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Freeing Yourself from Overwhelm

Freeing Yourself from Overwhelm

Freeing Yourself from Overwhelm

Four Steps to a More Peaceful Life Overwhelm is a constant state of being for many of us, but it doesn’t need to be. Most of us are under a deluge of responsibilities like running errands, responding to emails, keeping up with house-chores, hurrying to...

Michael O BrienDec 01No Comments

Breaking up is painful, but sometimes it’s just what we need

Breaking up is painful, but sometimes it’s just what we need

Breaking up is painful, but sometimes it’s just what we need

I am a relationship person. My relationships with my family and friends are the most meaningful, important parts of my life. In fact, I’d say having high quality, intimate, authentic, healthy, and emotionally mature relationships is my top life value....

Michael O BrienNov 23No Comments

Graduation Speech by Christine Moran, Academic Director, Founder of ICPPD

Graduation Speech by Christine Moran, Academic Director, Founder of ICPPD

Graduation Speech by Christine Moran, Academic Director, Founder of ICPPD

Welcome to our 2016 Graduands, Learners, Tutors, Clinical support staff, Administrative Staff, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen and Children, I am delighted to be here on this joyous occasion of celebrating the graduation of our learners, in...

Michael O BrienNov 17No Comments

Trees as Teachers of Gratitude

Trees as Teachers of Gratitude

Trees as Teachers of Gratitude

The trees are aware, they take care of the future and each other; they are in relationship. A recent trip to California in honour of Brother David Steindl-Rast’s 90th birthday offered a surprising focus on trees. I don’t usually think of trees when...

Michael O BrienNov 06No Comments

Six Ancient Practices for Daily Rejuvenation

Six Ancient Practices for Daily Rejuvenation

Six Ancient Practices for Daily Rejuvenation

Daily practices you can do before getting dressed Growing up as an athlete with a single pointed focus of reaching the Olympics, I became fascinated with different daily practices that helped me get centred, connected and ready to perform at my very best....

Michael O BrienOct 27No Comments

Create a meditation space in your home

Create a meditation space in your home

Create a meditation space in your home

We create spaces in our homes for the activities that are important to us and sustain us. We have spaces for eating, sleeping, playing, and cooking. We may have spaces for sewing, writing, reading, gardening, painting, or model train building. We often...

Michael O BrienOct 19No Comments

How to Release the Stress stored in our Bodies

How to Release the Stress stored in our Bodies

How to Release the Stress stored in our Bodies

Taking time to unlock the ‘muscle of the soul’ Do you spend much time sitting in front of a computer, on a plane, in a car? If so your hips may be locked up which affects your ability to dance, but worse than that it may be causing...

Michael O BrienOct 11No Comments

Intimate Relationship as a Spiritual Crucible

Intimate Relationship as a Spiritual Crucible

Intimate Relationship as a Spiritual Crucible

Harnessing the Potential for Spiritual Awakening through Genuine Intimacy When we fall in love, this usually ushers in a special period, one with its own distinctive glow and magic. Glimpsing another person’s beauty and feeling, our heart opening in...

Michael O BrienSep 29No Comments

An Indigenous Approach to Healing Trauma – The Healing Power of Listening in Stillness

An Indigenous Approach to Healing Trauma – The Healing Power of Listening in Stillness

An Indigenous Approach to Healing Trauma – The Healing Power of Listening in Stillness

People have always experienced pain, and in the vast span of time before the colonial expansion of western culture, indigenous cultures weren’t without their methods of dealing with trauma. For centuries we’ve largely ignored the wisdom of those...

Michael O BrienSep 21No Comments

A Mindful Autumn Bucket List

A Mindful Autumn Bucket List

A Mindful Autumn Bucket List

Read a book about mindfulness Eat an entire meal in silence — pay attention to the act of eating and to the taste of the food Go for a walk — with no iPhone, no music…. just pay attention Get a mindfulness colouring book and spend an...

Michael O BrienSep 01No Comments

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