Hannah HempenstallJun 214 minSilent Mind, Open HeartTwo 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 HempenstallMar 154 minWhat 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 HempenstallJan 1010 minWhy 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 HempenstallOct 22, 20214 minFinding Your FlowOn 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 HempenstallOct 22, 20215 minImagine All The People … Living Life in PeaceBack 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 HempenstallOct 22, 20214 minPain is the Pathway to LoveI wrote an Instagram post today about pain vs suffering. The attached meme said "Stop complaining about things you're not willing to...
Hannah HempenstallOct 22, 20213 minFrom Fragile to FabulousKintsugi 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 HempenstallOct 22, 20214 minTrying 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 HempenstallOct 22, 20214 minWhat 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 HempenstallOct 22, 20214 minMindfulness of Feelings – A Kaleidoscope of EmotionKeeping 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 HempenstallOct 22, 20212 minDoes 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 HempenstallOct 22, 20214 minYou 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 HempenstallOct 22, 20213 minDo 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 HempenstallOct 22, 20213 minMy Mind is too Busy to MeditateOne 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 HempenstallOct 22, 20213 minDo 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 HempenstallOct 22, 20214 minAre 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 HempenstallAug 22, 20206 minThis 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 HempenstallMar 25, 20206 minCovid-19 Isn't The Only ProblemStillness. 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 HempenstallJan 12, 20205 minAwakening The Sacred HeartWhat would happen in 2020 if you turned your attention to your Divinity?
Hannah HempenstallOct 28, 20190 minShame, Guilt and Comfort Zones!This is me stretching my comfort zone and SINGING! Meep! Where are you willing to get out of your comfort zone?