Lightening the Load of Being a ‘Me’
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Natalie Cristal Morrison takes a look at the baggage associated with ‘being’ and provides some practical mindfulness exercises for lightening the load a little
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Editor's Letter: October
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Hello and welcome to October. Here’s our latest news and seasonal musings from Jasmine Pradhan, Balance Garden’s Editor
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After Abundance; On Becoming the ‘Less Is More’ Generation
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The term ‘Bodhicitta’ in Sanskrit means a mind that strives towards awakening for the collective wellbeing of all. Beyond surface-level stress reduction, mindfulness-based meditation practices and ways of living can bring us closer to that sense of profound comfort and ease within ourselves that exists whenever we are thinking and acting out of our innate sense of compassion and connection with other beings.
Read MoreEditor's Letter: September
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Hello and welcome to September. Here’s our latest news and seasonal musings from Jasmine Pradhan, Balance Garden’s Editor
Read MoreWhy You Need to Care About Organic
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Many people think that buying organic produce is all about the individual health benefits, but there are actually also huge implications for our wider environment, and the organic movement can play a crucial role in protecting our wildlife and landscapes
Everyday Epiphanies: ‘Second Life’ podcast from MyDomaine
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For the last couple of weeks, Lauren’s been hooked to listening to Second Life, a podcast from MyDomaine, with Hilary Kerr interviewing inspiring women who’ve made radical professional sidesteps.
Read MoreAvoiding Wastage: A Mindful Personal Accounting System
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Natalie takes a look at how preventing waste in our own internal world can have a lasting impact the way we treat external resources. She offers the practice of Mindfulness as one potential solution to the economy of waste that we find ourselves in. This is meditation and activism all rolled into one.
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Everyday Epiphanies: ‘The Mirror Within: a new look at sexuality’ by Anne Dickson
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This month, Lauren’s been reading ‘The Mirror Within: a new look at sexuality’ and is here to share what she’s learnt. From appreciation of your physical body, to acknowledging the erotic in everyday life; what can we do as friends, lovers, sisters and mothers to help ourselves and other women better connect with their sexual selves?
Read MoreThe Loss of a Pet is a Potent Teacher
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How saying goodbye to a furry feline friend got Bonnie Bridges thinking (and writing) about the nature of existence and impermenance
Read MoreLearn the Art of Self Love in a Culture of Criticism and Comparison
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Loving yourself is not egotistical or vain, it is the key to happy and fulfilled relationships, and peace of mind. Learn how to cultivate the art of self-love, even in a culture of comparison and criticism, because the most important relationship you will ever have is with yourself.
Read MoreOn Interbeing: Cultivating Deep Connection to Others and the World
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In the coming decade, a radical shift of humanity towards a more ingrained sense of interconnectedness with others and the environment is needed to keep the forces of greed and self-interest that are causing so much suffering and that have the potential to cause irreparable damage to our planet in check. No less than the lives of our children depend on it.
Read MoreHow to Create Your Own Recipe For Life
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Phoebe takes us on her journey to creating your own recipe for life, and shares her version of Turkish Lentil Soup. Yum.
Read More"Leaning In" to Our Lives
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As we are able to be more open, to lean in to greater extremes of both good and bad in our immediate environment with love, without fear, everything shines more. Our lives become richer. And we become more interesting because we are more interested.
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Waxing Moon and The Maiden
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Explore the qualities associated with this lunar phase and how to integrate them into your life
Read MoreThe Vital Role of Connection
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How to be more present and connected for yourself and others
Read MoreEveryday Epiphanies: ‘How To Be Alone’ by Sara Maitland
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Need insight and inspiration? Lauren’s found it, in quite unusual places, and is here to share! This month we explore the idea of solitude – why so many of us are afraid of being alone, how we can actually benefit from some aloneness and a few easy ways to introduce a little more alone time into your everyday life.
The ‘Having It All’ Dilemma: Why Self-Compassion Is the Key
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Many of us have grown up in an age where there is the desire and expectation to ‘have it all’. A rich and fulfilling life. A successful career. Sparkling relationships. A deep sense of peace, joy and well-being. Yet in practice we’re finding we’re way off the mark.
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