Dear Body
When I wake in the morning, you roll over, curling into a heavy crescent. All night, you've been breathing, carrying on the thread of...
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Hannah Marsh
- Mar 7
Coming into the Senses
I invite you to pause and notice the sensations of the feet. Perhaps feeling into the points of contact - the sense of touch where the...
Hannah Marsh
- Sep 28, 2023
Slowing Down
There is a story in Zen circles about a man and a horse. The horse is galloping quickly, and it appears that the man on the horse is...
Hannah Marsh
- Nov 17, 2022
The Symphony of a Self
I have a new fern in my study that keeps catching my gaze. Mostly, I enjoy the shades of green, and its messy hair shape. The other...
Hannah Marsh
- Jul 7, 2022
Wise Effort
What do you notice about your efforts - in your mindfulness practice? In your creative endeavours? One tendency I notice: when I lean...
Hannah Marsh
- Jun 9, 2022
Taking Time
When life is busy, and you're pulled in all directions at once, and you feel hardly able to complete one task let alone all that needs to...
Hannah Marsh
- May 12, 2022
What Opens You Up?
I just got back from a road trip down to Utah and across to California, stopping at several National Parks along the way. Each place was...
Hannah Marsh
- Apr 7, 2022
Offering Ourselves Grace
I invite you to pause and notice: how hard are you working? You might find an answer in the body. Are the brows furrowed or smooth? The...
Hannah Marsh
- Mar 10, 2022
Safe Path through Fear
Have you had this experience? There's something you want to do. Begin a painting. Send a poem for publication. Reach out to a friend you...
Hannah Marsh
- Feb 3, 2022
To Boldly Go
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now!" - Attributed to Goethe* Oh,...
Hannah Marsh
- Jan 4, 2022
Allowing It All
“And what will be needed, if the story is going to be good, is: everything, all that you are, even those parts you don’t like or usually...
Hannah Marsh
- Oct 1, 2021
Meeting Ourselves Where We Are
Where are you right now? We might start with where the body is in space - the points of contact with the floor or chair, the position...
Hannah Marsh
- Aug 5, 2021
A Moment's Pause
I invite you to take a moment to pause. Perhaps closing the eyes and tuning in to the sensations in the body - the gradations of pressure...
Hannah Marsh
- Jun 2, 2021
Cultivating Trust
Last month, we started to explore the territories of doubt and trust - two attitudes that can be understood as existing on a spectrum...
Hannah Marsh
- May 1, 2021
Trust amidst Uncertainty
Remember a moment when you felt a sense of trust. Perhaps it was surrendering into the arms of a loved one. Or resting in the warmth of...
Hannah Marsh
- Mar 24, 2021
Recognizing our habits
Before I sit down to write, I make myself a cup of tea. It doesn't much matter what kind - breakfast, jasmine, mint, or iced in the...
Hannah Marsh
- Jan 27, 2021
Feeling Uninspired?
Most of us experience fallow periods when creativity and motivation slow down or appear to cease altogether. We may feel we're putting in...
Hannah Marsh
- May 26, 2020
Befriending the Inner Critic
The inner critic might feel like a fanged beast blocking your creative path. Like a mythic hero, you might draw your sword and fight, or...
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