Piper’s Pen
‘There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you’- Maya Angelou
Working with Silence and Attention
‘The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear’ – Rumi ‘How is it possible that I keep losing focus, get distracted by daily issues and can’t manage to stay true to my own pace? As an answer to this, I organise retreats in Compassionate Personal Leadership. A...
The Deep Dive
Messages from The PodThe Deep Dive Fast forward 3 days and apparently, I took a Deep Dive after the initial 36-hour-settling-in period. I have only just surfaced and the hours, days, the ideas, the feelings, the thoughts, sensations, activities, the silence, the...
A Rite of Passage
Messages from The PodA Rite of Passage Catching my breath, and creating a roadmapNow many people have asked me: What áre you doing all alone for 5 days in the woods? And what do you dó all day? Is it a full-on silent Buddhist meditation retreat or shamanic vision...
Choosing a direction that Matters
Messages from The PodChoosing a Direction that Matters It’s 4 AM and I haven’t slept a wink. I was up ALL-night twisting and turning. I guess the dust really settled and what I am truly feeling is coming up. It feels I have lived full speed ahead for months without...
Freeing my mind and opening my heart
Messages from the PodFreeing my mind and opening my heartThe mind is a funny thing, This monkey mind, our monkey chatter. The incessant talk that never stops. And it’s a true gift to be able to calm it down or drown it out just a wee bit. Just enough to...
Settling into a new rhythm and routine
Messages from the PodSettling into a new rhythm and routineThe call to adventure has little to do with a cognitive process, it is more of an invitation. It is an inner stirring, a movement and a few hours after I arrived in the Pod, I finally knew and...