Notice everything 🌻

My son asked,what do I notice when I stand here mornings and evenings.I said, everything.There is an invite to be with all that is around and within but we often look far away,that moves us from the wonder that is in the present.So gather yourself, heart and cup, be here and watch the life unfold.I love to look at the buildings with compassion,the vehicles rushing by,the sounds of all kinds -the joy in being this with authentcity.

Without movement there is no stillness,without suffering what do we need hope for.So welcome the noise,chaos,sounds and rush and watch the stillness spring in everything.May we be happy!

Stop with Sufiee:Dog Wisdom

Eat well, sleep well, sit still and you will notice everything with clarity, joy and beauty. Master Trainer-Sufiee

Sufiee was rescued from a street when she was two months old and had lost her mother.She was found by a kind friend and I immediately wanted to adopt her,I had lost two street puppies to parvo a week ago.Sufiee is a healer,the moment she came to my Training Institute,she wanted to offer her love and presence to everyone out there.I just knew I had made the best choice, making space for a pet,a friend,a teacher,a companion.

Welcoming life with stillness adds such clarity and beauty,no matter how tough the past,the moment we start living fully -the now, the beauty springs,the joy springs and it is both within and without.

Welcome the Rain!

So happy it rained and we sat back to sip our green tea.
RAIN is an important Mindfulness practice,the acronym stands for Recognize,Allow or Accept, Investigate and Non-identify.When caught in a difficult situation,try not taking things too personally and invite RAIN.This really washes up the flared state of mind and help us watch with clarity and focus where we are.It is so important to welcome rain for all the reasons,right ?
May we be happy!

The Morning Meditation

Sending peace,joy and compassion to everyone we know and we don’t know.

Fifi,my rescued blind Pigie is a dedicated meditator,she inspires me to meditate in whatever way possible with whatever on in my life.

Grateful for this companionship and beauty 💟🙏

Reminder to Breathe 🌻

Just breathe!🌻Reminder in the room.I have these pinned on the curtains,it is a joy to stop and remember to breathe ❤🌻This is from the Plum village in France,I attended the Summer Mindfulness retreat last year.

Mindful Village Project,Gengapuram Tamil Nadu

The Mindful Village Project: Gengapuram(Tamil Nadu)

The Mindful Village Project: Sharing the practice and Learning
Rural education is very close to my heart.We often talk about stress and busyness of urban life,the impact on city children but we seldom talk about the life of children in the villages,the issues they deal with:the limited opportunities they have,the real economic hardship,the rigidity of caste system,the divisions that run deeper than just drawn as borders for how the villages are divided,the gender issue,the number of children discontinuing post the school for difficulty in commuting to cities ,money, family; they have so much on their plate-so much of uncertainty, challenge to survive and yet the courage to smile.
A group of more than 30 underprivileged children from the age of 5-16 years along with their parents, family and friends received a Mindfulness-based programme at Genpapuram,a village near Gingee in Tamil Nadu last year.

I delivered the sessions in the village church,for there wasn’t any hall where we could accommodate everybody and it was received with much warmth and open-heartedness.The village pastor and school headmaster, Armstrong Alagasen helped to translate the sessions from English to Tamil.I had no fear,no lack of confidence that anyone will have any trouble in understanding or meditating.Not even once,the instructions were requested again.There was such stillness,balance and beauty,the way we all meditated in the lap of nature.Today,I received a video from Volker Jebraj in the village(he is a senior secondary student).He decided to do this video in English to give others a view of beautiful Gengapuram and feedback of sessions.I have few videos of the sessions and many are in Tamil.I will post those soon with subtitles.

Watching this video was such joy.I still remember all the stories children shared,I will write more on all that soon in a separate post.
The organizers and village residents who run the Neela Home Trust, shared their feelings of balance,ease and relaxation after the sessions.I will make efforts in uploading all the videos as I sit in deep appreciation and inspiration for these children and their families.

Thank you to dear friends-Mary Morgan,Reema Moudgill and everyone at Gengapuram, our connection has grown by every day, month and year.

Happy Earth Day!

Meditating with trees, feeling the tiny hearts, holding the ground and kissing the earth with their feet.I loved sharing the practice of Mindfulness with these beautiful kids at SDIE,an NGO dedicated to rehabilitating and educating the girl-child.

Every day is the Earth day!🌻💞

What is is🌻

When a closure unlocks you deeply but doesn’t break you into any provocation and you know you have done within what you could and it is okay to now sit back and watch the flow.The river flows,the heart floats.In a miraculous beautiful way- you embrace what is left,what is gone,what is is.🌻❤Bowing to life,bowing to living with awareness

A sipping stop🌻

May be today we can take a few minutes to offer self-love and gratitude.Do you feel shut when it comes to watching your own presence with tenderness?May be today,we can offer self soothing compassionate hug,any act that is solely meant for self.May we all be happy!I am having a cup of green tea,it is my note to self that I acknowledge myself in the rush,a mild stop,a sipping stop.May we be well!