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“… and then you meet it. Like a slipping into a hot bath… like a tender touch softly landing on your hands… a profound breath of freedom.
Waiting in the gaps between the words. The Present Moment.”
How to just Be
One of the most difficult things to do is paradoxically to simply do nothing and just be. We are constantly plagued by thoughts and emotions pulling us this way and that. A torrent of activity that seems impossible to stop. In desperation the only option that seems to...
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Rinse & Repeat: Loving Discipline
I just googled the word ‘discipline’ and the result came compliments of the esteemed Oxford Dictionary of English “.. the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.” That is heavy! I’m already being...
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Steps Into the Present: growing & evolving
Every time I host a guidance session it’s never the same. There is a basic structure I use and I love it when it evolves and grows. So for this blog I’m going to share with you the latest. I’d also like to to take a moment to thank the people who have shared with me...
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Music as an anchor
Have you noticed how different music will trigger memories, moods, states of Being? I love being in the kitchen cooking it up with Mrs Monk … dinner that is, while playing some beats or shaking heads to AC/DC. Great fun! Driving, traveling, that’s another vibe… more...
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The new song: A waking forest
Imagine yourself waking up in one of these first spring mornings. The nature is gently inviting you to join the miracle of a new day, a new life. The Sun is rising and you’re slowly walking through the morning forest… The leaves of the trees colored by fresh green...
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Interview with Peter and Mia published in LiveHealthy.ae!
The interview about energy vampires, how to survive and stay true to yourself in such "company" and how the Enlightenment Intensive process can help you with that. With Peter Harper from The Drunken Monk and Mia Jafari from Yogipreneurs. Enjoy the reading!...
read moreThe subtle difference between the Practice of Presence and Meditation
Meditation helps to step away from the situation, to centre our Self and relax. However, we still need to be able to deal with the situation! That's why I am using The Practice of Presence. It is about being aware of Who am I?, what is my authentic Self, my truth in...
read moreEnlightenment Intensive: Become your own guru
In these days people are learning to be their own gurus or guides by acknowledging what is the Truth for them. Peter Harper, the founder of The Drunken Monk, describes the core of his approach. What is your own Truth and Essence? And who is the Real You without social...
read moreVideo: About my approach
It's not a fancy philosophy, a religion or some special concept... it's something we all do naturally. We just do not pay any attention to it! Peter Harper, the founder of The Drunken Monk, describes the core of his approach to self awareness. Enjoy the watching!...
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Interview: Can we use self-realisation techniques to navigate the temperaments of others and live with authenticity?
In this part 2 of our interview with Enlightenment Intensive facilitator Peter Harper and Mia Jafari from Yogipreneurs.co we continue our focus on the difference between resignation and surrender, listening with an open heart and how we can attract the kind of energy...
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Listening to Guided Meditation Recordings. But why?
I have found many rewards in having support in my practice. A nice space, sitting with others who are joining the silence or even just a space at home that is set up with a cushion, candles and some incense. But it doesn’t always work to have a schedule. Why is that?...
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February silent blues
There’s a thick blanket of snow all around and I’m feeling a quiet melancholy. It’s a soft stillness that often comes after an intensive period of working in the studio and in Mandali with two groups in a row. ‘Holding the Space’ they call it … I call it ‘Holding it...
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