L E T T E R from Jac – The Workings of Consciousness
Moving into higher states of consciousness means that we can have deeper relationships, are calmer and centered, are less involved […]
Moving into higher states of consciousness means that we can have deeper relationships, are calmer and centered, are less involved […]
This week let’s place our intention on Love. Some points to Journal on: When I consider love, is there an […]
This week let’s place our intention on Surrender. Some points to Journal on: When I see the words ‘divine’ and […]
This week let’s place our intention on peace. Some points to Journal on: Where in my life am I naturally […]
I wonder how many of us are walking around feeling like we have a secret. In an age where social […]
Are you enjoying the Weekly Intention Setting? Is it helpful or inspiring new ways of thinking and being? I recommend […]
Intention Setting for the week is about slowing down. Exploring what this might mean to you. Things to look into […]
Click HERE to read Part 1. Richard Whately said, ‘Lose an hour in the morning and you will spend all […]
There is an interesting dynamic that takes place between the mind and the heart and many factors determine which leads […]
Is it really as easy as doing good to be happy? I believe it is. I feel that too often […]
Taoism is a beautiful philosophy I have been studying now for decades, and it still eludes me, catches my curiosity […]
Imagine any teachings that teach you independence. That don’t ask anything of you after learning. That allows you to be […]
This week let’s collectively set our sights on forgiveness. I recommend always journaling your way through these Intentions to allow […]
To be curious is a practice, one so worthwhile pursuing as it abolishes fear, judgement and will provide you with […]
As an ex-Right Fighter, I know a thing or two about taking a position and holding on tight. Leaving no […]
I am confident I have used this quote before, as I love it. I find it every now and again […]
At The Broad Place, we advocate study and reading all the time. However, if the study is not taken into […]
There is a story about a young man in Japan who wanted to be the greatest martial artist of the […]
It’s so tempting to prioritise other things over our meditation practices. Let’s face it, our ego’s do NOT want us […]
This week, we will place our awareness and our attention on Authenticity. Ooooh this is such a juicy one. I […]
Why do we find it so hard to stay in the present? More and more so we are hearing all […]
The lure of people pleasing is that it gives you a clear goal and a way forward. You literally do […]
It’s a choice, to live as if each day is the miracle it is. The stress of moving across the […]
I have something I remind myself of constantly; there are no accidents and there are no coincidences. Everything is happening […]
I was chatting with a special friend of ours who is in his late teens, as he is trying to […]
A student went to his meditation teacher and said, “My meditation is horrible! I feel so distracted, or my legs […]
This week, let’s together place our awareness and our attention on Kindness. We can amplify kindness in the world if […]
I was listening to a podcast on my way to work the other day and it referenced that based on […]
When things are challenging, it can be troublesome to acknowledge the good in the situation. Sometimes, I work through this set […]
Maharishi used to teach that there were three very important things to living a high-grade life that I’ll abridge here: […]
Coming across a monk praying while circumambulating a holy building, Geshe Tenpa said, “How pleasant to walk around sacred places, […]
This week, we will place our awareness and our attention on Gratitude. Gratitude is frequently written off as too ‘woo-woo‘ […]
“Where is that place where all of our intuitive ideas bubble up from? What does it mean to have expanded consciousness?” […]
I love A-HA! moments – like that final piece of a giant puzzle clicking together and revealing all or a […]
There is an old story that goes like this… A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a […]
When it comes to spiritual growth, self-development and our active evolving, it can get tricky at times. Sometimes what we want […]
I have found personally, and for many of our students, that we are all too happy to let go of […]
We kind of feel like we have control of our life most of the time, like we are the ones […]
This week, we will place our awareness and our attention on Charm. Charm is the little things your heart sings […]
In a conversation with a friend this week, we discussed how we often default to playing small. Even when we […]
I was kindly asked the other day, are you committed to this or are you just involved? Yikes, I had […]
You may not be able today, to form wet clay as it dries between your hands. Or apply oily, lazy […]
I was recently reading Alan Watts stating how in times of overwhelm, he would find solace in the ocean and […]
A Morning Routine is a vital step in setting yourself up for success for the day. I have found it […]
This week, we will place our awareness and our attention on Service. How do you define being of service?What tasks […]
Today is Easter Saturday, this day will mean different things for all of us, some will be engaged in spiritual […]
I’ll be honest I have not leapt in to the Marie Kondo approach to tidying but I have observed from […]
There is a story told about Suzuki Roshi, a great Buddhist teacher. “Suzuki Roshi, I’ve been listening to your lectures […]
I have so many moments where I think in despair, I am just one person what can I do. And […]
Easter is this weekend, and I’m personally taking time out to heal and nourish myself. My dear friend and fellow […]
After studying meditation in various lineages for a decade, something dawned on me. I was looking for this experience of […]
This week, we will place our awareness and our attention to Quality. The highest grade in every area. What will […]
It’s easy to lose perspective of who we really are and what we’re really here to do or be. It’s […]
It’s no secret that I love coffee. A most honoured daily ritual of joy – a hot, fresh cup of […]
The brain is a remarkable affirmation tool. Allow our minds to tell us something, believe it, and watch the brain […]
We can ask, how can I bring myself, to the fullest, to this moment? It will require presence. Fullness is […]
Part of our Integrated Meditation program is encouraging 1% of the day dedicated to learning. It’s just 15 minutes. Reading […]
Isn’t this a brilliant sentence, ‘When the well is dry, we know the worth of water’?. I teach so many […]
This week, lets set our acknowledging and exploring that we, solely, create our experience of the world. The world is […]
I’m writing this letter for anyone who has ever found themselves caught in the perfectionist loop, the spiral of Instagram […]
Imagine you are holding a container – it can be as big as you like, any shape you like and […]
We all want change, every single person wants something different to what is actually happening. It might be little, it […]
We are building on a theme here, which you might have picked up on because it’s my obsessive personality to […]
In Ayurveda, there are three dosha’s and the Vata dosha, when out of balance, can cause anxiety, sleeplessness and restlessness. Which is […]
In an age whereby ‘you can be anyone’, being just you, can seem boring and unappealing I have found. When […]
This is a little something new I wanted to try with you, where we collectively set an intention and discovered […]
There is a part of all of us that wants to stay small, it is afraid to reach our personal optimum […]
I’m a recipe follower – I need that recipe to tell me exactly what I’m meant to be doing, at […]
In our little cabin in Big Sur, the interior walls and ceilings are all lined with wood. Beams are made […]
In our cabin in Big Sur, there was a fireplace, and no toaster, so we began to hack hunks of […]
I’m going to start experimenting with Tuesday’s being dedicated to a particular study, involving physical health, or a recipe, or […]
Not all meditation techniques are the same, so I want to preface this with saying if you practice a technique […]
This is a little something new I wanted to try with you, where we collectively set an intention and discovered […]
When you have a technique that allows the mind to gently settle and guide you to deep restful transcendence, your […]
How many times have I looked “over there” at the green grass wishing it was under my feet? Too many […]
I have gotten into the habit of sometimes inappropriately telling the people in my life I love them. I say […]
There’s something very plain, very simple that I adore about Zen, being that nothing is special AND everything is special. […]
I wrote this whilst sitting in a tiny cabin, on a river in Big Sur California. There is no one […]
Our beliefs define us. Like scratches and smudges on a pair of sunglasses that we have become so used to […]
I’m sure that every generation has seen themselves in a time of political turmoil in one way or another, I […]
I love the forward motion that focusing on who you want to become creates. It puts yesterday firmly in its […]
Every single moment that happens now, has with it an accumulation of past decisions. Thin gossamer threads that string through […]
In today’s society, which is riddled with muddled messaging, knowing how to hold oneself is becoming increasingly challenging. Sayings such […]
An important question I ask myself when I am feeling very contracted is how can I bring more love to this. […]
I personally dislike the constant messaging in the self-development and entrepreneurial spaces of rise and grind. Of own the day. […]
We’ve all had the experience of treading water, just trying to keep our head above, and at times feeling more […]
When I first heard this it gripped my heart with a big fat YES! Tomorrow is too much day for […]
With our upcoming move to London, Arran and I have been working with a lot of fear. That’s the thing […]
As a chronic over-thinker, the two most valuable way of addressing thoughts were by a Buddhist teacher a long time […]
In life, there is sometimes universal support, and sometimes too many roadblocks. Discerning which is which simply takes years of […]
There are over 100 billion stars and there are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all […]
How many of us have tried to be shapeshifters, fitting some kind of mould to be more liked, loved, and […]
If you ever find yourself knee-deep in self-righteousness (Coo-ee!) or complaining/whining/elegantly demonstrating the shortcomings of others, situations or experiences (who […]
We are in a constant collaboration with the universe. Are we holding up our end of the collab? Or are […]
Morning everyone! As a new chapter opens for The Broad Place I wanted to take the time to put the […]