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When people come to Mindfulness/Meditation sessions and start the practice, it is never very long before they report that real change is...
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Andrew Lewis
- Aug 31
- 1 min
GETTING ANGRY.
People and circumstances will often provide you with the opportunity to get angry. They cannot MAKE you angry. Whether you get angry or...
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Andrew Lewis
- Aug 25
- 1 min
How to please your productivity manager by slowing down.
When we broaden our awareness through the practice of meditation, we cultivate a helpful 'slowing down'. This slowing down opens up space...
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Andrew Lewis
- Jul 28
- 1 min
There is no path to happiness
IT'S TOO CLOSE FOR THERE TO BE A PATH.
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Andrew Lewis
- Jul 13
- 1 min
I don't have time to slow down!
One thing that puts people off the idea of meditation is that it seems so impractical. 'I don't have time for all that', they say. ...
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Andrew Lewis
- Jun 9
- 2 min
OPPORTUNITIES TO BE HAPPY
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
(1)Lots of opportunities to be happy come along in an average day. They arrive without interference, just by chance. HAP means chance. From...
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Andrew Lewis
- May 28
- 2 min
Meditation is being kind to yourself
The very act of engaging in meditation should begin with kindness. We come without judgment, criticism or expectation. We leave all...
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Andrew Lewis
- May 7
- 1 min
Ebbw Vale Institute
The Wednesday evening meditation sessions (5.30-6.30) at EVI have now recommenced and following the Bank Holiday on May 8th, the Monday...
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Andrew Lewis
- Mar 31
- 1 min
LOOKING BACK
'Looking back, what I regret most about the rush is missing so much of my own life. I don't mean missing it now. I mean missing it then,...
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Andrew Lewis
- Mar 12
- 1 min
'The Play's The Thing.......'
Children love to play. They are good at it. Cats and dogs love to play and they are good at it too! We hear a lot in Mindfulness practice...
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Andrew Lewis
- Feb 20
- 1 min
EbbwVale Institute on Wednesdays
In addition to the Monday morning sessions we are delighted to be offering these evening sessions. STARTING ON Wednesday MARCH 8th. There...
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Andrew Lewis
- Feb 12
- 3 min
Awareness and digital obsession. Keeping in touch.
The practice of mindfulness and meditation has at least one very significant and beneficial impact on our lives; we become AWARE of what...
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Andrew Lewis
- Jan 28
- 2 min
Thinking about rainbows.
A rainbow is an optical illusion. We see rainbows when light is refracted and reflected after striking drops of water. Without the drops...
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Andrew Lewis
- Jan 4
- 3 min
What is Meditation? Where does it come from? Is it a religious practice?
Many have noted that the word 'Meditation' is only one letter different from 'Medication'. This is an attractive way to start talking...
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Andrew Lewis
- Jan 1
- 2 min
Trying not to relax. Trying not to meditate.
If you are wondering about starting a new year by taking up 'Meditation', or cultivating 'Relaxation' techniques, you may be taking some ...
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Andrew Lewis
- Dec 21, 2022
- 1 min
Groundwork Wales
We have all enjoyed the 'Pre-Xmas' wellbeing sessions at this venue in Blackwood. This is a welcoming environment where we can explore...
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Andrew Lewis
- Dec 19, 2022
- 1 min
Meditation at Ebbw Vale Institute
Today, 19th December, we had our last Monday morning meditation, before the Christmas break. We shall return on Monday January 9th. Ebbw...
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Andrew Lewis
- Nov 21, 2022
- 1 min
MEDITATION MONDAY AT EBBW VALE INSTITUTE
What a lovely group we have here in the welcoming surroundings of EVI. Every Monday morning is a real pleasure. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE...
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Andrew Lewis
- Oct 25, 2022
- 1 min
Compassion Meditation.
Everyone who takes time to explore meditative practice becomes aware of the central importance of compassion in the relief of suffering,...
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Andrew Lewis
- Sep 2, 2022
- 1 min
EBBW VALE INSTITUTE
Delighted to be offering regular sessions at this lovely location. Let's navigate our way through the coming winter months by cultivating...
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