Journal
Here you'll find writing on mindfulness, neuroscience, mental health, physical wellbeing, and yoga.
These topics often overlap: attention, behaviour and embodiment are all part of the same ecosystem of experience, and the aim here is to explore those connections in a thoughtful and practical way. Some posts draw from research, others from lived experience and teaching. The intention is to share ideas that are useful, considered, and occasionally a bit different from what is typically said.
December 18, 2020
In this meditation we practice metta, loving kindness. Metta is the attitude that recognizes we have a limitless capacity to offer love and kindness to others […]
December 15, 2020
Compassion is the alignment of our mind, bodies and heart with someone, something, our ourselves when there is suffering, and to do so without discrimination. In […]
December 11, 2020
How do you use your attention? Is real value found in the time we have, or the attention we give? Chris shares his thoughts on the […]
December 11, 2020
Instead of trying to pay attention to one thing, as a concentration practice, Chris guides you to let go of that effort, and notice what you […]
December 8, 2020
Welcome to the second week of the Challenge! This week we are building on our intentions, and looking at the power of attention and its role in shaping our […]
December 8, 2020
Attention can be wide or narrow, scattered or focused, far-reaching or turned inwards. In this meditation, we explore the movement of attention on a gradual path […]
December 4, 2020
How’s your challenge going? We look forward to a couple of special challenge events next week.
December 4, 2020
In this meditation we practice turning in towards thoughts and sensations to see our experience for what it is. We don’t need to do anything special […]
November 30, 2020
In this first meditation, we take a look a letting go the mindset of doing stuff and settling back into a simple and steady state of being.