Crafting moments of tranquility
It means taking the time to deliberately ‘craft’ an experience of inner tranquility, to rest in the present noticing a moment of beauty.
Wise hope
‘Everywhere I looked, hope existed – but only as some kind of green shoot in the midst of struggle.’
Connecting with nature – Part 2
‘The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.’
Connecting with nature – Part 1
‘Komorebi (Japanese)– the interplay of the light and the leaves when sunlight filters through the trees’.
Finding connections
The participants in the program discovered two kinds of connections – connections to other people, and connection to nature.
Silence
‘Silence is essential. We need silence, just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light.’
Holiday favourites – Healing with Gold
Kintsukuroi – the Japanese art of repairing pottery with gold or silver lacquer and understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken.
Enthusiasm for life
Throughout our daily work as doctors, we see the body’s “enthusiasm for life”.
Therapeutic mindfulness
One of the most exciting developments in mindfulness over the past four decades has been its increasing use for therapeutic aims.
Becoming more connected
‘When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.’ John Muir