Meditation 14.05 minutes

Safe.

Inside me.

Inside the group.

Inside Nature.

Are you ready to emerge, little one?

To let your voice be heard aloud?

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Sometimes, when coming to meditate, we find ourselves circling, unable to land right away. Can we find patience to wait, gather ourselves slowly, land gently? Then, in the stillness, drawing in energy and waiting some more, for when the time comes, and life lets us know it's ready to move again.

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It could be said that when the outer and inner worlds collide, we get synchronicity - a sense of oneness. This can happen by chance, but it is also possible to attune ourselves - bringing outer and inner worlds closer together through our intention. In meditation, we bring our worlds into focus, noticing more of life as it happens, both internally and externally.

In this way, we become more available for the flow of life, just as it is.

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Meditation 12.51 minutes

Where do we feel pressure in the being? What does it feel like? Is it internal, or external - coming from something inside, or outside?

Even in asking these questions, we can feel some release. Some freedom. What does it feel like to be free? To be available for life, just as it is?

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Meditation 15 minutes

“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” ― Blaise Pascal, Pensées

Thoughts, swirling like a cyclone. Rushing in frantic circles before crashing down.

Thoughts, swirling like a leaf storm, Blown higher and higher, scattered and torn.

Thoughts, swirling like pollen, Layering shades of yellow on brown.

Thoughts, swirling like snow Making their gentle way to ground.

Thoughts.

When thoughts swirl too hard, they squeeze out joy. When thoughts can settle and the air clears, space opens up. Small moments resonate, chiming in ways not seen before. Not known.

The comfort of warm bed. Kind voice. Gentle touch.Sunlight on wood. Cool drink. Splashes of colour.Softening of heart. Stilling of mind.Welcome. Home. Love.

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Staying still is the new travelling. Low cost and carbon neutral, inward travelling can take you places that blow conventional travelling out of the water. Want to explore your own body? Go for it. Wander distant realms? Alright then. Travelling inwards is a way of experiencing more space and time that is possible on any tropical island or rural retreat. All that's needed is a little practice and you're away.

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Meditation 15 minutes

Leaning in,I find hurt, anger, rage, desire.

Leaning back, I find rest, renewal, space and time.

Cultivating patience.Knowing truth.Accepting how things are.

Right action becomes clear.

Meditation - 15 minutes

"We need roots in order to bear fruit" said Father Daniel, as he explained why, in the Cistercian tradition, monks and nuns take a vow of 'place'.

What does it mean for us, in this rootless world, to grow roots? What does it mean to bring forth fruit? Is it about mere productivity? Or can it be about something more, perhaps creativity? A flowering of the soul?

Meditation 15 minutes

Start where you are. That’s what they say, isn’t it? But what if I don’t like where I am? What if my throat is sore and my head aches and I have a coughing fit every few minutes which distracts me and I forget what I’m supposed to be doing?What if I try to force myself into some other, more comfortable place? Drink some water (I may be dehydrated). Run a bath (the steam might clear my head). Do some yoga (maybe a stretch will help).

I may try to settle down to meditate, with the idea that meditation will 'fix' me. But what if there is no 'fixing’ to be done? What if this is just where I’m at right now? Or, as Tara Brach says :“Who am I when I am no longer believing something’s wrong?”

Meditation - 15 minutes

“It’s in the past”, I say, but my mind keeps bringing it into the present, like a cat dragging in a poor, injured bird. I turn my head. Wave my hand. Dismiss the painful offering. And even though it is painful, it is surely an offering, brought up by the mind for reflection and perhaps, a fresh response. Though I would like to ignore it, or put it out of its misery, this bird, maybe with its dying breath, has one more lesson for me. Am I brave enough to listen?

Allowing space for the everything of it, I feel my heart open, lighten. I wanted to make it go away, but I see now that it is part of me. Part of the whole of me. This is me, then, coming home to wholeness.