What I’m Doing Now

Vipassana meditation

I'm preparing to go to another ten-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat, my fifth one, next month. After three courses in Switzerland, this will be my second course at the centre near Barcelona, Spain. It's been two years since my last time, and I'm hoping I'll get to sleep outside in a tent again.

Sitting on a pillow and meditating for ten hours each day is never easy, even having done so before. I'm remembering and reflecting on my previous experiences and wondering what this next one will be like. I'm looking forward to being completely offline for 10 days, going inward and being with whatever is present (or, as Byron Katie would say, loving what is). It's like a reset for me, like shutting down and restarting your computer when it's overheating.

Qigong Teacher Certification

After taking up qigong in 2021, I started a qigong teacher certification course last summer. I wanted to know what the purpose of each exercise was and how to put together a session. I found that having to follow a video session was preventing me from being present with what was happening inside my body, which was one of the reasons I took up qigong. I also wanted to learn why I was doing different exercises.

I'm aiming to complete the different parts of my examination by the end of this summer.

This is a now page. If my activities or priorities change, I’ll update it.

Last updated: April 27, 2024, from my home in Andorra