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See what thoughts are made of

Spirulina smoothie

Spinach, tomato, grape and beetroot smoothie

Another doodle without meaning

An empty doodle

Enjoy silence

The science of body awareness

No body, no mind

The unconscious effects of super stimuli

Life does not give us what we want just because we want it

Three different ways with stir fried vegetables

An Autumn doodle

Breathe in, breathe out, release

Working with Jhana factors

Am I OK?

Flip the mind

Chronic fatigue and the reactive mind

A very green soup - healthy and tasty

Go deep

Another way of looking at calming meditation

Can we allow ourselves to be happy even though we are ill?

Perhaps nothing really happens

A standard view of the Jhana states (what happens when we meditate)

Try and sit still for a couple of minutes

Chronic fatigue - the 20 percent rule

Chronic fatigue - graded exercise therapy

The beetroot smoothie

An experiment with perception - part 2

Find the still point

An experiment with Mudras

I feel brilliant

Chronic fatigue - my subconscious is screaming at me to stop

Come to your senses

The wonder of the Universe

Exploring samadhi and jhana states

Eat less, eat better

Relax the mind

Don't breathe out, just let it go

The meditation sequence to stillness

It's been staring me in the face

Some doodle art

We see with our minds

Recognising bliss and other mental states

Starting to experience the mind as light

Getting back in the groove meditation instructions

Would my cat eat me if I was the size of a sparrow?

Awareness requires no effort

Contracted or relaxed

Learning to tame the mind - recognize two mind states

Spontaneous art

Chronic fatigue - wellness is a discipline

Try to hear every single raindrop fall

Rest in the gaps

Pleasure - the law of diminishing returns

Letting go of struggle

The Satipatthana sutta - my desert island text

Experiencing happiness and contentment

Using visualisation as a transition object in meditation

Where sea and sky meet

Using gestures to unlock different mind states

How do I park my mind at night?

The pleasure in being

Raise your hands to the sky

How do we reach completion?

Find your heart

How can nothing feel good?

Emptiness and the self - part 1

Emptiness is brilliant

Chronic fatigue conundrum revisited

Chronic fatigue conundrum

100 things I would like to do despite having a chronic illness

When the mind is going into meltdown, find one breath