Serenity
Meeting 21 Sep: movement eternal
We started as always with a beautiful piece of piano music inspired by stillness, and then took an inner snapshot of how we were … becoming aware of “the rhythm of your breath, the posture that shapes you.”
Meeting 27 Jul: moments of opening
All is within. It sings to you in the silence.
It calls to you in the moments of opening,
where you can receive a drop of the magic of creation as she tends your spirit.
Open then to the stillness that unlocks the key to the cosmos within.
Hear the silence beyond the familiar sounds of life.
Bathe in the eternal waters that flow within the beating of your own heart.
Look forward to seeing you again at our next meeting.
Moments touched by grace
I come before you as a slender ray of purest gold
the scent of flowers touched by rain
I come in moments touched by grace
moments infused in the light of forgiveness
where all is softened beneath surrender’s kiss
I come gently
without fuss
simply and in the moment
I come to open your eyes
and cleanse your senses
that they might know the truth of the mystery that is your own self
Meeting 13 Jul: cradle of stillness
We also explored how this work nurtures the mind, calming the over-activity and nourishing the possibility for a much more expansive thinking; how it allows the mind “to rest like a babe in a cradle of stillness.”
Look forward meeting again on Saturday 27th July.
Light of new possibility
May the light of new possibility be as a living thread
weaving through the fabric of your being
Meeting 29 Jun: a centering force
At our last meeting we looked at how stillness and the rhythm of the breath can release me from the confines of this normal, earthly self into a much more expansive awareness … as if seeing how I’ve been existing in just a tiny part of myself and so begin the step into a lighter, finer expression.
“Imagine your chest and belly being filled with energy – your spine lengthening as it releases habitual postures, this allowing a blessing of new light to lift and raise you
As this energy enters your being feel the beautiful expansion your body is capable of, how each muscle can open to receive the breath, releasing tension and fatigue as new order is restored.”
We then explored the experience of moving from within this stillness; maintaining the connection to an inner awareness as I look out and respond to the world outside myself.
We finished with a piece of music and some more words from stillness …
“If you find yourself disconnected from the movement of the breath, use this realisation to guide you back to its rhythm, bringing you in touch with your body and what you are manifesting right now in the moment.
For the breath acts as a centering force that allows for the heart’s insights to open gently like flowering buds … all that you seek gradually given in the rhythm that sustains all life.”
Look forward to meeting again on Saturday 13th July
May the expansive world of stillness be with you
Hum of stillness
Feel the hum of stillness
a balm of healing upon an over-active mind
cool water upon the heat of reaction.
Hear the hum of stillness
its beautiful depths calling to your heart
gentling the way forward for a new awakening.
Breathe-in the hum of stillness
nurturing your being in the food of the cosmos.
“Be” in the hum of stillness
seamlessly one with the heartbeat of creation
formless and complete in the moment.
“Be” the stillness
spreading the sound that transforms
radiating a gentle balance into the chaos of life.
Meeting 15 Jun: the subtle shift
“Allow this breath to change your chemistry,
linking you to the rising awareness and realisation of a more expansive you,
releasing your heart to flow … wave upon wave …
taking you into a realm of pure being, into the welcome of space.”
We worked with the sensation of space, opening to the experience of a much finer body of energy living around and within us.
We finished with the invitation for each of us to come back to this precious energy of space in our morning meditations. And then to see if we could stay connected to it as we move out into the activity of the day.
Hope you have a good couple of weeks and look forward to meeting again on Saturday 29th June.
May stillness be with you
Silent river
It lies within you – all you need – all you think is missing.
It runs like a silent river from a secret well, deep and knowing.
Peace be with you
Peace be with you
May it hold your heart in care
May it rain
gentle drops of healing
into the centre of your being