Nature Meditations

Wonderful to have 43 meditators at this morning’s 15-Minute Meditations Course.

Today we did a meditation specific to improving sleep.

It is so powerful to meditate with a warm-hearted group of people. I know it takes a strong intention to get up extra early… it is 100% worth it!

The purpose of the course is to help you SEE for yourself how easy it is to incorporate meditation into your life and FEEL what a huge difference it makes to your day!

If you want to experience it yourself, you can still register for the course (first week is free) as we have 7 days of meditation left. You can check out more about the course here: https://julie-smith.net/15min-mornings/

Look forward to seeing you there.

15-Minute Meditations Course to Beat Burnout, Isolation & Poor Sleep

Have you tried to build a meditation practise… but somehow life always gets in the way.

I am leading a 2-week course of 15-minute meditations so you can see for yourself how easy it is to build meditation into your busy life.

The meditation techniques you will learn in the first 5 days are specific to helping you gain relief from anxiety, burnout, poor sleep, feelings of isolation and being unfocused.

If you’ve been thinking of taking up meditation or meditating more regularly, then I invite you to take this opportunity now.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Do you want to meditate more… but find life gets in the way?

Lets build the habit and make it stick.

Join me for a 2 week course starting on 17 January. You can find the details here: https://julie-smith.net/15min-mornings/

The first week will be FREE and hosted on Insight Timer Live: https://insig.ht/DY78EJVWEmb

Look forward to seeing you there!

Build the Habit, Day 1: Relieving Anxiety (Your Sanctuary) | Insight Timer Live Do you want to meditate more… but find life gets in the way? Lets build the habit and make it stick. Each day for 5 consecutive days you will: • Discover a new meditation posture • Experience meditating with a like-minded group for 15 minutes • Learn a new meditation technique

Great response... I am really looking forward to this retreat!

Slovenia Meditation Retreat https://julie-smith.net/sloveniaretreat/

I am really excited to be presenting a webinar on 'Building Resilience and Strength' (using meditation) for Chartered Management Institute on 20 September. Over 250 people have registered already! You can find out more and join here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6395993671472805635?source=Julie+Smith+Contact

You will discover how to create an Inner Calm – anytime, anywhere.
In this relaxed and serene setting you will rebalance internally - learning how to let go of stress and anxiety at a physical, emotional and intellectual level.

Announcing... Slovenia Meditation Retreat This meditation retreat is all about restoring your vitality, emotional balance and resilience.  You will discover how to create an Inner Calm – anytime, anywhere.

This is a great opportunity for you to experience a different style of meditation teaching. I have worked closely with Elizabeth for the past 6 years while working on the Board of CCN (Contemplative Consciousness Network), and consider her to be a highly skilled teacher and meditation practitioner.

Experience a special teaching This is a great opportunity for you to experience a different style of meditation teaching.  I have worked closely with Elizabeth for the past 6 years while working on the Board of CCN (Contemplative Consciousness Network), and consider her to be a highly skilled teacher and meditation practitioner...

It is human nature to have desires and aspirations. Your goals may be material or more divine in nature. The point of this workshop is not to question your goals, but to ignite your inner fire so you can achieve your goals.

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Your online class begins tomorrow (20% off when you register in Jan)

I want to give you the opportunity to join the Interactive Online Meditation Classes starting tomorrow at 7pm (UK time). I introduced the concept last year and the feedback has been extremely positive.

icontact-archive.com I want to give you the opportunity to join the Interactive Online Meditation Classes starting tomorrow at 7pm (UK time).  I introduced the concept last year and the feedback has been extremely positive. 

Your shift from chaos to calm (1 day workshop on 24 Feb)

Imagine yourself walking calmly through the chaos around you. Imagine yourself responding to challenges and opportunities with grace and ease. What does that image look like for you? What do you see, what do you hear, who is around you? Take a moment and discover how this feels. This can be you in ‘real life’.

icontact-archive.com Imagine yourself walking calmly through the chaos around you.  Imagine yourself responding to challenges and opportunities with grace and ease.  What does that image look like for you? What do you see, what do you hear, who is around you?  Take a moment and discover how this feels.  This can be ...

Classes: Online meeting & In-Person sessions

in case you missed it... These classes take place in London each month. Go here to find out all the details. https://julie-smith.net/classes/

julie-smith.net Online & In-Person Classes Experience a Lasting Transformation DROP IN NOT OFFERED.... but Taster Sessions are available (see bottom of

Announcing... Interactive Online Meditation Classes

I want to welcome you to Interactive Online Meditation Classes. I introduced the concept last year and the feedback has been extremely positive. Students have loved the flexibility online classes offer them, because they can join from anywhere – whether they are working abroad or sitting in the comfort of their own home.

icontact-archive.com I want to welcome you to Interactive Online Meditation Classes.  I introduced the concept last year and the feedback has been extremely positive.  Students have loved the flexibility online classes offer them, because they can join from anywhere – whether they are working abroad or sitting in th...

Break free from your ‘Busy’ cycle (and get unstuck)

If you want to break free of the ‘busy’ cycle then the 1 Day Workshop: Getting Unstuck, is for you.

Do you ever feel like there is just too much going on in your life? Like you are bogged down with an unending list of daily demands?

Being busy isn’t a bad thing in itself. But if you are feeling so busy that you are exhausted or just coping with each day as it comes, then I’m sure you are ready for a shift in your life.

Being overly ‘Busy’ is a form of being stuck. It keeps you on the hamster wheel and takes you away from the things you really want to achieve and the way you really want to live.

This workshop will help you discover how to unplug, or get ‘unstuck’ from the daily grind you face.

Having the workshop before Christmas is the perfect time. Not only will it help you enjoy the holidays more, it will also help you start out the New Year with tangible goals on how to get ‘unstuck’.

icontact-archive.com Do you ever feel like there is just too much going on in your life?  Like you are bogged down with an unending list of daily demands?  

Guest teacher Elizabeth West (6 September)

I want to remind you that Elizabeth West will be teaching the classes in September.

This is a great opportunity for you to experience a different type of meditation. Although both of us have Alan Wallace as a teacher, our backgrounds and approach to teaching is quite different. I have experienced Elizabeth’s teaching first hand while at the Holy Isle in Scotland, and I consider her to be a phenomenal teacher.

icontact-archive.com This is a great opportunity for you to experience a different type of meditation.  Although both of us have Alan Wallace as a teacher, our backgrounds and approach to teaching is quite different.  I have experienced Elizabeth’s teaching first hand while at the Holy Isle in Scotland, and I consider h...

Tibet and beyond (plus Sept class)

There are so many stories and experiences I want to share with you about the remarkable beauty and energy of Tibet. Each day brought something new for me.

icontact-archive.com There are so many stories and experiences I want to share with you about the remarkable beauty and energy of Tibet.  Each day brought something new for me. 

The Mount Kailash trek - the highs and the lows (referring more to altitude). 52Km in 3 days ascending more than 1000 meters

Lhasa and on the road (countryside visits)

25% off if you bring a friend (1 day workshop)

I want to give you the opportunity to start meditation again in a simple but powerful way. I am hosting a 1 Day Workshop on Saturday 10 June, to help you kick-start or boost your meditation practise.

icontact-archive.com 25% off if you bring a friend to the 10 June workshop in London

Scientists think they’ve found a way to analyze the effects and progress of regular mindfulness practice

Meditators often experience physical, mental and emotion benefits from their practise. However, scientists haven’t always been very supportive of the mind-body connection that meditators experience.

Scientists in Hong Kong have recently made this connection which suggest numerous health benefits. “We now can say with some kind of certainty that when you’re practicing MBSR (mindfulness based stress reduction) your heart and your mind become more synchronized and that’s very good for you.” You can read all the details in this newsweek article. http://www.newsweek.com/mind-body-connection-mindfulness-stress-reduction-meditation-mbsr-607067

newsweek.com A new study demonstrates the close correlation between heart and brain that results from mindfulness, and provides a novel way to study it.

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Feeling Stuck? Experience Your Power to Forgive

Forgiveness can be very difficult for people and the act of forgiveness is sometimes confusing. Forgiveness is NOT about approving of bad behaviour or making excuses for someone. It is also not about dismissing your own feelings of hurt or sadness.

icontact-archive.com “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”

Your best antidote for stress is...

I am often asked if meditation can help you manage stress. And I answer a resounding ‘yes’.

How does meditation help reduce stress? External circumstances trigger physical, emotional and mental stress reactions within us. In meditation we look inside to calm the waves so we can respond rather than react to life.

icontact-archive.com Your best antidote for stress is an open heart.

Announcing... 1 Day Meditation Workshop

I invite you to join me on Saturday 10 June, for a 1 day workshop on expanding your capacity to love. http://julie-smith.net/retreats/1-day-workshop-expand-your-capacity-to-love/

icontact-archive.com 1 Day Workshop: Expand your capacity to love

1 Day Workshop: Deep Relaxation & Emotional Release - Julie Smith

Looking for a way to beat the January blues?
Starting a meditation practise is a great way to ‘give you a boost’, and the long term impact of managing stress will help you keep those blues away.

If you are looking to start a meditation practise in 2017 or if you just need a nudge to get started again, my 1 day workshop is a perfect place to start.

I still have a few spaces left for the 1 Day Workshop on 11 Feb, 2017 in St. Johns Wood (London). Click here for details and to make a deposit. http://julie-smith.net/retreats/1-day-workshop-deep-relaxation-emotional-release/

julie-smith.net The Theme for this workshop is Deep Relaxation & Emotional Release. Whenever we are feeling un-ease, upset, or frustration (perhaps we are ‘trying to hard’), all we need to do is relax and release. Sounds easy doesn’t it…. but somehow have trained our minds habitually react in this way. Thi...

Ever wonder ‘how long should I meditate’?

I recently gave a talk to a group. At the end of the session, I had the question “how long should I meditate each time”.

icontact-archive.com A new answer to an old question – how long should I meditate?

Dont feel up for meditation... try this!

As we all know meditation is by no means is a “quick fix” program, but practising consistently is one of the biggest challenges you will face.

Often, when you ‘don’t feel up to it’ – this is when you need meditation the most! At these moments it can be tempting to let ‘life get in the way’ of your practice. If you see meditation as just another item on your ‘To Do’ list you will not be motivated to practice. Instead, view it as a time for you – look forward to it – and remember to enjoy the daily growth it provides you.

Give it a try right now… visualise and feel the emotions you experienced after you last meditation. Clearly recall all the benefits and feel the stress melt away. Now the only question is – when will you practise today?

Connecting with nature

I know it may seem an unlikely thing to say at this time of year, but meditating outdoors is an excellent way to connect with nature.

icontact-archive.com Have you tried meditating outdoors?