The Driven Factor

Often I find myself pushing myself to ‘enlighten,’ which isn’t always a bad thing but it can mask programmes inside that could be addressed. In the moments when I become aware of this inner ‘driven factor’ kicking in, I remind myself to stop and breathe, not in a driven or pushing way but in a…

Separation

As children grow they hide parts of themselves. Indeed, at around seven months, the ego begins to settle into the child. The fontanel closes itself. The teeth (symbols of the ego) appear and a feeling of separation takes place. Adults, through various means, who have internalised this feeling of separation, might then involve themselves in…

Mozart and Mantras

I invite you to take a moment to listen to Mozart’s Sonata for two pianos in D major, K448 As you do so, experience the vibration and quality of sound that allows all a connection to the deeper aspects of beautiful sounds, especially sacred sounds, such as mantras, used in some forms of meditation. Mantras…

Who is Rumi?

Rumi’s poetry is very beautiful with meanings hidden from the linear mind. I have always felt connected to this mystical poet due to his sharing my birthday and his date of death being my father’s birthday. The poetry of Rumi is haunting and still quite a mystery to me, yet it brings great peace of…

The Beginning

So the question is: What is art good for? Many good people have asked this question since the beginning of known history. Many philosophers, scientists and everyone else.  Now what would make me such an expert that my word is the one that they all have to hear? Instead of giving you an answer to…

A Meditation On The Move

The moment I could walk in this incarnation, I am told that I ran… I was nine months old and the story goes that I would lean forward and run along on my tippy toes… And fifty six years on I am still opening the front door each morning, leaning forward to see the sight…

Introducing Julia Chi

My name is Julia Chi… I have been running all of my life – it feels I was born to run. In the running step I experienced freedom and my true expression. I came to see that I needed to ‘get out of the way of myself’ and let my energy flow through the running…

The Gift of Love

Become aware of your heart. Let go. Let go by deeply breathing out. Center yourself by breathing in fully. Breathe into the belly. Breathe into every cell of your being. With your out breath smile to your heart. With your in breath send love to your heart. As you breath in and out in this…

The Gift of Peace

Many people have asked me for the meaning of Peace and how Peace can be put into practice in daily life. I would like to share with you that Peace is often thought of as a state of non-violence. That it can only be reached through political means or by changing what seems to be…