if you had everything 
would you still count on me 
when nobody knows 
and i'm alone
 i'll be here now and again 
so don't just walk past
it's there for a reason 
it's there for a reason 

i used to do it all on my own 
boneless, lifeless drone 
from my head to my toes i was alone 
i'll be here now and again 

strung out 
my hand 
would you let go of me

wishcounting

From a series of (almost) daily ocean glimpses. The music is composed to a video of the sea (photons captured fresh every day). You can experience the full video version here: https://youtu.be/qAlEk3NpOPA

Glimpse 1430 (Aug 31 2025)

Exploring difficult emotions and experiences may be the key to loosening their hold over us. Try this 10-minute mindfulness practice from Patricia Rockman, MD.

Tame Feelings of Shame with this 10-Minute Practice

A guided meditation exploring the three diaphragms related to whole body breathing: the cervical, thoracic and pelvic diaphragms

Breath Enquiry Practice for UCL Pain Management Masters

mPEAK 10-Min Awareness of Breath by Pete Kirchmer

Illustrator and author Jackie Morris, who has collaborated with the likes of Ted Hughes and written over 40 books, talks to Nihal about how she gets creative and the objects that inspire her such as a gold hare with a fascinating backstory. They also chat about her award-winning book 'The Lost Words' (written by Robert Macfarlane), which won The Most Beautiful Book award and in audiobook form has been narrated by Benjamin Zephaniah, Guy Garvey, Cerys Matthews and Edith Bowman with nature sounds by Chris Watson (who has worked with David Attenborough). 'The Lost Words' audiobook is available to download here: https://apple.co/3gFbnt3 #PenguinPodcast

The Penguin Podcast: Jackie Morris with Nihal Arthanayake

At sixty-four, Jenni Murray's weight had become a disability. She avoided the scales, she wore a uniform of baggy black clothes, refused to make connections between her weight and health issues and told herself that she was fat and happy. She was certainly fat. But the happy part was an Oscar-winning performance. In private she lived with a growing sense of fear and misery that it would probably kill her before she made it to seventy.

Interwoven with the science, social history and psychology of weight management Fat Cow, Fat Chance is a refreshingly honest account of what it’s like to be fat when society dictates that skinny is the norm. It asks why we overeat and why, when the weight is finally lost through dieting, do we simply pile the pounds back on again? How do we help young people become comfortable with the way they look? What are the consequences of the obesity epidemic for an already overstretched NHS? And, whilst fat shaming is so often called out, why is it that shouting ‘fat cow’ at a woman in the street hasn’t been included in the list of hate crimes?

Fusing politics, science and personal pain, this is a powerful exploration of our battle with obesity.

Fat Cow, Fat Chance

Welcome, sister.

From Artemis to Isis, Athena to Aphrodite, goddesses throughout time can teach us how to access our divine feminine and nurture our feminine energy.

The voices of the goddesses speak to us through time. We can connect to them and to ourselves, When we are truly connected to ourselves, we can build a field of positive energy that effects everyone around us.

Through seven unique guided meditations and practices, certified Guide and Healer in the King Solomon Lineage Tanmaya George empowers you to connect with your inner being, quiet outside voices, and unleash the goddess within.

**

CONTENTS

Introduction: Why these practices?

Chapter 1: Embodied Presence

• The goddess is here, embodied presence
• Practice: Embodied Presence
• Goddess Archetype: Lakshmi
• Guided Self-Inquiry

Chapter 2: Selfcare and Healing with the Great Mother

• Building your inner resources, and why it matters
• Practice: Selfcare
• Goddess Archetype: Gaia the Earth Mother
• Practice: Journey with Gaia

Chapter 3: Empowerment and the Warrior Goddess

• Who is the Wariorress?
• Goddess Archetype: Durgha
• Practice: Connecting to the inner warrior goddess with Durgha
• Goddess Archetype: Kali
• Practice: Guided self-inquiry

Chapter 4: Sisterhood and Community

• Introduction
• Practice: The healing of sisterhood
• Practice: Guided self-inquiry

Chapter 5: The 7 Keys of Goddess

Chapter 6: About the Mystery Traditions

Goddess Meditations - Goddess Archetype: Hathor the Galactic Mother

Welcome, sister.

From Artemis to Isis, Athena to Aphrodite, goddesses throughout time can teach us how to access our divine feminine and nurture our feminine energy.

The voices of the goddesses speak to us through time. We can connect to them and to ourselves, When we are truly connected to ourselves, we can build a field of positive energy that effects everyone around us.

Through seven unique guided meditations and practices, certified Guide and Healer in the King Solomon Lineage Tanmaya George empowers you to connect with your inner being, quiet outside voices, and unleash the goddess within.

**

CONTENTS

Introduction: Why these practices?

Chapter 1: Embodied Presence

•	The goddess is here, embodied presence
•	Practice: Embodied Presence
•	Goddess Archetype: Lakshmi 
•	Guided Self-Inquiry

Chapter 2: Selfcare and Healing with the Great Mother

•	Building your inner resources, and why it matters 
•	Practice: Selfcare
•	Goddess Archetype: Gaia the Earth Mother
•	Practice: Journey with Gaia

Chapter 3: Empowerment and the Warrior Goddess

•	Who is the Wariorress?
•	Goddess Archetype: Durgha
•	Practice: Connecting to the inner warrior goddess with Durgha
•	Goddess Archetype: Kali
•	Practice: Guided self-inquiry

Chapter 4: Sisterhood and Community

•	Introduction
•	Practice: The healing of sisterhood
•	Practice: Guided self-inquiry

Chapter 5: The 7 Keys of Goddess

Chapter 6: About the Mystery Traditions

Goddess Meditations - Journey with Gaia

A conversation with  Liz Stanley.

This episode's guest is Elizabeth Stanley, a professor at Georgetown University and author of the book "Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma." Liz is a U.S. Army veteran who came to practice (in part) to help her with PTSD. In their conversation, David and Liz discuss contemporary definitions of trauma and how this relates to the current moment; the neurophysiology of trauma, including the relationship between what Liz terms the “thinking brain” and “survival brain”; and their current assessments of the impacts of COVID-19, it’s impact on social windows of tolerance, and their hopes for the path ahead.

Episode 14 | Widening the Window of Tolerance

Introduction into Buddhist Tantric practice by presenting the three principles of the path to Awakening.

Tara - Part 1b - Introduction

Penguin Books publishes blockbusting, prize-winning, celebrated, controversial, heart-warming, thought-provoking and inspiring books by a range of authors from Ali Smith to Zadie Smith, Jeremy Clarkson to Jeremy Paxman and Jamie Oliver to Oliver Goldsmith.

Goddess Meditations - Journey with Gaia

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