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Ebbw Vale Institute
The regular Monday and Wednesday sessions are open to all. They are not closed groups, or for members only. Anyone can attend, whether...
Andrew Lewis
Oct 27, 20231 min read
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The purpose of kindness
What happens when we pay kind attention to things around us, to other people and to ourselves? This is what happens: We reduce...
Andrew Lewis
Oct 11, 20231 min read
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It makes a practical difference
When people come to Mindfulness/Meditation sessions and start the practice, it is never very long before they report that real change is...
Andrew Lewis
Sep 15, 20232 min read
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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...
Andrew Lewis
Aug 31, 20231 min read
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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...
Andrew Lewis
Aug 25, 20231 min read
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There is no path to happiness
IT'S TOO CLOSE FOR THERE TO BE A PATH.
Andrew Lewis
Jul 28, 20231 min read
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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. ...
Andrew Lewis
Jul 13, 20231 min read
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OPPORTUNITIES TO BE HAPPY
Lots of opportunities to be happy come along in an average day. They arrive without interference, just by chance. HAP means chance. From...
Andrew Lewis
Jun 9, 20232 min read
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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...
Andrew Lewis
May 28, 20232 min read
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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...
Andrew Lewis
May 7, 20231 min read
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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,...
Andrew Lewis
Mar 31, 20231 min read
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'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...
Andrew Lewis
Mar 12, 20231 min read
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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...
Andrew Lewis
Feb 20, 20231 min read
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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...
Andrew Lewis
Feb 12, 20233 min read
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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...
Andrew Lewis
Jan 28, 20232 min read
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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...
Andrew Lewis
Jan 4, 20233 min read
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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 ...
Andrew Lewis
Jan 1, 20232 min read
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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...
Andrew Lewis
Dec 21, 20221 min read
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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...
Andrew Lewis
Dec 19, 20221 min read
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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...
Andrew Lewis
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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