We can’t change every little thing that happens to us in life, but we can change the way that we experience it. — Andy Puddicombe, founder of Headspace I’ve finally got round to trying the Headspace App and after day two, I thought I’d share my first impressions. Meditation used to conjure up pictures in […]
Vipassana Meditation — my 10 days in a silent retreat
I’ve tried a lot of meditation techniques over the last five years, but nothing as intense as this. In some respects Vipassana meditation wasn’t what I was expecting. I spent the last 10 days meditating for 10 hours a day, where I experienced the Vipassana meditation technique that resulted in Gautama Buddha’s enlightenment. During these […]
Can meditation help with ADHD — interview with Jon Krop
After interviewing Chris Bailey from A Year of Productivity about meditation, he put me in touch with meditator, capoeirista and Harvard law graduate, Jon Krop who also has ADHD, so I could interview him about his meditation practice. Snippet from the interview “What I would love to see is — and if no one does this, […]
Meditation flash mob with Wake up London
After an inspiring afternoon drinking tea, talking and watching the world go by from the top of Primrose Hill, London with fellow blogger and friend Darius lukas from Let’s Sandbox, we attended a meditation flash mob with Wake up London. At 5pm, just as the cafe we were in was about to shut, Darius received […]
Vipassana Meditation — my 10 days in a silent retreat by Jeremy Brown
I have long been interested in the idea of going on a meditation retreat and spending some time away from it all. Ten years ago, and completely new to all of this, I decided to follow that desire and attended the Dhamma Dipa Vipassana Meditation Centre in Herefordshire, a Buddhist retreat in the heart of […]
Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Center in France — my experience
Land of Bliss Dechen Choling means “Land of Bliss”. This is where I had the pleasure of staying for a week on a Writing and Meditation Retreat at the Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Center in the forests and hills of Limoges, France. My sister, who is Buddhist and practices the Shambhala tradition (a tradition of meditation […]