Therese Borchard has instituted a regular “Mindful Monday” post at her blog, Beyond Blue. On Mindful Monday, my readers and I practice the art of pausing, TRYING to be still, or considering, ever… Continue reading
A reflection by Toni Weingarten on how illness can be a spiritual practice. Most people think of illness as inconvenient at best, tragic at worst. We focus on what we are not doing:… Continue reading
I came across an article recently in the Irish Times on the Shekina Sculpture Garden, in Co Wicklow. Described as a modern sacred space, it is a peaceful garden with a pond, shrubs and trees and… Continue reading
The following are some tips for practising mindfulness in our daily lives. As I have written here many times (and research bears it out), I believe that the practice of mindfulness can be of… Continue reading
For all those who asked me to reprint the John O’Donoghue poem, Blessing, read by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the spiritual care conference: Beannacht (“Blessing”) On the day when the weight deadens on… Continue reading
I often check the WordPress dashboard of this blog to see what search terms people are using when they stumble upon Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer. I am interested to note a number of… Continue reading
I have just returned from a wonderful two days in Killarney, attending the first international conference Compassion and Presence: Spiritual Care for the Living and Dying. The conference featured outstanding talks from some of the most… Continue reading
There are many ways in which we learn to cope with the stresses and anxieties of cancer or indeed any serious disease. Some people find journalling helps, others art or meditation.… Continue reading
I will be attending the Compassion and Presence: Spiritual Care for the Living and Dying conference in Killarney at the end of the month. I took part in a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course at the… Continue reading
