Getting back in the Seat
Hi guys, it's been a while. Hope you are all enjoying the summer holidays. I have been struggling with motivating myself to keep up my...
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Fiona Macken
- Jun 22
- 2 min
Taking a break
Nicola and I are pausing the live meditation classes for the Summer . We will be taking our own advice and taking a break . But we will...
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Fiona Macken
- May 26
- 2 min
What a pain in my ar..?
Pain it's not a nice thing to experience . How many of us remember stubbing our toe on something and using language that you thought was...
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Fiona Macken
- May 2
- 4 min
Being a mother . The good ,the bad and the ugly !
Becoming a mother has been one of the most amazing things I have done with my life but it is not without it's difficulties. These...
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Fiona Macken
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Just One Breath
Why do we always connect to the breath during meditation? Breath / Prana (Sanskrit) is the essence of our being. It is the heart and soul...
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Fiona Macken
- Feb 20
- 1 min
What is Self Compassion ?
We had a lovely self-compassion practice on this evenings Sunday Sessions on instagram live . I had forgotten how helpful this exercise...
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Fiona Macken
- Jan 17
- 1 min
A Week of Affirmations
Day 1 of our week of affirmations 💕 Place both hands on your heart, pause and feel their warmth. Breath deeply in and out. And then...
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Fiona Macken
- Dec 30, 2021
- 2 min
Setting boundaries
If you have more rigid boundaries, you might: keep others at a distance avoid sharing personal in formation appear detached avoid...
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Fiona Macken
- Dec 16, 2021
- 1 min
Can you teach an old dog new tricks ?
Well , the saying goes that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks ? And George Bernard Shaw said if you can’t change your mind you can’t...
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Fiona Macken
- Nov 21, 2021
- 2 min
What on earth are boundaries?
This is something completely new to me . During my trainings I have learned about medicine . I learned that the skin was a boundary...
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Fiona Macken
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
Gratitude
Do you practice gratitude?? Scientific research has shown that regularly practicing gratitude can have many benefits on your life...
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Fiona Macken
- Oct 31, 2021
- 2 min
What to do about the dark evenings ?
I know a lot about this topic having suffered from a definite seasonal element to my depression . Once October comes I know that the dark...
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Fiona Macken
- Oct 24, 2021
- 2 min
We are all just the same on the inside !!
I had a wonderful evening last night with my daughter . We went to the theatre to see Heathers the musical . I was there for her she was...
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Fiona Macken
- Oct 20, 2021
- 1 min
Affirmations
What are affirmations? Affimations are positive phrases or mantras that we can repeat to ourselves regularly to challenge our negative...
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Fiona Macken
- Oct 12, 2021
- 1 min
Mindfulness is a Love affair with Life
I had particularly hard day today . There's lots of people unwell but there is also a lot coming back out from the hospital, to be...
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Fiona Macken
- Oct 11, 2021
- 1 min
World mental health day !
On this world mental health day let’s celebrate each other . Let’s build each other up , not down . Our brains are hardwired to look for...
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Fiona Macken
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
Forgiveness is a giving and receiving practice
I love dipping into Mark Nepo's The Book of Awakening . His words are so soothing and yet energising at the same time . Todays piece was...
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Fiona Macken
- Sep 28, 2021
- 1 min
I am strong
What a wonderful workshop today ! We had a beautiful morning with some beautiful people this morning . Reconnect Within was the theme ....
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Fiona Macken
- Sep 23, 2021
- 1 min
Find your special place .
When things go wrong as they sometimes will " Its really useful to have plans in place for what to do when things are feeling out of...
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Fiona Macken
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
It's All Too Much !
What can we do when it all seems like it is getting too much ! I had a day like that today . I work as a doctor and even though it's only...
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