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An Emergent Presence

Posts, Retreats, Seminars, Programs
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Mindfulness and Contemplation: An Emergent Presence was a six-day retreat presented at St. Mary’s Towers Retreat Centre, Douglas Park, on the 5th – 11th June 2015. The daily program began with a guided morning meditation providing some teaching of the principles underlying meditation and mindfulness practice. The meditation was followed later in...

About Being Interiorly Divided

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Tuesday 23rd December 2015 James 1:1-11 From James, servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. Greetings to the twelve tribes of the Dispersion. My brothers, you will always have your trials but, when they come, try to treat them as a happy privilege; you understand that your...

Taken, Blessed, Broken, Shared

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Monday 22nd December, 2015 Life of the Beloved, Henri Nouwen Taken To become the Beloved we, first of all, have to claim that we are taken. That might sound very strange at first, and, still, to be taken is essential in becoming the Beloved. As I have mentioned already,...

One of the best things you can do to feel happiness

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It is a well-known secret that dance activates the whole of the person. It connects us to our emotions and our bodies. When we are feeling stressed, tired, lost, dance get us going again, lifts the spirit and lightens the soul. Enjoy this short selection of spirited dance. Be...

The Physiological Response Created by Hugging

Clients, Posts, Science & Spirituality, Ecology, Cosmology, TEP, Psychology, Personality
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About the Author: Josh Richardson is blogger, healer, and a constant pursuer of the natural state of human consciousness. http://themindunleashed.org/2015/01/8-ways-science-reveals-hugging-creates-physiological-response-equivalent-drugs.html **This was originally featured on Prevent Disease Hugs make you feel good for a reason and it’s not just the loving embrace that gives us that warm feeling in our...

The simple habits of mentally tough people

Clients, Mindfulness, Meditation, Contemplation, Posts, Transformation Emergence Evolution
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We all reach critical points in our lives where our mental toughness is tested. It might be a toxic friend or colleague, a dead-end job, or a struggling relationship. By Travis Bradberry  25 JUN 2015 http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/06/25/comment-simple-habits-mentally-tough-people Whatever the challenge, you have to be strong, see things through a new...

Washington meditation project

Mindfulness, Meditation, Contemplation, Posts, Subtle Energies & Mythological Realms, Transformation Emergence Evolution
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Washington meditation project reduces violent crime by 23.3% From The World Peace Group : World Peace through Meditation http://www.worldpeacegroup.org/washington_crime_prevention_full_article.html An experiment in Washington DC to study the effect of a large group of meditators on social trends, saw a rapid reduction in violent crime during the project period. The...

The Virtuous

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Friday 20th March 2015 Wisdom 2:1,12-22 The godless say to themselves, with their misguided reasoning: ‘Our life is short and dreary, nor is there any relief when man’s end comes, nor is anyone known who can give release from Hades. Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man,...

The Tyranny of the Should

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Neurosis and Human Growth: THE STRUGGLE TOWARD SELF-REALIZATION Dr. Karen Horney From Chapter 3: The Tyranny of the Should – a paraphrase Unlike Pygmalion, who tried to make another person into a creature fulfilling his concept of beauty, I set to work to mold myself into a supreme being...

12 Things You Should Know About Holotropic Breathwork™ – by Martin Boroson

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12 Things You Should Know About Holotropic Breathwork™ – by Martin Boroson (Reprinted here with the permission of Martin Boroson from http://www.grof-holotropic-breathwork.net/profiles/blogs/12-things-you-should-know-about-holotropic-breathwork-intro  – many thanks Marty – 11/11/2014). with Jean Farrell, Nienke Merbis, and Dara White Edited and posted by Alysson Troffer, The Inner Door Editor, InnerDoor (at) ahbi.org [Editor’s Note: This article...