All You Need Is Love – But Do You Know How To Ask For It?
How many times a day, week or year do you override your own needs in favour of group harmony? And, are you even aware you do this? Most...
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Hannah Hempenstall
- Jun 21
- 4 min
Silent Mind, Open Heart
Two weekends ago I ran a retreat called the Wild Woman Experience. It was certainly wild, but not in the loose or crazy way. It was wild...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Mar 15
- 4 min
What Does it Mean to be Wild?
As life rolls on and the candles on the birthday cake multiply, I believe two things can happen. We happily skim the surface of the...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Jan 11
- 10 min
Why Red Flags Are A Good Thing…
We're already well into 2022 so reflecting on the past year feels a bit dated. However, 2021 was a humungous year for many of us and I'm...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Oct 22, 2021
- 4 min
Finding Your Flow
On New Year's Eve 2009 I boarded a flight to Delhi. I had a plan. I'd just left a 9-year relationship and had decided that if I didn't...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Oct 22, 2021
- 5 min
Imagine All The People … Living Life in Peace
Back in 1971 John Lennon wrote the song Imagine. The lyrics are just as pertinent today as they were those 50 years ago. Which begs the...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Oct 22, 2021
- 4 min
Pain is the Pathway to Love
I wrote an Instagram post today about pain vs suffering. The attached meme said "Stop complaining about things you're not willing to...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
From Fragile to Fabulous
Kintsugi is the Japanese word for 'golden joinery'. It's a term that defines the art of mending broken pots with gold. Just like the...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Oct 22, 2021
- 4 min
Trying To Let Go, But Can't…?
Letting go is a concept that I hear people talk about all the time. They desperately want to let go (read: get rid of something) and yet,...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Oct 22, 2021
- 4 min
What Lies Beneath…?
In my experience of coaching and teaching meditation, what most people want when they feel pain is for it to GO AWAY. Makes sense....
Hannah Hempenstall
- Oct 22, 2021
- 4 min
Mindfulness of Feelings – A Kaleidoscope of Emotion
Keeping an open heart sounds easy but the truth is it is one of the most challenging aspects of being human that we will ever experience....
Hannah Hempenstall
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
Does Meditation Really Work?
Have you ever had the thought that meditation is a waste of time? Or that it doesn't really work? All that sitting still could be for...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Oct 22, 2021
- 4 min
You Gotta Breakdown To Breakthrough …
If you've never had a mental breakdown you might consider yourself lucky. But I would argue that if you've never fallen apart and had to...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
Do you long for a day of silence?
Retreating and shedding are natural cycles. The cooler months are a time to hibernate, recharge and reconsider things. They're an...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
My Mind is too Busy to Meditate
One of the most common things I hear when I tell people I teach meditation is this: "My mind is too busy to meditate." That's like saying...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
Do I Need to Sit to Meditate?
When almost all the images we see of meditation are of people sitting like statues of Buddha, surely we must sit in lotus position in...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Oct 22, 2021
- 4 min
Are You Making These Meditation Mistakes?
Often when people begin their meditation journey it’s loaded with a lifetime-sized bag full of expectations. The most common trip-up to...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Aug 22, 2020
- 6 min
This Is What Happens When You Say Yes To Fear…
Whether it's due to the current social-health climate or just my own life's trajectory, I've recently unveiled some antique emotional...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Mar 25, 2020
- 6 min
Covid-19 Isn't The Only Problem
Stillness. It's an art isn't it. Just yesterday we entered a form of stillness via Lockdown. Whatever stage of this you're at you'll be...
Hannah Hempenstall
- Jan 12, 2020
- 5 min
Awakening The Sacred Heart
What would happen in 2020 if you turned your attention to your Divinity?