Tag Archives: meditation

Return to nature

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Administrator

Most of the photographs on this blog are mine, but I’ve chosen one of Wyn Bullock’s images to illustrate a beautiful quotation from him. “Whenever I have found myself stuck in the ways I relate to things, I return to nature. It is … Continue reading →

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Your tiny mind

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Administrator

Our thinking is like an iceberg, with everyday awareness at the tip and 95% of cognition happening out of sight (Lakoff and Johnson, 1999: 13). Most of the time we identify that tiny 5% as ‘self’, discounting the hidden cognition … Continue reading →

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Mindful weeding

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Administrator

When Horace wrote that “He who has begun has half done”, I don’t think he accounted for weeding. Maybe they didn’t do weeding in ancient Rome. Weeding, like meditation, is ongoing, so I spent Sunday afternoon playing with the potential of … Continue reading →

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The sit spot

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Administrator

The principle of the sit spot could hardly be simpler: Find a place outdoors and sit there everyday for at least 15 minutes.  Though it’s generally traced to Native American teachers, this ancient practise is cross-cultural. What modern Pagans call ‘sitting out’ has a more … Continue reading →

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