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Birding and Mindfulness: Seeing the familiar with new eyes

January 18, 2020 By Dean Nicholson Leave a Comment

It’s a sunny morning as I walk beside a favourite wetland, binoculars in hand, looking for interesting birds.  Suddenly, a startled duck lifts off the pond. I glance quickly. ‘Oh, it’s just a mallard’ I say, a common bird I can see by the dozen any day of the year.  I quickly forget it and […]

Filed Under: Mindfulness and Nature

When it comes to change, be like a shark

October 7, 2019 By Dean Nicholson Leave a Comment

This blog first appeared here on Clear Sky Meditation Center’s blog Have you ever tried to change a habit? It’s easy to get discouraged and give up when things don’t change as quickly as we’d like. When I’ve been trying to change habits that I don’t like, sometimes for weeks, I can still feel stuck. This is […]

Filed Under: Heathy Habits

Why are we fighting when I know I’m right?

October 7, 2019 By Dean Nicholson Leave a Comment

This blog first appeared here on Clear Sky Meditation Center’s blog   I know I’m right. But here she goes again, making everything sound so rosy and optimistic. Can’t she see the the dark clouds on the horizon? And look, everyone is nodding and agreeing with her. I mean, seriously, aren’t they giving any critical […]

Filed Under: Aware Living

Sleepless night after night

October 7, 2019 By Dean Nicholson Leave a Comment

This blog first appeared here on Clear Sky Meditation Center’s blog Suddenly I was wide awake. With dread, I looked over at the clock on the nightstand, hoping I wouldn’t see what I knew I would…1:30 a.m.! I’d been asleep for less than three hours, and if this night was like all the nights of […]

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The monster inside vs the fear of talking about it

July 19, 2018 By Maureen Smith Leave a Comment

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When I was in my thirties, I loved what I did for a living. I used to get excited to go to work. However, I remember one particular project I worked on that didn’t go according to plan. And the voices in my head took over…

Filed Under: Aware Living

Eczema and Awakening

February 10, 2017 By Maureen Smith Leave a Comment

For the past 8 months I have been experiencing eczema for the first time in my life. I remember my older sister had severe bouts of it when she in her late teens. Now, at age 52 I am having my first personal encounter with it…

Filed Under: Aware Living

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Dharma Hub, Calgary
Awaken in Toronto
Dharma Europe

Upcoming Offerings

Start Your Morning With Calm. A weekly drop-in meditation class to get your morning off to a calm start. Beginning Thursday January 19, 2023, from 7:30-8:15am. Available in person or online. Location: Suite 201, 13-14th Avenue South, on 14th Avenue across from the Safeway. For more information contact Dean at dean@alivemindfully.ca.

Come to Your Senses. An afternoon to practice sense-based meditations at the beautiful Clear Sky Meditation Center. April 29, 2023 from 1:30-4:30. To register click here.

The Tenth Annual Conference on Spirituality and Social Work. June 22-24, 2023, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Contact

Contact Maureen or Dean for more information. 

maureen@nullalivemindfully.ca
dean@nullalivemindfully.ca

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