Mary Niker Mindfulness

06/08/2025

I give thanks for arriving
Safely in a new dawn,
For the gift of eyes
To see the world,
The gift of mind
To feel at home
In my life.
The waves of possibility
Breaking on the shore of dawn,
The harvest of the past
That awaits my hunger,
And all the furtherings
This new day will bring.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

The blessing, On Waking, from the books, Benedictus (Europe) / To Bless the Space Between Us (US)
Ordering Info: https://johnodonohue.com/store

Ballyvaughan, County Clare, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill

01/08/2025

Free introduction to mindfulness session Thursday 18th September 7-8pm Friends Meeting House, Henley-on-Thames.
email: maryniker@gmail.com or
call Mary 07786194391 if you have any questions or if you would like to attend.

01/08/2025

Taking Bookings now!

16 hour Mindfulness Based Living Course (MBLC)
Mary Niker is a member of the mindfulness association and is a recognised facilitator of the MBLC.
The program provides guidance for home practice and includes the book.
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£299 Early bookings before end of August £249
info@holisticbeautyacademy.co.uk

01/08/2025

"It's madness
to hate all roses
because you got scratched
with one thorn,
to give up all dreams
because one of them
didn't come true,
to give up all attempts
because one of them failed.
It's folly to condemn
all your friends
because one has betrayed you,
to no longer believe in love
just because someone
was unfaithful
or didn't love you back,
to throw away
all your chances to be happy
because something went wrong.
There will always
be another opportunity,
another friend,
another love,
a new strength.
For every end,
there is always
a new beginning.
And now here is my secret,
a very simple secret:
It is only with the heart
that one can see rightly;
what is essential,
is invisible to the eye."

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - The Little Prince
Book: https://amzn.to/4aUU7gy

Image: Estoile

27/07/2025

24/07/2025

Sometimes important messages reach us in unexpected ways,
You might call it serendipity, a dance in life's gentle play.
Moments sprinkled throughout each day, like stars that brightly gleaming
When confusion melts to clarity, revealing a hidden meaning.

A glance, a laugh, a whisper low, may hold a truth in sight,
Invisible threads connect our hearts, bringing darkness into light.
Some may call it a light bulb moment, illuminating the mind,
When transparency breaks the silence, and understanding we find.

It's like everything slots into place, a puzzle finally whole,
The pieces of our wandering thoughts aligning in perfect role.
With open hearts, we step in tune, to the rhythm of surprise,
In the simple and the unexpected, wisdom often lies.

So when the world feels tangled tight, and shadows seem to reign,
Look closely for those glimmers bright, within the joy and pain.
For in the dance of daily life, where fortune spins and sways,
Important messages will find us, in the most unexpected ways ..

Serendipity Corner 🏵️

Art sourced via Pinterest
Credit to unknown artist

22/07/2025

The Ireland of your father’s grandfather, nothing more than a memory, but a memory worth remembering nonetheless.

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