“When I look up at the night sky I know that we are part of this Universe, we are in this Universe. But perhaps more important than both of those facts is th...

“Let the world call you lazy for not running about like a frightened ghost. Just be quiet inside yourself. Don’t bother about knowing how things should be an...

“In many shamanic societies, if you came to a shaman or medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of fo...

“May the stars carry your sadness away, May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, May hope forever wipe away your tears, And, above all, may silence make ...

I’ve long been aware that humans are not fixed, unchanging beings. Taking the physical process of cell reproduction alone, we are continually developing, wi...

“Being still does not mean don’t move. It means move in peace.” ~ E’yen A. Gardner ~ A decade ago, I went to Africa, to the Kalihari desert, on a personal de...

I was out in the fields close to my home a few days ago, and felt as if I was in the middle of nowhere. I am interested to find how changed my relationship ...

I was recently reminded of a beautiful meditation from the late Thich Naht Hahn. It is simple, and elegant, and for me has a significant effect on my bodymi...

“When we learn to move beyond mistaken concepts and see clearly, we no longer solidify reality. We see waves coming and going, arising and passing. We see th...

"Anxiety, heartbreak, and tenderness mark the in-between state. It’s the kind of place we usually want to avoid. The challenge is to stay in the middle rathe...

Someone I love dearly reminded me of this beautiful creation focused on the power of gratitude recently. It’s message is hugely pertinent now, as it always w...

I don’t know how it is for you, but for me the opportunity to stay at home and be with my children day after day has given me a vital reset of priorities. I...

The beautiful weather the last few days reminded me of one of my favourite meditations. I thought I’d share it in the hope of more lovely weather to do it a...

Grandma once gave me a tip: During difficult times, you move forward in small steps. Do what you have to do, but little by bit. Don't think about the future,...

This is the time to be slow, Lie low to the wall Until the bitter weather passes. Try, as best you can, not to let The wire brush of doubt Scrape from your h...

‘No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as...

Are you grabbing at life?  Do you find it hard to wait and let things come to you?  Do you repeatedly reach out for others to fill you up? If so, you are pre...

For the senses May the touch of your skin Register the beauty Of the otherness That surrounds you. May your listening be attuned To the deeper silence Where ...

Everything passes on and everything remains, But our lot is to pass on. To go on making paths, Paths across the sea… ...Traveller, your footprints Are the pa...

All that we are made of was created in dying stars, millenia ago. You truly are woven from the light of heaven. This week take a few moments to look up at t...