Meditation

At one of my meditation sessions this week we used a mantra to bring a sense of calm into our body and mind. It’s a fairly simple technique – repeating a word or phrase quietly to yourself. “I am calm.” But at the end of the session there was a lovely sense of calmness in […]

I recently attended a peer group for meditation teachers and the subject up for discussion was ‘imposter syndrome’. All of us, without fail, said we’d experienced it. In fact, I’ve only ever met one person who said they’d never experienced it. “Why would I?” she said. “I’m not an imposter. I’m me, I can’t be

I was guiding a meditation this morning and we were just entering our silent phase when ‘busy doing nothing’ came in to my mind. I noticed the thought and let it go, but it came back to me this afternoon. At first I assumed it was from the A.A. Milne books about Winnie the Pooh…

I love the idea of talking to plants – and quite often I do it! Just recently I spotted this anonymous quote circulating on social media: “If speaking kindly to plants makes them grow… imagine what speaking kindly to humans can do.“ It’s a beautiful sentiment and one that resonates deeply with me. There’s so

On Easter Monday my husband and I drove up to the Sunshine Coast hinterland to do one of our favourite bushwalks, the Rainforest Loop at Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve. It’s not a long walk and can get quite busy on weekends and holidays because it’s so popular with families. But we thought we’d give it

I’m delighted to announce two weeks from today I’ll be offering some more FREE community meditations, subsidised by Moreton Bay Regional Council’s Healthy and Active program. There will be eight sessions starting on Wednesday 19th April at 10.30am at the Pendicup Community Hall in Warner. Bookings are essential so please email me at ann@marvellousmeditations.com so

With school holidays fast approaching it can be challenging to think of new and original things to do. But it doesn’t have to be a costly experience. Going for a walk or bike ride in a park may sound a bit boring at first, but you can make it fun by getting kids to do

We recently we went to the Sunflower Festival in the Scenic Rim area of Queensland. I just love sunflowers! I mean, who doesn’t – they are happy and bright – how can you not love them? The weather forecast, until a few days before our visit, had been excellent. But on the day it was

You might be preparing to wear something green this Friday (March 17) to celebrate all things Irish as part of St Patrick’s Day. But did you know it’s also World Sleep Day? It’s a global awareness event held annually and is hosted by the World Sleep Society. Intended to be a celebration of all things

I’ve been very lucky to have had some very strong, supportive women in my life. But sadly, like many of us, I have also experienced bullying and a total lack of support in the workplace. In my last job I was on the same grade from 2008 until 2021 when I left. Despite constantly raising