MEDITATION AUSTRALIA BLOG
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Stable Ground – Meditation for Psychologists
We have seen the pressure that the mental health system is under, for both practitioner and client, these times are unprecedented. We also know how effectively meditation can support a mental health healing process for clients, while offering the opportunity to build...
MEDITATION AND A POETIC RECOVERING OF A CHILDLIKE WONDER
A Universal Strategy for Peace-building at a time of much wounding and sorrow Reflection by Bishop Philip Huggins A poetic meditating friend, Noel Keating, shared this phrase of Heidegger: “Poetry is language in service of the unsayable.” Noel says that, likewise,...
MA Q&A – Nicky Smith
Meet Nicky Smith, teaching Dru Meditation in Western Australia I have only been teaching meditation for a year however have been a yoga teacher for over 5 years. I teach Dru Meditation which comes from the yogic tradition of meditation. I teach in person and online...
MA Q&A – Michelle Eckles
Meet Meditation Australia member Michelle Eckles - Michelle been teaching Mindfulness Meditation for almost five years. She runs workshops in the workplace, mindfulness retreats (Mindful Soul Adventures) and offers 1:1 coaching. She also facilitates the Mindfulness...
Compassion in action
Every morning in Tibetan Delek Hospital in Dharamshala, India, Tsetan Dorji Sadutshang (far right), a consultant in general medicine and a personal physician to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, leads a ward round that starts uniquely with protected time for shared...
All I Want For Christmas Is More Mindful Leadership
Our true nature is not an elusive, mystical state that is exceedingly difficult to access; rather, it is the very awareness through which we currently perceive everything. An interesting and thought provoking article from Jenefer Hill All I Want For Christmas Is More...
Continuing Professional Development – what is it for and why bother?
CPD is the requirement to apply yourself to continuous learning that is relevant to the conduct of your profession. As an educator involved in the teaching of adults for many years, it has often struck me as odd when those who teach decide that they no longer need to...
MA Q&A – Alison Kirkman
Meet new member Alison Kirkman ... Alison recently graduated as a meditation teacher from the Sydney Institute of Meditation, after many years or private practise. While I have experience in many types of meditations, I specialise in open-eye meditations and...
MA Q&A – Catherine Sullivan
Meet Meditation Australia member Catherine Sullivan. Catherine’s meditation journey began at university when she started practicing yoga, although it did take several years and numerous attempts before it became part of her daily life. As a dancer the physical...
MA Q&A – Sophie Al-Muhammady
Meet new Meditation Australia member Sophie Al-Muhammady who brings her life experience to her passion for teaching meditation. Growing up in a country steeped in ancient history while pursuing a career as an information technology engineer and practicing various...
MA Q&A – Emma Adnams
Meet new member Emma Adnams who brings her passion for Qigong and meditation to her teaching. "I aspire to use my compassion and experience to inspire others, to create a community of shared experiences and growth. I firmly believe that life is a journey of learning...
MA Q&A – Pierre Geslin
Meet one of our new members this year, Pierre GESLIN, Pierre is located in the beautiful Adelaide Hills. Pierre's mission is to introduce Mindfulness Practice to the world, one breath at a time, with the motto, "We are out to change the world, from within." Pierre...
Vale Ken Mellor
It was with great sadness this week that we learned of the passing of Ken Mellor. Ken and his wife Elizabeth founded the Awakening Network in 1984. Together they taught a blend of Western psychology and Eastern spirituality to thousands of people in Australia, New...
MA Q&A -Jason Partington
Meet Meditation Australia member Jason Partington, you may have seen him on the beach ... My name is Jason, and I have been studying and practicing meditation for over 25 years. I was originally taught by Gita Bellin, who taught me a form of transcendental meditation....
MA Q&A -Nicole Coxford
Meet Nicole Coxford, a new Meditation Australia member, and long time meditation practitioner. Your story I have been teaching Mindfulness and Meditation almost 12 months, but have been practicing for many years, and have long leaned on its wonderful benefits to...