Category Archives: Meditation
The One-Minute Meditation
Although it’s taken me several entries to describe the why’s of this one-minute meditation (see here and here), it is really very simple to do and in fact takes less than a minute. First of all, at the moment when … Continue reading
One Minute Meditation Pt2
I’m writing today from Wakayama City in Japan where I am currently doing some research for my Japanese course at university. It’s going well and I am inspired by the glorious autumn foliage putting on a fabulous show in the … Continue reading
One Minute Meditation Pt1
At last all my university exams are over for the year, and I have one more year to complete before getting my BA in Japanese. But now I can enjoy a bit of a break and share some more chats … Continue reading
The C word
No, not that one! I’m talking about “Cancer” (complete with the requisite capital letter to give it the gravity it deserves!) I remember reading a bumper sticker once that said “Cancer is a word, not a sentence” but when that … Continue reading
Just let your mind go blank…Yeah, right!
When I was first interested in learning meditation, I enthusiastically went to several different local community classes, which, although well-meaning, ended up putting me off meditation for many years thereafter. The first one I went to was the twisted-up-like-a-pretzel variety: … Continue reading