Recently I noticed how irritated I was becoming with our new printer which seemed incapable of doing the most basic of things, like printing. This got me thinking about my relationship to my possessions. I lived for five years with very few possessions whilst living in a Buddhist retreat centre, and I must say I was very happy indeed. I rarely missed the THINGS of this world. 

 

 

The questions on a recent webinar I run seemed to be centred around difficult emotions such as fear, anxiety, guilt and a busy mind. 

 

This is a blog from Radio presenter Naomi Kent. It is her own words about her experience of participating in the eight-week course. 

 

 

Mindfulness Meditation: wrapping up 2016 

 

(This blog was written by Ene Abah of Nigeria, you can read her blogs at http://belletammy.blogspot.co.uk) 

Sometime this year, I started to look more into meditation and mindfulness. I was looking to reconnect with myself on a certain level, and I knew what I needed to do. 

 

My god mother and her husband are mindfulness meditation instructors and naturally I turned to them. My god mother gave me two books written by her husband on the subject. And guess what! He signed them, whoop whoop! 

 

 

It’s common to see meditation and spiritual practice as a way of changing ourselves, and this is understandable. If we feel unworthy about ourselves, we will want to feel worthy. If we’re unhappy, we’ll want to be happy, and if we feel stuck we’ll want to be free.