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WHY MEDITATION?

16/9/2018

Meditation is a proven way to look after your mind.

Let’s face it: we service our car with an oil and grease change; we vacuum the house. We know to look after the body with diet and exercise.

But how about taking care of the mind, through which we relate to all of our experience?

Meditation is an ages-old technique for mind-care.

Unlike our phones and devices, the inner firmware of meditation never needs updating. It’s as reliable now as it was centuries past.

In meditation, we’re not expected to feel a certain way or attain a certain ideal.

Everyone has a busy mind!

The aim of meditation is not to stop thoughts or banish emotions. We just allow ourselves to be however we are at the time.

Yet instead of getting caught in our storylines, instead of fusing with our thoughts, we learn to step back and observe them from a kind, gentle standpoint.

Because meditation requires staying on track, it is famous for training focus.

And by engaging the soothing side of the nervous system, it effects are calming and enjoyable.

I invite you to join me for 8 Monday evenings in Kyogle NSW
starting 15th October 2018 (6pm-7.30pm)
for a series of short meditations
interspersed with gentle movements, relaxation and some discussion.
$130 ($105 concession)
phone Shakti 66 33 3208

CAUTION
Meditation can be helpful for mental health issues, but should be considered an addition to, not a substitution for, prescribed medication.
Meditation is not suitable for people with psychosis.

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MEDITATION TO REDUCE STRESSCALATION

9/9/2018

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STRESSCALATION
Has your family or workplace ever felt like a chain gang throwing the hot potato of stress from one person to another?

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Fretting Sooky Whinger

2/5/2018

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Savoring, Taking in the Good, negativity bias, mental health, depression, mindfulness

HARD WIRED TO FRET

It’s not easy to be human. The brain is wired to

pay far more attention to negative information than positive
learn a whole lot faster from pain than pleasure
perceive negative stimuli more quickly and easily than equally intense positive stuff

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MINDFULNESS MATTERS

17/2/2018

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Mindfulness matters. Why? Because what we pay attention to shapes our brain.

Oooo, that’s a bit scary.

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Yoga Has Many Benefits

19/1/2018

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slow yoga, Shakti Burke yoga, pain-free yoga, improve posture, better posture, calming effect of yoga, protect your joints

Yoga is a unique form of exercise with a multitude of benefits.

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Savouring for Flourishing: Mindfulness 2.0

17/1/2018

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It matters what we rest our mind on.

When we rest our mind on difficult things- hurts, criticism, worries, or lack- the brain gets shaped in a certain way. It becomes reactive, vulnerable to the negative and zooms into a narrow focus on threat and loss.

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Savouring as a Mindfulness Approach

7/1/2018

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I’m really excited to be offering a brilliant new take on Mindfulness this term.

It’s called Savouring.

The Savouring practice takes mindfulness to a whole new level. It provides a sparkling incentive, an instant gratification: it is so rewarding! It gives us a really good reason to bother practising Mindfulness.

I promise you will find this practice really enjoyable. Personally, I have found it life-changing.

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On Hold

6/1/2018

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Sometimes life gets too busy.

So busy that something has to give.

Due to extra family responsibilities, I’m putting this monthly mindfulness blog on hold for now. With extra travelling and father-care, getting to my desk as often as I used to is a challenge!

Meanwhile, my classes and workshops in mindfulness and yoga continue here in the Northern Rivers.

And I’m putting time into creating an e-book version of my Beginners Yoga Guide. What fun! Stay tuned for the launch later in 2018.

Thanks for your support … I’ll be back.

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Mindful Listening in the Classroom

30/9/2017

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Want to know how Mindful listening practices could transform your classroom?

It’s simple: The very act of mindful listening, or any sensory focus for that matter, strengthens attention.

When children stop and focus intently on sensory input, be it seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting or touching, the focusing systems of the brain get a workout. The attention muscle grows.

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Meditation: Putting the Space Back

3/8/2017

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Meditation, Watching the Mind, Shakti Burke, Joyful Mind

MEDITATION IS A DEMOLITION JOB

I remember, as a teenager, loving a phrase that described demolition work as “putting back the sky”. “Wow” crooned my impressionable teenage brain “that is cool”.
To this day, I still like that phrase.

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Has your family or workplace ever felt like a chain gang throwing the hot potato of stress from one person to another?

Fretting Sooky Whinger

MINDFULNESS MATTERS

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Savouring as a Mindfulness Approach

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