This week I received a really special, six minute video: “Reconnecting with Nature,” which I want to share with you right away! It was filmed and produced by Dr. Shelley Plumb of PlumbTalk Productions in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA (https://www.plumbtalkproductions.com/) Over the past few years, Koala and I have got to know Shelley and...
Some years before I started writing about meditation and Buddhism, I wrote three thrillers. These were published in the early 2000s by Time Warner, a mainstream, London-based publisher. They have nothing at all to do with inner growth or spirituality and they haven’t been in print for some years. But they keep coming back. They...
Years ago I was in one of those undercover markets, where you never know what kind of stall is round the next corner. I came across a beautiful statue of the Buddha. As I stood admiring it, the stallholder told me, “Of course, Buddha never wanted images of himself to be made.’ ‘Didn’t he?’ It...
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, I have written an introductory booklet about Medicine Buddha – a powerful, healing practice we use in Tibetan Buddhism. You’ll find the first two sections of the booklet below. I hope you find this inspires you to tap into the limitless capacity for wellbeing which we all possess. You...
What’s the mindful response to coronavirus? Amid the turmoil, is it possible to create peace? Is it all just a horror show, or may it be that somewhere in the experience we can find a silver lining? Mindfulness of hand washing I must begin with a confession. I recently read an article offering medical advice on...
I’m really thrilled to announce my first ever ‘Meditate in the Mountains’ retreat in Europe from Monday 19th – Friday 23 July 2021. This had to be postponed from summer 2020 because of Covid 19. Just like the Mindful Safaris I lead each year to Africa, our ‘Meditate in the Mountains’ experience will take us...
I’m often struck by the sad truth that most of us think of ourselves as ordinary people. When we wake up in the mornings and go about our lives, we usually do so on the basis that we’re pretty normal. We may even sometimes think of ourselves as unlucky when things aren’t going the way...
After Mindful Safari and our Meditate with Elephants experience this year (see blog: https://davidmichie.com/the-magic-of-meditating-with-elephants/) a few of our group had time before flying home to visit The Twala Trust Animal Sanctuary just outside Harare. When I think of Twala, that famous quote of Mahatma Gandhi often comes to mind: “The greatness of a nation and...
Prologue Are you curious, dear reader? If you were to find yourself padding past an alcove concealed by a curtain, would your every instinct be to tug back the fabric—or, indeed, push under it—to see what lay behind? Making your way down a familiar street, if you came to a door which, for your entire...
When we read a book, or listen to a teaching about personal transformation, we are doing something out of the ordinary. We are not simply wishing to acquire information or be entertained – although both of those things may happen. Instead, we are seeking insights to help us experience life differently. To bring an end...
