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WELCOME TO SOUL PAGES
The Amandari journal
Reflections on Mindfulness & Yoga
from past classes for your inspiration.
Some articles are by other teachers or authors;
please share mindfully
Ageing and Ahimsa
Someone asked Woody Allen what he thought about growing older and he said: "I find it a lousy deal. There is no advantage to getting...
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So who are you? Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are? Before you continue reading this, you might find it interesting to stop, grab a piece of paper and pen, and...
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What is Mindfulness all about?
What is mindfulness meditation all about? l will start by telling you a little bit about what mindfulness meditation isn’t… Mindfulness...
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Finding Meaning...
Recently I was listening to a group of Matrics talk about the Covid lockdown and their final school year. Some felt uncertain and some...
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Gratitude for when life throws us a curve ball.
I think it's fair to say that life has thrown us all a curve ball. And equally fair to say that gratitude, or to feel grateful for it,...
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Ayana Yoga.
Hello Everyone! I hope you are all well? Working around challenges by thinking outside the box is our new normal. So I turned my yoga...
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How Shall I Live a Mindful Life?
A little while ago I received an email from a friend with some information on author Dorian Haarhoff's wordshops and somewhere in the...
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Cognitive Reframing: Thank you very much, I have no problem whatsoever.
Once upon a time there lived a wise Buddhist woman whose name was Sono. She was known throughout the land for her wisdom. Many people...
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The Power of Patience - The Zen Art of Doing Nothing.
In our daily lives we are always reacting, often becoming impatient, feeling irritated by things that people do, how they are and behave,...
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Message from the Dalai Lama
This message from the Dalai Lama is about how to carry a simple faith and make our life meaningful: "Within less than fifty years, I,...
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A couple of things that will surprise you about Zen and the Art of Giving ...
So let's talk about Seeing and Acting - Having and Giving - Self and Others. In this time of being at home, it's easy to slip into being...
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Take a seat - and come face to face with yourself...
The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary...
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Drop the Story and Find the Feeling
"Mindfulness meditation is noticing what is taking place - as opposed to noticing what one wishes would take place, or what one fears...
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TUESDAY'S THOUGHT... What do we do with emotions?
Hello all. Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I got caught up with the emergency food parcels. But today is Tuesday, and this morning we...
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Accept the Mud in Ourselves – How to Deal with Worry, Fear and other Difficult Emotions.
This week I am reading one of Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings, he uses the beautiful words “Accept the Mud in Ourselves.” He reminds us that...
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