Helen Eveleigh

Recently, my family experienced a tragedy. An event of deep, unimaginable heartbreak. Something of such intensity that you have absolutely no choice but to be fully drenched by the storm.  As I find my way back to the ‘everyday’ I took a moment to reflect and pause and ask if - and how - the mindfulness practices I share with others helped me navigate this shattering event.  What I found is that mindfulness didn't stop the pain, but it changed how I could be with it. The groundedness that...

For the past year, I’ve been sitting with the topic of kindness - exploring it through stories and research. When we first gathered to discuss this, someone asked a key question - what kindness actually is. As people started to share their perspectives we realised how diverse and multi-layered it could be - and how interesting it would be to explore this through the research and stories. I feel a deep sense of gratitude for that decision as it opened up such a wide and varied spectrum of...

In recent times a lot of my mindfulness practice has centred on the inquiry into curiosity versus certainty - a yearning to broaden my understanding and consciousness. So when I found myself in a place of solid, righteous certainty on a recent trip to the UK it was a powerful physical, mental, and emotional moment that became a new teaching on the path. The incident happened as I was heading to visit a dear friend who’s been ill. So I was in a space of tenderness, care and anticipated joy. As...