The Poet’s Way on 1st December

Doors open at 5:15pm for a prompt start at 5:30 – ending around 9pm and with one short comfort break and a longer 30 to 40 minute break for refreshment and writing time. Venue: Glasgow Buddhist Centre: 72 Berkeley St (G3 7DS), sharing space with the Glasgow Unitarian Church. Bring a poem to share, your own or a favourite published poem. Please bring 4 copies of the one poem you want appreciated.

The Poet’s Way awakens to the power of poems to compliment & enhance our spiritual practice. Inspired by Manjusvara’s book The Poet’s Way (Jane Hirshfield says “this book offers warm-hearted, step-by-step awakening into the possibilities and powers of poems”).

New Moon Writing Hour – Monday 2nd December 4pm

Linda France’s New Moon Writing Hour on zoom. Here’s the zoom link

Relax, Replenish and Reconnect

Weekend Retreat 14/15 December, 10am to 5pm led by Ratnadevi

Venue: 2A, Vinicombe St, Glasgow

​Cost: £150, single day option £80/day (if you can’t afford the fee, a reduction may be available)

for anyone with some previous experience of meditation, suitable as CPD for mindfulness teachers.In the midst of the dark season, close to the midwinter solstice, this is an opportunity to take care of ourselves. There are so many demands on us in our modern world – this retreat is a place where we can let go and find ease in a relaxed atmosphere, touching in with ourselves in deep and satisfying ways. It will restore our inner equilibrium; help find inner peace and direction and get our hearts singing again.

The days will be mostly silent, with expertly and sensitively led periods of sitting meditations, interspersed with simple movement sequences, bodyscan and walking meditations.The venue is a beautiful, peaceful studio in the Westend of Glasgow, near the Botanic Gardens. 10 places only, so book your place soon. 

Refreshments will be provided, bring your own lunch. There is equipment but you may prefer your own meditation stool/cushion.

To book please email Ratnadevi:  info@livingmindfulness.net 

stillness in movement recent artwork by Ratnadevi

Opening : Friday 13 December 7 – 9pm,  incl.  refreshments and some guided ‘mindful looking’

further viewings: Sun 15 Dec, 7 – 9pm; Mon 16 Dec, 1-3pm;

Fri 20 Dec, 7-9pm; Sun 22 Dec, 2-4pm and by appointment

Venue: 2A Vinicombe Street (off Byres Road)Contact: info@livingmindfulness.net

Robin Lloyd-Jones: “a full flowering – thoughts on gratitude”

During the last month of his life, Robin wrote and edited this wee book which was given away at his “send-off” inviting donations to Scottish PEN and Autumn Voices. PSP has copies. I’m happy to send you a copy for the cost of postage, and you are to donate something to one of these charities. Here’s a quote from page 30: “Old age adds as it takes away. ‘The problems of old age become a catalyst for developing potential’ – thus the poet William Carlos Williams noted, expressing, in a different manner that ‘what is in the way is the way’ . . . .

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