Meditation with Horses Retreats
Winter has finally arrived here in the foothills of the mighty Pyrenées mountains. It is early in the morning and the sun is taking its sweet time rising above the mountain tops, highlighting a Christmas tree of its own creation. Next Sunday is Christmas. The hearts of many children are beating faster in anticipation of the …
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The problem with macarons is that they are TOO SMALL. One or two bites and you are done with them. These tiny treats should really have been at least the size of a doughnut. Especially if you take into account the effort that goes into making them. Making macarons is not easy. My plan was to …
Today's photo reflects the reality of living in one of our local villages. Most of these villages were built during the middle ages. The roads are so narrow that sometimes only scooters (and horses, of course!) can get through. If you would like to explore one or more of these lost-in-time villages in the south …
These are the mighty Pyrenées Mountains, the border between France and Spain that stretch from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Mediterranean in the east. Our Retreat Centre, Les Sources Sacrées, is 90 minutes north of this border, we literally live in the foothills of the mountains, sometimes also called Les Petits Pyrenées. On …
Today's blog post prompt  is "stairway". One of the mindfulness exercises we do during our mindfulness meditation retreats is walking mindfully up a staircase, step by step, paying full attention to our inner sensations with each step we take. It is a form of mindfulness meditation and has the added benefit that it also gets a few …
Dr Margaretha Montagu 