This month explores Advices and Queries no. 8 and what is meant by "worship", what are the blockages and to worship and how worship in a group can take us deeper than private worship.

The first seven advices are grouped together. Here we explore why they are linked and how to explore them in our bodies more. This is a guided movement meditation using some of the phrases in the first seven advices and queries.

Take Ten - Why Do Mindfulness? by Carolyn Baynes

We can so easily use harsh words to speak to ourselves. When we develop self compassion we start to cultivate a kinder inner voice.

Take Ten by Carolyn Baynes

Take Ten, Working With Tiredness by Carolyn Baynes

Take Ten, Noticing The Breath With Curiosity by Carolyn Baynes

This is a much loved Advice and Query which can lead to a deep exploration of how we experience God in our day to day lives.

Sounds can be triggering as sometimes we have very little control over the soundscape in our environment. In this meditation we can learn to allow the sounds while staying in a refuge of calm, non-reactivity.

Using the acronym RAIN we can learn to relate to our emotions with greater wisdom: R stands for Recognise how we are feeling. A stands for Allow the feeling to be there with a kind attention. I stands for Investigate; What am I believing about this situation? and N stands for Nurture; warmly appreciating our ability to be with the whole range of human experience as much as we can.