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Hannah Marsh
Nov 15
Checking In
What if you paused and noticed your inner experience, right now? In our mindfulness practice, this might look like taking a moment to...
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Hannah Marsh
Jul 4
Dear Body
When I wake in the morning, you roll over, curling into a heavy crescent. All night, you've been breathing, carrying on the thread of...
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Hannah Marsh
Mar 7
Coming into the Senses
I invite you to pause and notice the sensations of the feet. Perhaps feeling into the points of contact - the sense of touch where the...
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Hannah Marsh
Sep 28, 2023
Slowing Down
There is a story in Zen circles about a man and a horse. The horse is galloping quickly, and it appears that the man on the horse is...
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Hannah Marsh
Nov 17, 2022
The Symphony of a Self
I have a new fern in my study that keeps catching my gaze. Mostly, I enjoy the shades of green, and its messy hair shape. The other...
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Hannah Marsh
Jul 6, 2022
Wise Effort
What do you notice about your efforts - in your mindfulness practice? In your creative endeavours? One tendency I notice: when I lean...
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Hannah Marsh
Jun 8, 2022
Taking Time
When life is busy, and you're pulled in all directions at once, and you feel hardly able to complete one task let alone all that needs to...
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Hannah Marsh
May 11, 2022
What Opens You Up?
I just got back from a road trip down to Utah and across to California, stopping at several National Parks along the way. Each place was...
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Hannah Marsh
Apr 6, 2022
Offering Ourselves Grace
I invite you to pause and notice: how hard are you working? You might find an answer in the body. Are the brows furrowed or smooth? The...
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Hannah Marsh
Mar 10, 2022
Safe Path through Fear
Have you had this experience? There's something you want to do. Begin a painting. Send a poem for publication. Reach out to a friend you...
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Hannah Marsh
Feb 3, 2022
To Boldly Go
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now!" - Attributed to Goethe* Oh,...
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Hannah Marsh
Jan 4, 2022
Allowing It All
“And what will be needed, if the story is going to be good, is: everything , all that you are, even those parts you don’t like or usually...
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Hannah Marsh
Sep 30, 2021
Meeting Ourselves Where We Are
Where are you right now? We might start with where the body is in space - the points of contact with the floor or chair, the position...
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Hannah Marsh
Aug 4, 2021
A Moment's Pause
I invite you to take a moment to pause. Perhaps closing the eyes and tuning in to the sensations in the body - the gradations of pressure...
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Hannah Marsh
Jun 1, 2021
Cultivating Trust
Last month, we started to explore the territories of doubt and trust - two attitudes that can be understood as existing on a spectrum...
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Hannah Marsh
Apr 30, 2021
Trust amidst Uncertainty
Remember a moment when you felt a sense of trust. Perhaps it was surrendering into the arms of a loved one. Or resting in the warmth of...
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Hannah Marsh
Mar 23, 2021
Recognizing our habits
Before I sit down to write, I make myself a cup of tea. It doesn't much matter what kind - breakfast, jasmine, mint, or iced in the...
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Hannah Marsh
Jan 27, 2021
Feeling Uninspired?
Most of us experience fallow periods when creativity and motivation slow down or appear to cease altogether. We may feel we're putting in...
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Hannah Marsh
May 25, 2020
Befriending the Inner Critic
The inner critic might feel like a fanged beast blocking your creative path. Like a mythic hero, you might draw your sword and fight, or...
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