Befriending Distraction: Parable of two monks

Befriending Distraction: Parable of two monks

by | Jul 14, 2021 | Blog

In todays blog we are going to discuss distractions in the mind. And what’s more, todays video is actually a live recording of one of my recent retreats  in Adelaide. So not only will you get to understand how distractions work in the mind but you will also get a...
Create bliss as you walk

Create bliss as you walk

by | Jun 30, 2021 | Blog

Wouldn’t it be great if you could create bliss while you walk? During our last advanced retreat, we did just that. Read on to find out how or, if you’d prefer, watch the video below of my livestream I did this week on our Facebook page, on creating bliss...
A few words from one of our Meditation Leaders

A few words from one of our Meditation Leaders

by | Jun 3, 2021 | Blog

This week one of our wonderful SkillfulMIND Leaders has taken the time to write a short piece for us on how she has been coping with COVID19 and the isolation it has brought. Joanna Mason is from the North East of the United Kingdom and has been continuing to run...
MINUTE MEDITATIONS

MINUTE MEDITATIONS

by | May 25, 2021 | Blog, Blog2

  Body Sway Meditation Coming to your senses – Hearing Coming to your senses – Feeling Coming to your senses – Sight   To get the true benefits of meditation, it’s not enough to just treat it as a 10 or 15 minute escape from the world every...
Demons and Dragons

Demons and Dragons

by | May 19, 2021 | Blog, Blog2

  The following story is one of my favorite parables. It’s about a famous Tibetan meditator who lived many hundreds of years ago. He was called Milarepa. Milarepa spent three months every year meditating in a cave in the Himalayan mountains. He was sent up there...