by Dawn Lister | Feb 22, 2022 | Dawn Lister, Mindfulness
When I was young I heard a song played on a vinyl record, it was one of the first and only pop songs I remember from my childhood. The words of the song pulled at my heart, I must have listen to it so often I worried I would wear it out, it made me hope for a...
by Dawn Lister | Jan 6, 2022 | Dawn Lister
January 2022 has arrived without too much aplomb, more of a quiet lurch, as I coughed, groaned and dragged my exhausted body out of 2021. I have been struggling with Long Covid since I first had Covid in early March 2020. And then this year as an early Xmas gift I...
by Dawn Lister | Nov 9, 2021 | Dawn Lister, Events & Workshops, Mindfulness
The word retreat conjures two things for me. People on a battlefield frantically running backwards whilst under fire from enemy lines to find a place of safety. A place of solitude in which I can pause and rest, and renew away from the hectic busyness of life. I...
by Dawn Lister | Jun 3, 2021 | Dawn Lister, Mindfulness
If you find yourself feeling crabby, tired, wanting to sleep all the time, feeling overwhelmed, snappy, anti-social, a bit well stuck, lacking any creativity. If the idea of intimacy makes you want to grab a sharp object are tearful or angry for no reason. Are...
by Dawn Lister | Mar 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Taking Refuge to Stay Peaceful, Calm, Loving, and Resilient. How are you taking refuge right now? Refuge for me can be found in many ways. Going for a run or walk. Focussing on the good things that ARE present in my life. Meditation practise. Reading a...
