wellbeing
Compassionate presence meditation
March 7, 2023
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: A mind-body-heart meditation with an invitation to turn to our source of compassion with music, imagery, energy and love.
Read moreA deeply peaceful Christmas
December 22, 2021
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Eight tips from a wellness course organised by Aware, that may help us live well this holiday season.
Read moreImproving wellbeing
November 9, 2021
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Five healthy activities can improve our wellbeing and help us get through depression or burn-out.
Read moreTaming our ox-mind
October 27, 2021
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: In this video blog I share a personal experience of anxiety and present a contemplative story and psychological research.
Read moreFlourishing in the face of anxiety
October 12, 2021
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Addressing worry and practising self-compassion are ways to 'tame our ox-mind'
Read moreFacing anxiety of the ‘new normal’
September 28, 2021
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Psychological research and a contemplative story can illuminate our understanding of what it means to flourish in the face of anxiety.
Read moreA time to heal
September 14, 2021
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Our job is to move away from the inner critic or inner condemner and move toward divine love and compassion.
Read moreA happy, free heart
March 10, 2021
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: Learnings from an 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion course that enabled the author to freely give and receive compassion.
Read moreGentle gaze of Granny
October 30, 2020
GAVIN THOMAS MURPHY :: For All Souls' Day, the writer remembers his beloved grandmother and her influence on the family.
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