Author name: Ann Lund

I’m sitting in my office, looking out of the window at the rain, and I suddenly notice how cold I feel. That strange sensation… when you feel so cold, you can’t imagine being so hot that you can hardly move. Then again in summer, when you are so hot you feel like you are melting, […]

We’ve just returned from another fabulous driving holiday. They’ve become a bit of a favourite of ours, my husband loves driving and I love the planning. We both love discovering new areas of Australia – what we describe as ‘colouring in the map’. You know, you hear of place names – Parkes (from the film

It’s very easy to get caught up in the day-to-day of our busy lives. Barely giving time to reflect on the day… or if we do, it’s often on the negatives ‘why did I do or say that?’, ‘what does that mean?’, ‘did I do enough?’ How often do you stop and think – ‘Hey!

I attended an online meditation retreat over the weekend, with the theme the ‘Mystery of Silence’. It wasn’t a silent retreat, but more exploring what we experience or understand as silence. What is silence? Is it no sound at all, or the quiet between sounds? How do we find it, and what does it mean

I came across this meme today which I really like… The whole idea that the busier we are, then the more time we need to give ourselves a break. But then the sitting aspect of the meme, started to jar with me a little. While most of the meditations I guide are indeed seated, you

I’ve mentioned before we don’t really have the traditional four seasons here in South East Queensland. But we certainly have different times of the year. There’s definitely winter (mid to late May until late August), and summer (anytime from mid-late September to late March). Then there are the seasons before winter and before summer. We’re

Next Tuesday (May 21) is World Meditation Day. So I thought I’d offer a free online group meditation session. If you’ve not tried meditation before… this is a good opportunity to give it a go in the comfort of your own home. Or maybe you’ve tried it in the past, but found your mind drifting

When I was teaching journalism we always used to joke that there’s a day for everything. But it’s true. International Coffee Day. International Face and Body Art Day. Seriously, look them up if you don’t believe me! With a little bit of research the students could find what day it was, and as long as

I actually quite like being on my own. Just being able to sit quietly and mindfully observe what’s going on around me. But I really like being around people as well, having that social interaction. Today I saw a social media post from a woman wanting to make friends in the community. Coincidentally, I also