Author Archives: John Barter
Message from John – Imagine if trees gave us free wifi
Imagine if trees gave us us free wifi
We'd all be planting like crazy
It's a pity they only give us the oxygen we breathe
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Comments from our last Urban Retreat and Weekly Meditation Group …..
On Saturday 27 June a one day workshop entitled 'Stress Less Live More Love Life' was led by John at 14 Ridge Street, encouraging participants to consciously let go of wasting time on stress, by not identifying with the ego, by transcending the ego, and living in the 'just now'. The workshop, including several specially guided meditations, was very well received.
I thought I'd do one for the paramitas course too (but don't worry if you don't need it) :
From May to...
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Why did this happen?
When life pushes us over, we have the chance and choice to pause and ponder and maybe even to rest and reflect.
We may consider -
How did this happen?
Why did this happen?
Are there any deeper reasons why life might have brought this about?
What do I need to learn from this?
What would i like to learn and change from this?
Hopefully, in being pushed over, we arise with a new perspective, a new position, a new way of engaging our self into...
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John returns after his ‘forced retreat’
John is back at Well-Aware-Ness in North Sydney and looking forward to resuming weekly meditation groups and seeing friends and colleagues soon.
Lots of stories and experiences to share .....
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Be present to Life just now …..
Life is not simply about getting what we want, but knowing how to experience and appreciate fully what it is we have, especially having Life and Being Alive!
John B
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Shared messages during challenging times ……
John has received many messages from friends sharing their experiences during times of sickness, injury, adversity.
We are sharing some of these wonderful stories .....
Dear John
How blessed are we that you share these wonderful lessons from life with us.
What you say completely resonates with me and my own experience with breast cancer ...
the forced retreat from life as I had known it, the need for gentleness to oneself and acceptance of love and care from others.
It certainly sounds like...
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I very much appreciate a Mind-Body approach to health and healing.
Dear Friends
Thank you so much for your messages of best wishes and regards.
So much of what I talk about and teach – both with clients and the Meditation Groups, comes from my own personal experience.
This is certainly the case when talking about wise ways of working with health issues or illness. I often speak about life offering a sometimes unexpected enforced ‘retreat’.
On this retreat – we get to be the healer, healing from within. This attitude or ‘Right View’...
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Please note John has a forced – Mindful rest – due to a broken ankle
John has had a fall in the garden and broken his ankle.
After some surgery, he has been told to rest and not weight bear for 3 weeks.
Weekly meditation groups will continue with Stephen Mayers, but John won't be seeing clients until 23rd June.
For anything urgent please email on info@wellawareness.com.au
We wish John a speedy recovery and a Mindful rest.
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Stress consumes so much of our precious Time & Energy …..
Stress consumes so much of our precious Time & Energy.
If we could stress less - we would have more time and energy for our life.
If we could live more Mindfully into our life - just here, just now; rather than wanting for our life which is past or wishing or worrying about our life in the future -
we would then Love into our Life - FULLY!
John B
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