We live in a world that is constantly buzzing. Between notifications, deadlines, and endless to-do lists, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Amidst this chaos, the idea of embracing silence might seem alien or even intimidating. Yet, silence holds a transformative power - one that connects us to our deepest selves, to the soul that often … Continue reading Seeing YOU through the eyes of your soul.
You probably know that on Sunday mornings we do a silent meditation, just a circle of people who get together to be in silence together. I love the simplicity, and the connection. In our fast paced world, silence is a rare and precious commodity. The constant barrage of information, the incessant chatter of our minds, … Continue reading See the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.
In a world that constantly demands our attention, action, and achievement, there exists a sanctuary that few have come to know. Meditation is far more than a trendy wellness practice or simple relaxation technique. It represents a pilgrimage inward, a journey to the sacred sanctuary that exists within each of us. In this inner space, … Continue reading Deeply surrendering to this human experience is where you’ll find your soul.
Sunday morning meditations are reserved for silence. I love the idea of us getting together and being able to just slip into a silent space together. In our perpetually connected, endlessly buzzing world, silence has become a rare commodity. We fill every moment with podcasts, notifications, and conversations, afraid of what we might discover in … Continue reading Your inner GPS guiding you to true north.
A thought on meditation... I have seen countless lives change with this one choice - "the decision that meditation will be my new normal." Like getting up in the morning and automatically brushing your teeth, making meditation a part of your day every day, will change how you live your life. "Your Daily Dose" is … Continue reading If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation…
While we have a guided meditation every day of the week, on Sundays the meditation is just quiet. Just you sitting with your own silence, and knowing that all of us are sitting in our own silence along with you. "It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet … Continue reading You ARE the voice of wisdom.
A silent meditation for today......... In meditation and other mindfulness practices we often hear the term, “quiet the mind”. This may create the impression that we should somehow be able to just shut down our thoughts which of course sets us up for failure before we’ve even started, because shutting down the thinking in that … Continue reading You ARE the universe experiencing itself.
Welcome to the practice of silence... Take a moment out of your day and come and sit with us in a circle of silence. You don't have to complete the whole meditation, just come and sit with us for as long as it feels useful to you... "Solitude is for me a fount of healing … Continue reading The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.
Are you stuck in what you know? It may sound like a weird question at first, but it cuts to the heart of why so many of us find ourselves recreating the same patterns, relationships, and outcomes year after year. Iyanla Vanzant shines some light on the importance of this question - "Your Daily Dose" … Continue reading Are you stuck in what you know?
We are always creating! We were created to create and therefore we create by default, through our thoughts, choices, and actions. The real question isn't whether you're creating - it's whether you're creating from your highest potential or from a place of limitation. What is it that prevents us from creating at our highest potential? … Continue reading What is holding you back?
A regular practice of silence is like medicine, and the long term healing properties of meditation are becoming increasingly clear through modern science. Recently, meditation researchers have investigated how meditation impacts what is called the brain's default mode network (DMN), which includes the self-talk that constantly chatters in the background as you go about your … Continue reading A study on negative self-talk.
Surrender is always a bit of a tricky subject to get one's head around, and most often the ideas of “surrender”, “being present” and even “meditation” elicit the image of floating around in a state of bliss, removed from life's problems. Matt Kahn does a great job describing the difference between resisting life and surrendering … Continue reading Become a willing participant in your life.
Light is everywhere. It gives us vision, keeps us warm, and facilitates life. Light is even responsible for developments in communications technology, the internet, and space travel. However, light is not just a physical concept. It is a central theme used throughout scripture to literally and metaphorically describe spiritual concepts. "Your Daily Dose" is a … Continue reading Do you know yourself as light?
Have you ever been able to find a profound sense of peace and tranquility amidst the chaos of life? Perhaps it was during a solitary walk in nature, a quiet moment of reflection, or a deep meditation. A moment of pure stillness where the world seems to fade away, leaving you alone with your thoughts … Continue reading Where there is nothing, there can only be God.
Our subconscious holds what I like to call a "recording" of the past. Our whole body understands this recording as “truth”, because these are the things that, in fact, we lived through. And so like a well-worn record, the meaning we’ve made in the past - the dots we’ve connected subconsciously - are played on … Continue reading You can train your brain to support your NEW beliefs.
Anita Moorjani has been our teacher this week and I hope you’ll do yourself the favour of searching her name on YouTube and listening to some interviews with her. She reminds us that we are not defined by our bodies, our accomplishments, or our possessions. Instead, we are interconnected with all of existence. This realization … Continue reading The greatest truths of the Universe lie deep within us.
Welcome to a Sunday silent meditation. On a Sunday we always dedicate this space to stillness by having a silent meditation. What is your relationship to silence? Do you find it easy to be in silence by yourself? Or is there a lot of resistance within you to the idea of surrendering your “self” into … Continue reading Repeat the sound of God as an inner mantra.
I love reserving the silent meditations for Sundays. And while today's Hafez quotes are great for leading us into silence, they make me hopeful for humanity as well. Hafez was a Muslim Sufi who lived in Iran during the 1300's, just after "The Crusades" when all of the Christian and Muslim world was at war … Continue reading Become like one who is awestruck and nourished listening to a golden nightingale sing.
YOU are your home. Until this becomes your embodied truth you will be seeking outside of you for what you can only find within. And when you finally come to this truth... you will understand that YOU are the Divine in form, and so is everyone else. "During deep meditation it is possible to dispel … Continue reading YOU are your home.
Sunday mornings often carry a peculiar quietude. It's as if the world is taking a collective breath, a moment of pause before the week's relentless pace resumes. This quietude is a gentle invitation to look inward, a reminder that the most profound journeys of self-discovery begin within. "The resting place of the mind is the … Continue reading The only place the mind will ever find peace is inside the silence of the heart.
Even though the theme of today's meditation is silence, I chose a different topic from Byron Katie's work which I'm sure you'll love! It's brilliant advice for every one of us - We live in an age of constant connection, where the lives of others are laid bare on social media platforms. It's easy to … Continue reading Don’t be up in nobody’s business.
During Sunday meditation we create a space of stillness. Less talking from me and more presence in the absence of words. Silence, however, is not merely the absence of sound, it’s the profound presence of existence. Embracing silence is not about fighting the presence of noise, but having acceptance for the transient movements of consciousness … Continue reading You’re trying to stop the wind, dressed as a kite. How are you going to do it?
