Finding Qi In Me

27/05/2026

Day in day out ...it helps me stay grounded and centred. No need for stress, theres a solution to everything x🥰

21/05/2026

We are stepping into an incredibly rare cosmic alignment—one that hasn't occurred in nearly a century—specifically designed to disrupt the areas where you have felt most paralyzed or uncertain. When the Sun illuminates Uranus in this way, the answers you have been exhausting yourself trying to engineer tend to fall into place entirely on their own. You can finally stop trying to force the door open; the universe is about to remove it from its hinges.

This momentum rarely announces itself with a loud, dramatic display. Instead, it usually arrives as a quiet, internal click—a sudden flash of absolute clarity, an unexpected conversation, or a realization that instantly changes how you view your entire trajectory. The heavy lifting has already been done during the quiet weeks you spent sitting in the discomfort of the unknown. Your only responsibility tomorrow is to stay highly observant and completely flexible. The resolution is rushing toward you, and it is going to require you to step boldly into the open space it creates.

13/05/2026

I am so grateful to my dear friend Claudia Van Zuiden for introducing me to this life changing way of living and being..... really enabled me to begin a deeper level of healing and understanding ✨️

What is secular ethics? It is a way of teaching basic human values, such as kindness, patience, honesty, responsibility, and compassion, in a way that is not tied to any one religion or belief system.

As FDCW’s Patron, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has long encouraged the integration of secular ethics into education, so that young people can develop the inner qualities they need to live with care, confidence, and respect for others.

Learn more about our mission to promote secular ethics and universal education in schools, workfores, communities and more.

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09/05/2026

09/05/2026

Beautifully put,. I've often found myself in sessions with clients where I have felt I have said it as it is, and often wondered how I have got away with it 😊in my mind.
This explains it beautifully. 🙏💖🙏

"To confront a person with his shadow is to show him his own light...Anyone who perceives his shadow and his light simultaneously sees himself from two sides and thus gets in the middle." - Carl Jung

Follow along this month as we recap the shadow side of principles and emotions that influence our participation with life, ourselves and each other.

07/05/2026

How do you meet the world? .....

The way we think shapes the way we meet the world.

In the 16 Guidelines, Humility, Patience, Contentment and Delight help us learn from others, create space in the mind, appreciate what we have, and rejoice in the good fortune of others.

But every strength has a shadow. Humility can hide resentment. Patience can slip into passivity. Contentment can become numbness. Delight can be clouded by envy and comparison.

This month, we’re revisiting the shadow side of the 16 Guidelines — the subtle patterns that can sit underneath even our best intentions.

Reflection:
Which of these four feels most alive for you right now: Humility, Patience, Contentment or Delight? Have you noticed the shadow sides showing up at all?

Read articles for each guideline and it's shadow side on our website. Link in bio & comments.

27/04/2026

There's a fab weekend coming up in September, which, for me had an incredible effect on the way I think which of course helps with how you act .....anyway take a look we would love to see you there or share more

In Person-16Guidelines Level 1
Building Inner Strength Course in Scotland

February 22 & March 8
09:15 - 16:30 GMT
Exchange: £60 – £80
Venue: Kemnay Church Centre, Church Lane, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire

Join us for this 16 Guidelines level 1 course facilitated by Gillian Cruickshank & Lorna Forsyth.

The 16 Guidelines program provides a simple, robust and flexible framework for developing emotional resilience, empathy, compassion and transformative change, suitable for both educational curricula and for personal and professional development. If you’re seeking practical tools to bring about positive change in your life, this experiential course is for you.

You’ll explore the 16 Guidelines framework to deepen your experience in mindfulness and resilience, as an embodied practice. Drawing on proven techniques from positive psychology, social justice practices, neuroscience and centuries-old Eastern philosophy, you’ll develop an ethical, holistic approach to self-improvement and cultural change.

What you’ll learn:

Increased emotional resilience by using a set of practical and transformative tools

Identify and apply your own embodied practice of mindful qualities in your personal and professional life

A greater capacity for insight and personal reflection and a greater sense of well-being, confidence and purpose

Integrate and apply mindfulness and other practical tools to the four wisdom themes of the 16 G: Mindful thought, mindful actions, mindful relationships, and mindful purpose and livelihood

Message to book your place or email finding.qi.in.me@gmail.com

24/04/2026

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As part of our ongoing Earth Day celebrations and this week’s Big Give , we invited some of our previous match donors to share what Nature means to them.

We are honoured that Satish Kumar, a long-time friend of the movement and a true steward of the Earth, shared these words with us.

If you are able, please donate whatever you can through the link below or in our bio.
We belong to Nature. And this week, every act of care goes twice as far.

🌍 Thank you! 🙏 🌱

https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000BNGc1YAH