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Grace & Joy!Splinters of conversationSend us a textA tiny episode of almost 3 mins inspired by fragments overheard... and writing spontaneously for a minute or so afterwards.Thank you so much for listening to this fragment of a podcast episode.I have many more spontaneous extracts, short stories and poems inspired by catching glimpses and would love to hear any that you have.Please see more artwork, articles and info at www.rowenascotney.com Artwork by Rowena ScotneyMusic from Descript2025-06-1602 min
Grace & Joy!The joy of Reiki - always flowing for the highest goodSend us a textAn episode on Reiki and its many beautiful layers... from creating a peaceful space for physical wellbeing, to its spiritual and divine nature.*please see the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee'. Any contributions towards coffees and bird seed & audio editing costs :) gratefully received x'Peace and safety begin with how we feel and experience in our own bodies, and from here a world can change.Reiki is a somatic energy practice that treats f...2025-02-2314 min
Grace & Joy!Down along Bread Street - an intuitive poemSend us a textAn episode of just over 3 mins written in a few minutes after a morning walk down a particular street.A shining beetle, clouds and 'pinpoint' noticing one morning.So wonderful writing these, having no idea really what will emerge...the process of writing and then reading them is always so surprising and calming for me.....................** please see the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as so happy to find out about this! Any contributions towards co...2024-11-0503 min
Grace & Joy!Joshin Kokyu-ho reiki meditation for cleansing and focusSend us a textA short meditation in the Japanese tradition which cleanses and clears your energies with Reiki.So useful for Reiki practioners before and after treatments and for any time on order to feel clear and calm. Beautiful for non-practioners too xThe meditation begins at 1 min 33 seconds in.https://www.reiki.org/articles/we-are-creating-world-peace for a beautiful article on Reiki and World Peace by William Lee Rand.Thank you for listening and I hope you've enjoyed this meditation x........................................................................... please see the d...2024-08-1711 min
Grace & Joy!What the Nuthatch said - Tweet of the DaySend us a textA tiny episode of just over 2 mins with a garden nuthatch who sang a few words to me :) - I write automatically as she chatters... So resonant and the perfect messge x................................‘Sliding scale musical joy is here every dayand I run, creep, sleek up and down itas you do. Si Si Siiiiii! Smooth…and bubbling merry under, my call. This heart glows radiant soft, timeless – beneath my orange-pink underfeathe...2024-07-2102 min
Grace & Joy!'This is the news' - one thing, one thing, one thing, one leaf'Send us a textAn intuitive poem of 2 mins 45 written in a few minutes after listening to 'The World at One' on Radio 4 and then looking outside. Feeling a great need for calming ... and the birds and the trees spoke to me xSo wonderful writing these, having no idea really what will emerge... the process of writing and then reading them is always so surprising and calming for me.'This is the news' – an afternoon poemThis is the world at 1.45 says the news...2024-02-2002 min
Grace & Joy!Calming, cleansing and refreshing meditation* At about 1 min 04 the sound quality gets much much better (am not sure what I did there in the audio editing!)An 18 mins guided meditation similar to those in my Creativity & Wonder sessions (cycle 7 starts soon, in March 2024) With a gentle body scan, for calming and connecting with the peace within.Thank you for listening x rowena .......................................** - please see the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as so happy to find out about this! Any contributions towards coffees, poetry books...2024-02-2018 min
Grace & Joy!Gentle body scan meditation - for relaxation and peaceSend us a textAn episode of just over 20 mins with a gentle guided meditation for relaxing the body. This meditation was inspired by listening to a Self-Realisation Fellowship (SRF) talk on Youtube - 'How to overcome Nervousness' and a body scan was suggested - mine grew from this and became much longer than anticipated :)The meditation begins at 1 min 26 (see chapter marker) Apologies for abrupt ending of music! My audio editor has changed and I can't quite work out how to do fade ins/out yet...2023-07-1621 min
Grace & Joy!Resting in (and as) our natural state - and 'After the Ecstasy, the Laundry' by Jack KornfieldSend us a textAn episode inspired by and referencing the wonderful book, 'After the Ecstasy, the Laundry' by Buddhist teacher and writer Jack Kornfield. Looking at Chapter 7 and discussing enlightenment, meditation and peace... Julian of Norwich and Zen poet Ryokan Taigu are mentioned amongst others, as are Mooji and Eckhart Tolle.In preparation too for my own meditation offering soon of '7 days of peace' - connecting with the peace we already are x.......................................** - please see the donate button on 'Buy...2023-06-1812 min
Grace & Joy!On the energy of trust and love - with a visualisation by Lee HarrisSend us a textAn episode of 7.5 mins on trust and love, with a short guided visualisation by the wonderful energy intutuitive and channeler Lee Harris. Recorded quite quickly whilst reading his book 'Energy Speaks' ...and also in order to try out a new microphone :)The visualisation begins at 1 min 52 secs in More info on Lee Harris ‘.......................................** - please see the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as so happy to find out about this! An...2023-04-2407 min
Grace & Joy!The Wren - Tweet of the DaySend us a textA tiny episode of almost 4 mins on a little garden wren who decided to sing a few words to me :) ... & in the moment, she echoed the words of Eckhart Tolle - on gratitude and abundance!I also had to suddenly jump up and paint! - a 1 min painting with inks (the podcast cover for this episode) x Eckhart Tolle and the wren (whilst hopping over and under and through the fence (the wren :))) : ‘Be grateful for your experience in this mo...2023-02-2203 min
Grace & Joy!Saturday walk and Buddhist Heart Sutra xSend us a textAn episode of almost 12 mins on a Saturday rambling dog walk through the fields in West Penwith, Cornwall.Also singing the Heart Sutra, from the Mahayana tradition which has been so beautiful for me recently and also reminds me of when I stayed in a Buddhist Monastery many years ago... ** I'm not a singer - so my voice isn't the best! :) - this podcast is for confidence around voice and all being perfect just as it is xGate gate para gate para sam gate bodhi swaha2022-12-1811 min
Grace & Joy!The Magpie - Tweet of the DaySend us a textAn episode of almost 8 mins on my garden Magpies.This was inspired by an element in the course I'm currently running 'Birdsong, Flight & Wonder' - Meditation, Painting and FriendshipMy magpie decided to share a few words with me :)There is also a reading of Ted Hughes' 'Wind' at around 3 mins 55 Please see chapter marker x** - please see the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as so ha...2022-09-0807 min
Grace & Joy!Spring poetry and an Ode to the Cat - e.e.cummings, Pablo Neruda (& Brother Ginger)Send us a textAn episode of almost 10 mins on poetry for Spring (although before the intro there's a mention of November :)). This was recorded in late April but have only just had time to create it and publish. I had a bit of a fluey/cold when recording this!Initially this was only going to be poems by e.e.cummings but then the big ginger neighbourhood cat Brother G inspired me to read Neruda's wonderful 'Ode to the Cat'... and he sat and listened all the while:) x...2022-05-1809 min
Grace & Joy!On GraceSend us a textAn episode of just over 16 mins on Grace and what this might mean... and it's beautiful presence in our lives. With a mention of Leonard Cohen, Alan Cohen, Rainer Maria Rilke and Mary Oliver...I'd love to know your thoughts on Grace too...A reading of Rilke's 'The Poet Speaks of Praising' is at 7mins 12 secs inAn extract from Rilke's 'Letters to a Young Poet' is at 13 mins 46 secs2022-02-0816 min
Grace & Joy!On creativity, inspiration & joy - workshops & 1-1s for women! - a 1 min introSend us a textA one minute intro - On creativity, inspiration & joy - workshops & 1-1s for women!On friendship, thriving, resilience and the warmth of community xThis was recorded for my workshops, as a kind of sum-up of what I love and a vision of women thriving, confident & happy!Workshops - local and zoomWebsite - main one!Intuitive painting website .....................................................................................................* Adding the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as recently found out about this! Any contributions towards co...2022-01-1901 min
Grace & Joy!Morning poems 18 - A spider and a fish...Send us a textAn episode of just over 3.5 mins with two short poems written in the stillness - one whilst watching a spider and one after painting intuitively... Both poems focus gently on grief, beauty, tenderness...Chapter markers: Spider poem - 38 secondsFish poem - 2 mins 24 seconds ...........................................................................................................................**New** - just adding the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as recently found out about this! Any contributions towards coffees, pencils and cat treats...2022-01-1103 min
Grace & Joy!In memory of my mother xxAn episode of just over 30 minutes remembering my mum who died last week, on Friday December 10th. I hadn't seen my mum for almost 15 years; it was a difficult relationship for me, but I have such a feeling of love for her and many complex, tender feelings.I know in my heart that we'll have a true, authentic, loving and warm relationship in Spirit now and that we'll be closer than we ever have been. I felt called to make this episode whilst remembering times with her when I was younger and...2021-12-1630 min
Grace & Joy!On Van Gogh, poetry, Nature & Soul - and 'the gypsy soul of a crayon' :)Send us a textAn episode of just over 20 mins inspired by reading some of Van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo. This became a longer episode than I thought it would be and includes ponderings on Imagist poetry, including readings of Ezra Pound, F.S.Flint, D.H Lawrence and Amy Lowell...Also considerations of line and music, nature and soul and with an added bonus of my cat Charley sneezing - many times at one point! (He...2021-11-2421 min
Grace & Joy!On the Grace & Joy Intuitive painting workshops!Send us a textAn episode of just over 7 mins on the Grace & Joy painting and wellbeing workshops for women which are held locally in-person and internationally, via Zoom.A little bit about how these came to be, the women they may appeal to most (HSPs, Introverts, Empaths, Intuitives...) and the joy of painting in this way as a spiritual practice.Skip the intro to 1 min 42 in for the start :) Link to Meetup - for more info and to join ...2021-09-0807 min
Grace & Joy!On Snails and Stillness...Send us a textAn episode of 9:28 mins on the beauty of slow... snails, stillness & quiet moments...Sitting with my cat Silver early this morning and listening to the sounds in the garden...and then ponderings and poems emerged xThe episode includes readings of three poems:''Today' by Mary Oliver'Considering the Snail' by Tom Gunn''Clarifications' by A.R AmmonsPlease see chapter markers to skip to each, if you'd like x2021-08-1109 min
Grace & Joy!Morning poem 17 - Exotic Elements (or 'Peppery Pirouettes on your grass tips')Send us a textAn episode of just over 6 mins which is a short, intuitive morning poem inspired by a few words... These words unfolded by themsleves into a celebration of the exotic and pleasure in the everyday :)Poem begins at 2mins 56**New** - just adding the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as recently found out about this! Any contributions towards coffees, pencils and cat treats... (& of course podcast/audio costs!) gratefully received x2021-07-1006 min
Grace & Joy!Val & Moss - Val reading poetry...xSend us a textAn episode of 12:39 mins with Val reading the poetry she loves.I met Val over a year ago when I started to walk her Border Collie Moss each week, via The Cinnamon Trust. We often have a cup of tea and chat too and Val has shared how much comfort she feels from reading poetry, especially by Patience Strong. She has a wonderful 1930s booklet of her poetry that belonged to her mother and this episode is dedicated to Val reading from this booklet. St...2021-06-0312 min
Grace & Joy!Empty empty empty - a meditation inspired by MoojiSend us a textAn episode of 21:42 mins on empty,empty, emptiness and the pure fullness and joy of this. Remaining as spacious awareness, & all else flowing through to the earth with a simple visualisation inspired by the Advaita Vedanta teacher Mooji.The episode is quite long but essentially the meditation practice is very short and can be done at any time, whenever remembered :)Guided meditation begins at 2 mins 30** Adding the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as r...2021-05-3021 min
Grace & Joy!Poem close to midnight - 'Let all my guests come in'.Send us a textAn episode of 15:08 mins on 'being with' sadness and other energies in the body and how they may become our familiar companions.The episode also shares an intuitive poem, 'All is very very ok' written quickly on a piece of paper late at night on this subject and then also a reading of Rumi's 'The Guest House' - relating so perfectly, and so beautiful. Leonard Cohen's song 'The Guests' is also mentioned xIntuitive poem - 9:53 secsRumi's 'The G...2021-05-1215 min
Grace & Joy!Listening to poetry as comfort and 'a coat of fur' xSend us a textAn episode of 14:32 mins on the comforts of poetry being read aloud and listening to poets reading their own poetry.The episode is a reading of three poems mentioned in the first part of the autobiographical trilogy by Janet Frame's 'An Angel at My Table'.'Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking ' - the beginning, and into a little of the 'Once Paumanok' section, by Walt Whitman 'Meg Merrilies' by John Keats'The Old Grey Squirrel' by Alf...2021-04-1414 min
Grace & Joy!Creative Changemakers - 3: Janni Littlepage 'On wonder, creativity, love and all the angels in our lives'Send us a text‘Remain in harmony, wherever possible. Create beauty, wherever possible. Relieve suffering, wherever possible. That is all we ask of you.’ It was truly wonderful to be in conversation with Janni Littlepage, a friend with so many creative gifts and talents, including being a singer-songwriter, artist, writer, garden designer and much more…Janni shares beautiful experiences, moments and insights that have inspired and influenced her life and the conversation includes thoughts around creativity, sensitivity, being an empath, and gentle advice to our younger selves and others2021-04-0953 min
Grace & Joy!Morning Poem 15 - The sound of a feeling (or 'Dropping down the day')Send us a textAn episode of 8 mins 03 secs and a morning poem that wrote itself on a scrap of paper, inspired by me trying to remember what had made a certain sound, years ago, a sound that I felt viscerally and over the years have often tried to remember what it was...I wanted to remember as it was the only sound that summed up, so truly, a feeling I had about something... The sound had a deadened resonance, was it a heavy metal dropping on another metal?2021-03-2208 min
Grace & Joy!Morning poem 14 The Blossoming Tree (or 'With some people we shine')Send us a textAn episode of 7 mins 39 secs and a mid-morning poem that almost wrote itself on a Saturday (6th March 2021), after watching a fly cleaning its legs & bathing in the sunshine and then stopping as my shadow passed over it...This led to ponderings around energies and blossoming, responses, ease and awkwardnesses... and how we shine with some and not with others...Poem begins at 2.24 mins in.**New** - just adding the donate button on...2021-03-0707 min
Grace & Joy!Morning poem 13 - 'The Audience is also observed.'Send us a textAn episode of 6 mins 41 secs and a morning poem that wrote itself quite early on a Saturday, after an image arising, whilst waking up, of a theatre audience being observed whilst watching a play.A poem then unfolded around the non-dual pointings of Advaita Vedanta, 'Can the perceiver be perceived?' ... & how the play plays out...Poem begins at 2 mins in.**New** - just adding the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' a...2021-02-2206 min
Grace & Joy!Saturday walk and Saturday song...Send us a textAn episode of 9 mins 16 secs of a Saturday soundscape walk with Plum the labradoodle. (Proper music element at 7 mins 40 in :)) Features the joy of singing freely to the winds...also birds and passing buses :)Singing snatches of Queen's 'Radio Gaga' and also 'Dear Prudence' by The Beatles... - am pretty sure ok to share a few moments of a cover version by the platform Jamkazam ..........................................................................................................................Please see more artwork, articles and info...2021-02-1309 min
Grace & Joy!On negative voices, masks & identity... and the dance of a life!Send us a textAfternoon ponderings and reflections...Beginning with thoughts on the critical/negative voice, moving into Woody Allen's Zelig, identity and masks and onwards into the fullness of nothingness, Advaita Vedanta, the dance of our lives …and joy :) xx*Apologies for the sound quality at the start of the talking - it all eases smoothly after the intro :) ..........................................................................................................................Please see more artwork, articles and info at www.rowenascotney.com Music by P...2021-02-0318 min
Grace & Joy!EFT for Health, Happiness ...and HSPs! - an intro...Send us a textAn episode of almost 18 mins introducing an approach to EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) or 'Tapping' that is wonderful for HSPs.I've been tapping for a few years and am now training in EFT as would love to share this gentle procedure for emotional and physical pain relief with others.My approach incorporates other spiritual approaches I love, in order to return us to our natural state, which is one of health, clarity, happiness and peace.Jan 2021 2021-01-1417 min
Grace & Joy!Morning poem 12 'Charley is my purr-petual alarm clock'Send us a textFeaturing beautiful purring by Charley (he has a very loud purr!) this is a morning poem inspired by the idea of a 'perpetual calendar'... Charley is my own purr-pet-ual alarm clock :) An urge to write unfolded another intuitive song of celebration! On early morning, half-asleep, ponderings... and purrings :)Happy N(m)ew year!**New** - just adding the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as recently found out about this...2021-01-0406 min
Grace & Joy!Morning poem 11 'Song of the Slug' (or 'We are liberated in the starlight')Send us a textA morning poem inspired by overhearing fragments of a conversation on the radio about slugs nesting in a cupboard. An urge to write unfolded a song of celebration!On presence, dancing, heightened senses and receptivity....and slugs :)Poem begins at 1 min 48 secs**New** - just adding the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as recently found out about this! Any contributions towards coffees, pencils and cat (and slug) treats ... (and podcast/audio co...2020-12-1305 min
Grace & Joy!A meditation for calming, centring & listening within, for intuitive guidance...Send us a textA 16 minute guided meditation for peace, calming and centring in the body and looking within for guidance, from our truest and most authentic space, rather than, perhaps automatically, looking outside for answers. On asking to be shown and being willing and open to receive. This may be around general questions or specific circumstances - we can start to trust what emerges and live from this wise heart-centred space.There is a little commentary too before the meditation begins, including the reference to M...2020-11-2516 min
Grace & Joy!Today's weather report ...& some experimental fun, with my son :)Send us a textA short weather report for November 20th 2020, with added experimental fun with my son... some vacuuming and a tiny bit of singing x (First time using Garageband on my phone - and it shows :) hee xPlease also have a look at all the info on my website too if you'd like to know more... ..........................................................................................................................Please see more artwork, articles and info at www.rowenascotney.com Artwork by Rowena ScotneyEpisode cover...2020-11-2004 min
Grace & Joy!Wednesday Warmers - Jimmy Santiago Baca - 'I am offering this poem'Send us a textAn episode of just over 4.5 mins and the fourth in the Wednesday Warmers series, inspired by clothing in poetry. This one is by Jimmy Santiago Baca and is an offering of love and warmth. The poem begins at 2 mins 27 secs **New** - just adding the donate button as recently found out about this! Any contributions towards coffees, pencils and cat treats - and celestial socks! (and podcast/audio costs) gratefully received :) if you...2020-11-1804 min
Grace & Joy!Wednesday Warmers - W.B.Yeats - 'I made my Song a Coat' xSend us a textAn episode of just over 9 mins, and the third in the Wednesday Warmers series, this one inspired by W.B.Yeats' poem 'A Coat'.Extended metaphor on identity, art, life, illusion and truth! (Apologies if I ramble on a little in this one :))The poem begins at 41 secs **New** - just adding the donate button as recently found out about this! Any contributions towards coffees, pencils and cat treats - and celestial socks! (and podcast/audio co...2020-11-1109 min
Grace & Joy!Morning Poem 10 - The Thread of a Day (or 'The beautiful glitter of accepting the grey' x)Send us a textAn episode of almost 15 mins beginning with thoughts on 'embracing and accepting' the grey, alongside other 'Silver Sisters' :)Also on general self-acceptance through the many changes, internal and external that we experience in our lives.The poem began as a consideration of how our days, our lives are a woven fabric and then the theme of time passing seemed to merge into my own siver hair experience xPoem begins at 11 m...2020-11-1014 min
Grace & Joy!Morning Poem 9 - 'You are now entering the human heart' (or Miss Aitcheson and the Snake)Send us a textAn episode of 7:34 mins, and a morning poem written in a few quiet moments after reading the short story, 'You are now entering the human heart' by Janet Frame.An intro and then the poem begins at 4 mins 47 secs**New** - just adding the donate button as recently found out about this! Any contributions towards coffees, pencils and cat treats (and podcast/audio costs) gratefully received :) if you like x...............................................................................................................................................................................Please see more artwork, articles an...2020-11-0707 min
Grace & Joy!'Wednesday Warmers' - Ron Padgett's 'Inaction of Shoes'Send us a textAn episode of almost 7 mins, and the second in the Wednesday Warmers series inspired by reading Ron Padgett's poem today 'Inaction of Shoes'.A wonderful, gently humorous poem and quietly profound too.On doing, being, happening, non-happening, advaita vedanta...and the US election xA little bit at the beginning and end and the poem begins at 2 mins 27 secs'Inaction of Shoes' by Ron Padgett in 'The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness and Joy' by...2020-11-0406 min
Grace & Joy!'Wednesday Warmers' - Pablo Neruda's celestial socks ...Send us a textAn episode of just over 5 mins, and the first in the Wednesday Warmers series inspired by reading Pablo Neruda's poem today 'Ode to My Socks'.A beautiful poem celebrating the gift of a pair of hand-knitted socks.There's extra poignancy in the warmth, love, comfort and kindness shown with the gift, and in the joy in receiving too, when considering Neruda's history of exile and writing in many turbulent times... and it's also so gently humorous too xA little...2020-10-2805 min
Grace & Joy!Morning poem 8 (The space beyond thought... or 'Tasmanian Devil spontaneously combusts!'))Send us a textAn episode of almost 8 mins, and a Monday morning poem written in a few quiet moments.Beginning with the non-dominant hand sketches which have been a recent focus in the intuitive painting workshops, the poem continues with elements of spaciousness, stillness and awareness ... and the Loony-Tunes' 'Tasmanian Devil'! :) hmm... cartoons seem to be a recurring theme!Poem begins at 4 mins 26 secs**New** - just adding the donate button as recently found out about this! Any contributions towards coffees, pencils and c...2020-10-2007 min
Grace & Joy!1-1 Art & Wellbeing sessions for happinessSend us a textA bonus 'mini episode' :) with a little bit of info on my 1-1 Art & Wellbeing sessions. I thought I'd add a quick audio here in case any listeners are interested...Main info starts at 56 seconds!Please also have a look at all the info on my website too if you'd like to know more...(I also wanted to create a short episode to trial the Descript audio integration - and it's worked! Although the transcript is in one big block...2020-10-1304 min
Grace & Joy!Golden light guided meditation for cleansing, releasing and glowingSend us a textA 16 minute guided meditation for relaxation, cleansing and warmth. This is another of my own meditations, inspired by my own practice and elements of others I've loved over the years.This is a beautiful meditation for acknowledging, feeling and releasing any tensions and anxieties at any point throughout your day and is also wonderful for centring before intuitive painting.The visualisation of enveloping in golden light is one of warmth and wellbeing, both for ourselves and others. Meditation begins at 1min 30 s...2020-10-1217 min
Grace & Joy!Poem after midnight - ‘The green minus-marks of grass’Send us a textAn episode of 8:15 mins, and a poem just after midnight, whispering to me to get out of bed, put on the light, find a pencil and start writing x (Audio voice a little coldy/fluey!)This one wrote itself, too, beginning with words that emerged last Friday which inspired an intuitive painting - 'Leaping alive - into the green space'.Then two beautiful phrases and imagery by Janet Frame, a writer I've recently discovered and love - her short stories in 2020-10-0508 min
Grace & Joy!Poem in the afternoon - Moss, the Mount & Musical skies!Send us a textWith Cornish winds from the very beginning ... do not adjust your set :) (a little hard to hear in a few places - apologies if it hurts your ears! If so, please skip to 3:30).An episode of almost 7 mins.Recording a few minutes of a walk with Moss, my beautiful borrowed dog, on a blustery, stormy day. Starting dry, bright and warm in the sun, after 10 mins the sky had darkened, it turned colder and then the rain flung itself down, all in...2020-09-2806 min
Grace & Joy!Creative Changemakers - 2: Anja KerstenSend us a text‘Do you look behind what’s visible? Do you go a step further?’Anja Kersten is an inspiring writer, performer and filmmaker with a huge amount of creative offerings full of wonder, depth and intrigue for a magic world.It was fantastic to have a conversation on topics ranging from sensitivity, imagination, curiosity, wonder, improvisation, courage, authenticity and more...This is the second in our Conversations series with creative changemakers and I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I d...2020-09-2243 min
Grace & Joy!The mirror, the heart & the glowing birdSend us a textAn episode of almost 17 mins on the beautiful practice of intuitive painting and how it all unfolds... Inspired by a recent workshop - one of the many I've hosted on Zoom, and locally, for women. This episode explores themes around being present with all our emotions, and also on kindness, meditation...and on how intuitive paintings evolve by themselves and can become such wonderful, gentle teachers and reminders too.Mooji is mentioned and also the transformative NARP programme by Melanie Tonia Evans... and Qigong too...2020-09-1516 min
Grace & Joy!Morning poem 7 On cycles & recycles (or Astounding, infinite mouse!) - SundaySend us a textAn episode of 4:55 mins, and a Sunday morning poem, after a week of morning poems...written in a few quiet moments.The themes of cycles and recycles emerged, from birth and death & the seasons to broken things, laundry and washing-up x (Also exotic blue manakins!) Dedicated to an astounding little mouse who appeared at the end of writing the poem.Please see more artwork, articles and info at www.rowenascotney.com Music by Podington Bear www.s...2020-09-0704 min
Grace & Joy!Morning poem 6 (or All at once, in a flash! when reading a sentence) - SaturdaySend us a textAn episode of 4:43 mins, and a morning poem written quickly after noticing how I was reading a sentence. On how we constuct meaning, on making sense...and this led to the Hindu Maya - the play of existence, non-dual, Advaita Vedanta, literary theory and celebration! ...and the garden jackdaws xPlease see more artwork, articles and info at www.rowenascotney.com Music by Podington Bear www.soundofpicture.com - 'Wavy Glass'Artwork by R...2020-09-0504 min
Grace & Joy!Morning poem 5 (or Radio weather report) - FridaySend us a textAn episode of just over 3 mins, and a morning poem written in a few moments before work, after listening to a super short weather report.On the weather, the river, 'tup of the flock' and Eeyore xPlease see more artwork, articles and info at www.rowenascotney.com Music by Podington Bear www.soundofpicture.com - 'Wavy Glass'Artwork by Rowena ScotneyEpisode cover - 'Reflections 1' - intuitive p...2020-08-3103 min
Grace & Joy!Morning poem 4 (or Rain code, dots and dashes) - ThursdaySend us a textAn episode of 4.5 mins, and a morning poem that arrived with the rains...On windows, falling rain, garden flowers, birdsong, morse code and Angela, so much missed xPlease see more artwork, articles and info at www.rowenascotney.com Music by Podington Bear www.soundofpicture.com - 'Wavy Glass'Artwork by Rowena ScotneyEpisode cover - 'Morning rain & jackdaw' - intuitive paintingPodcast cover - 'Garden Robin’ fel...2020-08-2904 min
Grace & Joy!Creative Changemakers - 1: Vimla SharmaSend us a textThe first in our Conversations series with creative changemakers!I was so thrilled to chat with Vimla Sharma and discover more about her life, from growing up in Nairobi, Ayurvedic medicine and wise elders and also being taught massage from her mother, along with her 7 brothers and sisters.Vimi is open about her personal life events, including devastating griefs that she has experienced and a recent breast cancer diagnosis. She takes us on a journey through homeopathy, craniosacral therapy, Grief Recovery, her Shamanic path in...2020-08-271h 00
Grace & Joy!Morning Poem 3 (or Storm cat through night hours) - WednesdaySend us a textAn episode of just over 2.5 mins, and a morning poem of calm, the day after the winds...On toes to ear-tips, darting great-tits and Charley dreaming...Please see more artwork, articles and info at www.rowenascotney.com Music by Podington Bear www.soundofpicture.com - 'Wavy Glass'Artwork by Rowena ScotneyEpisode cover - 'Charley dreaming' - quick watercolour sketchPodcast cover - 'Garden Robin’ feltingSu...2020-08-2702 min
Grace & Joy!Night & Morning poem 2 (or Woodlouse in the Wind) - TuesdaySend us a textAn episode of almost 5 mins, and a poem that wrote itself after a night of high winds.On inner and outer, energies, fences and a woodlouse... Poem begins at 1min 20 secsPlease see more artwork, articles and info at www.rowenascotney.com Music by Podington Bear www.soundofpicture.com - 'Wavy Glass'Artwork by Rowena ScotneyEpisode cover - 'Night' - monotypePodcast cover 2020-08-2504 min
Grace & Joy!Morning Poem 1 (or Drizzle is a soft film) - MondaySend us a textA two minute episode, celebrating a heightened moment of hush ...Sitting in the garden this morning and there was such a sense of pause, a hush, for a moment so intensified, so palpable, all senses heightened ... I had my diary with me - and a poem came through the drizzle, so quickly written x... and then a 5 min intuitive sketch, with crayons, on cardboard from an old catfood box, inspired by the poem xPlease see more artwork, articles and info at www.rowenascotney.c...2020-08-2402 min
Grace & Joy!A quiet, visual room of one's own...Send us a textVisualising a quiet, beautiful room of one's own, for calming, centring and coming home. A simple, gentle practice that can stay with you for years, visioning a beautiful space... another way to connect to the deeper space of peace that is always within, and is who we truly are.... no-matter how difficult or distracting the externals may feel to be.I have added a 7 min guided meditation of walking up the stairs to your room, here I realised that this e...2020-08-1212 min
Grace & Joy!On HSPs, energy, essence and self-compassion...Send us a textAn audio version of a blog post written a little while ago, with much added! ...including Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd ...quite surprising how they jumped in :)On managing energies, and becoming a skilled empath... from initially noticing, then returning to sender... to ultimately not being affected at all, and remaining as the witnessing space xI will be adding the transcript/or link here, as soon as I work out how to do it :)Please see more artwork, articles and info at www.rowenascotney.com 2020-07-1425 min
Grace & Joy!Body scan & colour healing meditationSend us a textAn 18 minute guided meditation for relaxation, grounding and presence. This is my own meditation, inspired by my own practice and elements of others I've loved over the years.This is a beautiful meditation for centring before intuitive painting, for allowing all to emerge without the 'thinking mind' of judgement and 'ought-to-bes' taking control. Meditation begins at 1min 12 secsPlease see more artwork, articles and info at www.rowenascotney.com Music by Podington Bear www.soundofpicture.com - 'W...2020-07-0219 min
Grace & Joy!On Being & OverwhelmSend us a textA one minute reminder-to-self that might also help you too, on remaining in and as that space within that can never be overwhelmed...This is a first upload, a beginning tester... just to see! (and no overwhelm, despite my lack of tech savvy!)Also after editing my intro and outro in Audacity...trying to fade the music in and out and connect elements together...will improve :) I'll be creating a more podcast-style format as I learn and go along.2020-06-2903 min