Orla Beaton
Frilufsliv – Scandinavian Wisdom for Winter Blues
Let’s face it, January is grim for most of us. The festivities are over, maybe we have returned to the daily commute and our bank balance...
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Orla Beaton
Aug 1, 20223 min
Make Time to Listen In
“Deep listening is an act of surrender. We risk being changed by what we hear.” Valarie Kaur Dear all, how often do you take time to...
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Orla Beaton
Apr 13, 20223 min
Education is Power
"Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress in every society, in every family." Kofi Annan This...
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Orla Beaton
Mar 18, 20222 min
Incline the Mind Towards Joy
It is so nice to see the sun shine today. Especially welcome after a few weeks of very difficult news about the devastating war on...
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Orla Beaton
Dec 2, 20212 min
Interrupting Pathways to Happiness?
In mid-November I decided to take a break from social media for 3 weeks. I had been quite actively engaged on there during COP26, both...
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Orla Beaton
Nov 10, 20211 min
What's happiness got to do with it?
What has our happiness got to do with the climate crisis? Surely other emotions are more appropriate like anger or remorse? Because when...
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Orla Beaton
Sep 14, 20212 min
The Fire of Compassion
The word compassion has a bit of an image problem. Most often we associate it with being soft and gentle....almost passive. One of the...
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Orla Beaton
Aug 16, 20212 min
The Practice of Letting Go
Last week Gordon and I had the privilege of pootling up the west coast of Scotland in this gentle vintage campervan called Campbell, sans...
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Orla Beaton
Apr 7, 20212 min
The Art of Stopping
Here in our house we have all been feeling a bit disappointed with this cold snap we are having during the Easter school holidays. This...
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Orla Beaton
Mar 26, 20211 min
A Momentous Moment
It was a gut reaction: She said we could exercise OUTDOORS, TOGETHER! Wheels set in motion: Finding place, making plans. Green space:...
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Orla Beaton
Feb 16, 20211 min
Savouring & Gratitude
I listened to this meditation this morning and thought it might be nice to share it. Faye is a lovely teacher at the Mindfulness...
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Orla Beaton
Dec 15, 20202 min
Give the Gift of True Presence
As we walk towards the end of this turbulent year I feel incredibly lucky & grateful to have moved through it relatively intact, in fact,...
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Orla Beaton
Oct 23, 20201 min
Open Branches Grow From Strong Roots
A conversation today with a good friend after class reminded me how much my movement practice and teaching has evolved over the past 5...
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Orla Beaton
Aug 12, 20202 min
Emergence
It has been nearly 5 months since our world was turned upside down due to the pandemic and 5 months since I began teaching on Zoom. What...
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Orla Beaton
Jun 12, 20202 min
Returning to the Earth
Dear friends, dear yogis, This time last week I knew I had to stop. 10 weeks of lockdown, Zoom teaching & my tired attempts at...
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Orla Beaton
Mar 4, 20202 min
A Shot of Sanity? A Kind Response to Coronavirus...
What a beautiful day it has been. The spring air and bird song has been such a welcome relief after the long wet winter and, lets be...
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Orla Beaton
Nov 26, 20193 min
"When it's grey outside, I feel grey like the weather"
The past few days have been grey & rainy. The kind of low sky that feels like it might just touch your head! On days like this it can be...
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Orla Beaton
Nov 6, 20191 min
My Old Friend Darkness
The clocks went back at the weekend And suddenly you are here again In my kitchen, behind the blinds A familiar heaviness arises And it...
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Orla Beaton
Oct 22, 20193 min
Yoga for Coughs & Colds
The seasons are changing. Yesterday the cars were covered in frost, the clocks go back this weekend and coughs and sniffles are in the...
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Orla Beaton
Jun 5, 20192 min
Roots of Mindfulness
I've just recently returned from a wonderful family mindfulness retreat in England with my daughter, and I'm feeling inspired to share...
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