WHAT IS MEDITATION?
Jiddu Krishnamurti was once asked this question. He replied 'I don't know what meditation is.' What did this deep thinker and meditator...
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Andrew Lewis
Jul 19, 20182 min read
SUNNY MORNING READING D.H. LAWRENCE
A cool breeze, sunshine through the window and quiet walls all around. The story I am reading is 'The Fox'. " The more you reach after...
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Andrew Lewis
Jul 9, 20181 min read
DO YOU WANT TO BE PEACEFUL?
The Mindfulness approach to meditation requires that we work with our minds in preference to living under a restless and uncomfortable...
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Andrew Lewis
Jun 24, 20181 min read
LIFE LIVES ITSELF
There are moments of wonder, joy, peace and fun in every day: a string of moments like pearls on a necklace. How many times are we never...
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Andrew Lewis
Jun 22, 20181 min read
The Meditation Practice
' Meditation is bound to fail if it is being done to fix a problem. Don't meditate to fix yourself, to heal yourself, to improve...
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Andrew Lewis
Apr 8, 20181 min read
MINDFULNESS STRESS REDUCTION COURSE
Many have expressed a deep satisfaction with the Mindfulness Stress Reduction Course. They report that it helps them to develop lasting,...
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Andrew Lewis
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Going nowhere
We see our life as a story. 'This is me. This is what I am, what I believe, what I stand for. This is what I need, what I deserve or...
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Andrew Lewis
Feb 22, 20181 min read
SERENITY
Journey on without the heart without the need to understand Journey on but take no load and leave no footprint in the sand
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Andrew Lewis
Feb 22, 20181 min read
Wandering
'The key moment in the meditative process is when you realize your mind has been wandering. How you respond to the fact determines how...
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Andrew Lewis
Nov 26, 20171 min read
SILENCE IS SO ACCURATE (Mark Rothko)
AUT TACE, AUT LOQUERE MELIORA SILENTIO KEEP SILENT, OR UTTER ONLY WHAT IS WORTH MORE THAN SILENCE (Salvator Rosa's sitter) WHEREOF ONE...
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Andrew Lewis
Nov 25, 20171 min read
DOING NOTHING
'Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.' (Another quote attributed to Lao Tzu ) Here's the caveat: the mind is always up...
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Andrew Lewis
Nov 8, 20171 min read
WANT TO FIND YOUR TRUE SELF ?
We hear a lot about that don't we ? BE YOURSELF ! STOP TRYING TO BE SOMEONE YOU'RE NOT ! BE TRUE TO YOURSELF ! We are told we can't be...
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Andrew Lewis
Feb 23, 20171 min read
Mindfulness at M H A
It has been an absolute pleasure to visit some lovely people at Mamhilad. This organization seems to understand that the wellbeing and...
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Andrew Lewis
Feb 19, 20171 min read
Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better. (Albert Einstein)
The birds have vanished down the sky Now the last cloud drains away We sit together the mountain and me Until only the mountain remains...
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Andrew Lewis
Oct 10, 20161 min read
EBBW VALE INSTITUTE DATES
Our next Mindfulness Stress Reduction course will start at EVI on Monday November 7th ( 6-7pm) running for 6 Monday's until December...
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Andrew Lewis
Aug 24, 20161 min read
HOT OFF THE PRESS AFTER NEARLY 3000 YEARS
BBC news has reported today, 'IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN WE TALK ABOUT A REVOLUTION IN UNDERSTANDING AND TREATING DEPRESSION AND YET NOW DOCTORS...
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Andrew Lewis
Aug 11, 20161 min read
Abergavenny Youth & Community Education Centre
What better way to spend an Autumn afternoon? There is a good, friendly atmosphere here, so come and join us in the Mindfulness room!
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Andrew Lewis
Aug 3, 20161 min read
NEWBRIDGE MEMO
A very pleasant visit to the Newbridge Memo today. Always good to find a new venue with excellent facilities and a warm friendly welcome....
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Andrew Lewis
Jul 30, 20161 min read
HOME
'Home is neither here nor there. Home is within you, or home is nowhere at all' (Hermann Hesse, 'Wandering')
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