The highly sensitive person and meditation by Liz Sparkes 

 

So, you think you might be in Hufflepuff? Don’t worry, I’ll talk you through it. 

I remember breathing a sigh of relief 8 years ago when the counsellor I was seeing told me that the way I experienced the world was quite normal, and actually being highly sensitive was a personality trait. Dr Elaine Aron describes this trait as a variation in the nervous system and brain, that allows subtleties and details to be processed at a very deep level. This can often feel like quite a burden in the modern fast paced world. Highly sensitive people will often be the first to shed a tear and emotional experiences can completely overwhelm and hang around for days. 

Baked Celariac 

 

As many of you know by now on our silent meditation retreats Gaynor gets asked about time and again about a number of recipes, so she is getting a book together. She is also sharing some here on our blog page so for those who have sampled Gaynor's cooking on one of our Mindfulness retreats, then you can make you own via the recipe below.