same thing? These questions regularly come up in my classes and workshops. Listening to a radio interview recently, I heard traditional meditation being described as, ‘just another thing we have to do’ with a range of less time-consuming […]
Mental Health & Mindfulness
Giving ourselves some space for reflection and contemplation is vital to attune and attend holistically to the needs of the body, mind, and spirit. Slowing down and being mindful can help us to notice the signs that our body is giving us, cues that we may not pick up on […]
Since I began a daily practice of mindfulness meditation, I know that we can begin over again at any moment in time, during the year, the week, the day, or the hour by pausing and taking a new breath. But I’ve always loved new beginnings and, perhaps because of all […]
Recently a friend expressed appreciation for a social media post I’d shared featuring practical reflections for how to be present for someone who is dying. It inspired this month’s column when I realised it might be helpful to expand this to include being present for ourselves and one another in […]
The deepening of the season offers us a chance to turn towards ourselves and our lives and perhaps reflect over the highs and lows, the gains and losses, the joys, and the sorrows that the year has held for us. As we approach the year end, our focus may turn […]
A new community café with trained volunteers ready to offer a listening ear will open on Bridge Street in Bantry early in the New Year. It will be a warm, safe space, open to all over-18’s where individuals may wish to just have a cuppa, make a connection, join a trained […]