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I hope you find something to stimulate, provoke and inspire in these blog posts. If you do, please be courageous. Speak out! Leave a comment. Perhaps these posts can be an ongoing conversation...
Broken Open: On Difficult Transitions…
This blog post takes it’s inspiration from the title of a profoundly insightful book by Elizabeth Lesser. Essentially, the book is about the different ways life breaks us open. The…
Finding Contentment, Where We Are…
At the turn of the New Year, I found myself pondering what to write about in my New Years blog. An email from my Mum arrived in my inbox…
On Sensitivity
Ever felt that you are ‘too’ sensitive. I grew up with people telling me that I was, and that I should not ‘wear my heart on my sleeve‘ as Shakespeare…
Anxiety and Depression: The Limits of Diagnosis
Check out this insightful biographical piece by Alex Delfont, musician and filmmaker at The Newlife Foundation. ‘Disclaimer : The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the…
This too shall pass…
It is quite an experience being at Newlife. I am not used to sharing breakfast with fifty other people. The obligatory silence in the morning helps. We all have space…
Non- striving: A Process of Surrender
Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well. – Shakespeare, William from King Lear In developing the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction programme, Jon Kabat-Zinn outlined seven attitudinal qualities that support…
Working The Edge…
My responsibilities here at the New Life Foundation include holding the morning meditation space. This involves laying out a circle of mats and cushions, and ringing the bell to begin and…
Mindful Recovery at The New Life Foundation
This autumn, I have taken up a teaching residency at the New Life Foundation in Northern Thailand for two and a half months. New Life is, a not for profit,…