Coming Home to your True Self

Weekend workshop: Purley Chase Centre, Atherstone, Warwickshire 6th – 8th September 2013 At the beginning of each person’s life is the potential to delve deeper and engage with the process of giving birth to what is our true self. This journey involves times of challenge and also times of inner peace and rest – both … Continue reading Coming Home to your True Self

Event: Opening to Inner Light

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12th October  2013    10.30am – 2.30pm Life brings many challenges that may jolt us out of our comfortable and perhaps complacent existence. This can offer the opportunity to look deeper at life and what is of real and lasting value.  An inner light comes into being deep within that draws us in a new direction. … Continue reading Event: Opening to Inner Light

Saying sorry — when should I do this?

You can hear people saying sorry at funny times. I thoughtlessly knocked into someone in the supermarket the other day and she apologised to me even though it wasn’t her fault! Actually, I have noticed that British people do tend to say sorry over the least thing. It seems to be an unthinking response in … Continue reading Saying sorry — when should I do this?

Why are there so many religions?

There are many religions. If there really is a God, shouldn’t there just be one religion? Like the right one? Are all these conflicting faiths and world views evidence that there is no omnipotent being running quality control? Why are there so many religions? Another interesting short video from offTheLeftEye  

Will it turn out all right?

Will it turn out alright? This question repeats itself in my mind on many occasions and levels. Will my children be alright? Will the next event I facilitate go OK? What might go wrong! I could go on at length on this track and do habitually get stuck in this grove of projecting my fears … Continue reading Will it turn out all right?

What Are Heaven and Hell?

Are Heaven and Hell real places? Are they states of mind? Are they just fabrications created by religious organizations? This is Emanuel Swedenborg’s take on it from offTheLeftEye Most of the material for this video was pulled from his book Heaven and Hell. You can download it for free here if you want more context … Continue reading What Are Heaven and Hell?

Are we a victim of circumstance?

Do you believe you are a victim of circumstance? This attitude can develop when you feel out of control of your life? That events and the situations around you  dictate how you feel. That your appetites or fears are in charge of you rather than you being in charge of them. That you are not … Continue reading Are we a victim of circumstance?

8 ways to live mindfully

Here are 8 ways to live mindfully. 1. Be aware of your surroundings. Whilst you’re walking, standing or sitting, be aware of the nature,  people and architecture that surrounds you. 2. Set aside a time each day to sit still and focus on your breathing. When thoughts arise, try to simply view thoughts as thoughts, … Continue reading 8 ways to live mindfully

What is the meaning of food for you?

The meaning of food varies from person to person. Like religion and politics, food can be topic of conversation not easily mentioned in a social context. It can touch on some raw emotions whether you happen to mention junk food, meat-eating, the long food chain, child malnutrition, factory farming, or genetically engineered crops. In his … Continue reading What is the meaning of food for you?

Spiritual Growth Weekend

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A weekend of talks, sharing in groups, space to reflect and enjoy nature in the lovely grounds. Leader :Helen Brown Friday 06 September 2013 – 19:00 to Sunday 08 September 2013 – 14:00 Purley Chase Centre, Warwickshire This is an opportunity to discover our inner spiritual path from a superficial and self-limited spiritual existence to … Continue reading Spiritual Growth Weekend