Trying to Describe The Meditation Experience
In ‘A Book For A Change’ I try to describe some of my meditative experiences. It’s incredibly difficult. There simply are not words (at least, not in my vocabulary) that can adequately convey such...
Author: nicola
Creating Your Reality
Creating Space To Allow Ideas To Flow I’m back from my hols, brimming with ideas! Isn’t it funny how getting away from your usual routine allows the creative juices to flow?! Without even thinking...
My Old Dog Taught Me Some New Tricks!
Spotting A Pattern I was having a quiet moment of contemplation the other day about my dog who recently passed away. During his long illness, I nursed him diligently, adapting his diet, exercise, and...
Humming For Health
Happily Humming Away In my exploration of sound as a healing medium, I came across an interesting little book called “The Humming Effect” by Jonathan Goldman and Andi Goldman (Healing Arts Press 2017). It...
The Importance of Ceremony and Ritual in Dying
Today I attended the funeral of a friend and neighbour. The crematorium was packed. People were standing around the edges and at the back filling it to the very brim. People in gaily coloured...
Wellbeing, Ions and Wi-Fi
The Sea and Negative Ions There is something about the sea, and for me, especially the sound of the sea as it caresses the shore, that is almost instantly soothing. I always feel happy...
PRUNING
Wisteria pruning – that’s what’s on my mind! It’s been an unruly mess since all the leaves dropped during the Christmas holidays. But despite it’s beautiful appearance (and fragrance) when it’s flowering, Wisteria has...
Blue Skies
Longing for the blue After so many grey days recently, hasn’t it been lovely to see blue skies again? It’s funny, but even a couple of cloudy overcast days in a row tends to...
BREATH OF WINTER
Snow! At last, it finally feels like winter. When I woke up Sunday morning there was this muffled, muted feeling to the world. Living so close to a road, you notice when the sound...
SOUND BATH + INTENTION = CHANGE FOR THE BETTER
Sound Bath Recently, someone came for a sound bath, to be immersed in the resonance of the gongs and feel the frequencies of energy in her body. Before we started, I asked her whether...