Timothea Goddard
Posts by Timothea Goddard for About Mindfulness | Openground
Throwing Things Away
“I am shocked by the ignorance and wastefulness with which persons who should know better throw away the things they do not like.
The wish to be generous
This tree is here. It is no longer alive in the biological sense, but in the sense of participation and presence and contribution, it is very much alive.
What mindfulness course is right for you?
There is a dazzling array of mindfulness offerings around lately, so how to choose? Here is a chart that maps out different kinds of training - from the most accessible and…
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Death and presence - Thank you dear Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver died on the 17th January, 2019. We are a long time dead.
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All parts are welcome ~ Loosening our identification in mindfulness meditation practice
Our fears are like dragons guarding our most precious treasures – Rilke Most of us come to mindfulness practice to deal with something we don’t want.
What to expect in doing a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course
Six things to expect from an MBSR course - and they may surprise you.
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ABC Catalyst - The Mindfulness Experiment
ABC’s Catalyst recently conducted “ The Mindfulness Experiment” by inviting 15 Australians from all walks of life into an eight-week intensive mindfulness meditation program: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
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“Progress” in meditation and opening to the bigger picture
My colleague Nancy Bardecke says: “Expectations? Suffering under construction!” So often when we are learning something new we expect this – the straight line of progress.
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Tenderness in our practice and our relationships
A few years back I went to a one day seminar with a remarkable person - Kent Hoffman. He is a long term meditation dude in the Zen tradition, and also the founder of a profound parenting program - the Circle of Security which is grounded in the latest science about how kids and parents thrive. He had some interesting things to say about life, love and stress - the foundation being:
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Practice as resting (in the flow of our inner life)
We work so hard at everything. And anything can become one more task to do – including our mindfulness practice.
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Mindfulness and climate change: are we paying attention to the things that matter?
Dear friends, I don’t usually write emails through Openground that are directed specifically to our governance as a community, but I think now is the time.