Get me out of here: joy in the everyday

“Wait here and stay awake with me” Matthew 6 I wonder what you see in the first picture; graffiti on a wall, a cryptic message perhaps. This piece is part of Portal – a series of interventions I made around Bradford city centre, exploring the concept of escape and other worlds. We may feel like …

Session 3 of ‘mindfulness in difficult times’: grounded

This is session 3 of a 6 part introductory course to mindfulness techniques, which is about calming, soothing and helping us become more grounded. In this session accredited mindfulness teacher Cathy takes us through some more primal movement, helping to ground us in the present moment. She shares teaching and then offers some meditation to …

Meditation for wellbeing

A guided meditation exploring our own wellbeing. We start with a stilling exercise being thankful for the different areas of our lives and then have some time of quiet meditation, a reflection and a poem. https://soundcloud.com/leedsmethodistmission/meditation-for-wellbeing The poem is ‘Calm Is All Nature As A Resting Wheel’ by William Wordsworth Picture is by Alisa Anton …

Meditation on loneliness

A guided meditation with the theme of loneliness. A stilling exercise followed by some quiet reflection with music and readings.