What’s brown and sounds like a bell?
Dung – the old jokes are the best. One of my favourite books is “Who ordered this truckload of dung” by Ajahn Brahm (Now published
Why I have been meditating for nearly 30 years
Like many (or most) who start a regular meditation or mindfulness practice, it was part of the recovery from a traumatic period of my life.
Attention, Attention, Attention
I have had three books on the go over the last month, and each of them in different ways give a perspective on the attention
Tree meditation
I am always keen to find new metaphors for meditation, and Alan Wallace in his description of Shamatha meditation has a really good one, describing
Wishing you an Analogue Christmas and a Mindful New Year
On Saturday I was sat in the cafe at Waterstones Bookshop in Leeds, and realised what a rare thing it is nowadays to go into
Curing or healing?
I am often asked, as I think most mindfulness teachers are, will mindfulness cure X, where X can be anything from insomnia, worry, anxiety, depression,