Meditation Teachers – How Important are They?

Meditation, Buddhism and psychology

Meditation and mindfulness are how we practice trusting in the peaceful loving freedom of our essential Being, while observing how ridiculous it is to give our power away to the agonizing habits of our ego defences.

Compassion

Self- Compassion

Mindfulness and compassion lead us to greater awareness of the nature of our suffering. We can become aware of aches and tensions on the body, disturbing, anxious thoughts, relating to painful events of the past or feared events of the future, that distract us from experiencing the fullness of the present moment. Meditation techniques serve as a vehicle to carry us through these difficulties on the path to experiencing our wholeness. Through the practice of meditation we can redirect the energy invested in automatic coping mechanisms into self-supporting processes of learning, evolution and resting in our essential wholeness.

New Ideas Arise out of the Deep Ecology of our True Nature

Every really new idea looks crazy at first. Alfred North Whitehead Ideas are the seminal cognitions of the objects of our perception; essentially, untried concepts. All creativity begins with the possibility of something new being conceived. New ideas that are inspiring lead to the birth of new hypotheses, beliefs, values, capabilities, behaviors and ideals of […]

Enneagram – Personality, Resistance to Change and Realising Potential

Trans-theoretical model of change

The Enneagram commonly known as a system of nine personality types, can be used as a nine- phase model of living Systems, including humans evolve and grow. It shows we evolve from one level of homeostasis to a higher and more complex level of organisation and homeostasis. NINE represents homeostasis and the process moves around […]

Wild Mediations – Dark Canyons

wlderness meditation retreat

This is one of the most beautiful canyons in Australia, but unlike some canyons it is accessible to most people. There will be time to really open to the beauty and the majesty of this place.  You will be left with a sense of awe and gratitude for the blessings Nature can bestow on us.

Mindfulness Meditation – How to do it and why

Do you find yourself getting caught up in a stressful state of mind that makes it hard to enjoy your family, friends and other simple joys of life––a beautiful sunrise, cool winter air on your face, the taste of good food, your child’s recount of their day, the warmth and tenderness of a hug? Do […]

Meditations on Unconditional Happiness by Rick Hanson, author of Buddha’s Brain

Rick Hanson and Eric Lyleson

Rick Hanson, PhD interviewed by Eric Lyleson Four Levels of Consciousness that Meditation Can Help us Realise  Nowness, Wholeness, All-ness and Oneness The Neuroscience of Spiritual Practice In this cutting edge interview psychologist and neuroscientist Rick Hanson discusses what he is currently exploring in his own spiritual practice.  He describes how each of us can […]