Do you remember what it was like to fall in love? It’s one of the best times in a person’s life. You can’t wait until the next time you are with your loved one You can spend hours on the phone talking about almost anything You experience a new vitality and you have heaps of [...]
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Falling in Love with your life!
Posted in Alexia Miall, Compassion, Inspiration, StJohn Miall, tagged Alexia Miall, Fall in love, StJohn Miall, The Compassionate Heart on May 9, 2012 | 3 Comments »
You Can Let Go Now
Posted in Alexia Miall, Book review, Meditation, tagged Alexia Miall, Control issues, Madonna Gauding, Meditation Bible, Meditation practice on March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Do you have control issues? Has anyone told you that you are controlling? This meditation will help you learn to let go. Benefits · Makes life more pleasant for you and others · Helps you understand that everything changes · Helps you learn to let go of wanting to control everything If you are a [...]
Walking Meditation
Posted in Alexia Miall, Book review, Meditation, tagged Alexia Miall, Jane Hope, Meditate for Life, The Meditation Year, Walking Meditation on March 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I truly enjoy my Walking Meditation, it fulfills two functions, gets me outside and moving, and reconnects me with my inner self. The following Informal Walking Meditation is very simple and easy to do. On the Meditate for Life program, one of the many meditation techniques we teach is a form of Walking Meditation, again [...]
Carpe Diem – Seize the Day
Posted in Alexia Miall, Consciousness, Meditation, Quest for Life, StJohn Miall, tagged Alexia Miall, Quest for Life programs, St John Miall, Take a Stand for Life program on February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Every so often, (and especially after we have encountered some life-changing experiences, whether they be illness, job-change, relationship disruptions and the like) it becomes valuable to take some time out to assess what it is that’s important and where you are headed with your life. Having done that the next thing is to take a [...]
Take a Stand for Life – 12-16 March 2012
Posted in Alexia Miall, Compassion, Inspiration, Margie Braunstein, StJohn Miall, tagged Alexia Miall, Margie Braunstein, Quest for Life programs, StJohn Miall, Take a Stand on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As the next Take a Stand for Life program approaches, I am reminded of last year’s program on which I was privileged to participate and support as the counsellor. As counsellor, I shared many sacred and beautiful moments with people who came to my room to privately share precious parts of their lives. People were [...]
Sitting Like a Mountain
Posted in Alexia Miall, Inspiration, Meditation, tagged Alexia Miall, Jane Hope, Meditation, Mountain, The Meditation Year on December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the definitions of meditation is having a steady mind, and the aim of meditation is not to identify so closely with thoughts but rather, just to watch them come and go. In daily life, you usually react to what is happening in the mind. When you feel happy, you call a friend or [...]
Glass Half Full
Posted in Alexia Miall, Book review, Meditation, Neuroscience, tagged Alexia Miall, Glass half full, Madonna Gauding, Meditation Bible, Meditation practice on October 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It is easy to take what you have for granted and be chronically dissatisfied. Focusing on what blessings you have can transform your mind and your life. Benefits Provides antidote to chronic dissatisfaction Increases your awareness of your blessings Helps you stay in the present moment It is so easy to be caught up in [...]
Now is the time to…
Posted in Alexia Miall, Consciousness, Inspiration, Poetry, tagged Alexia Miall, Now, Patrick Lindsay, poetry on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Now is the time to… value wisdom Don’t underestimate the value of knowledge, yours or others. Seek out those who’ve been there. Ask them what they’ve learned. Listen to them. Distil their wisdom. Apply it to your journey. From…..Now Is the Time – 170 ways to seize the moment by Patrick Lindsay Alexia Miall Alexia’s [...]
Nowness and Helping Others
Posted in Alexia Miall, Book review, Inspiration, Meditation, tagged Alexia Miall, Meditation, Nowness, Present moment on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Nowness is elusive in meditation practice. You strive for that still point in the present moment, and it constantly slips out of your grasp. The present moment is like a flowing river; you can dip your fingers into the water but cannot grasp hold of anything. Bringing yourself into the present moment sounds very simple, [...]
6 Common questions about the ‘Meditate for Life’ Program
Posted in Alexia Miall, Meditation, StJohn Miall, tagged Alexia Miall, Anxiety, Brain, Chanting, Consciousness, Meditate for Life, Meditation, Mind, Neuroscience, Pain, StJohn Miall on May 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
People have been asking us what actually happens on the ‘Meditate for Life’ program? So, in response, here are the answers to the most common questions: Who’s it for? It’s for anyone who is interested in learning to meditate or who has learned in the past and would like to kick-start their practice again. How [...]
