My Approach
Everything that I teach comes from my own practice experience, past and present
Your Journey Inward — Guided with Care
I see myself not as a teacher with all the answers, but as a guide or facilitator — someone who walks alongside you as you explore your own inner landscape. Whether you’re completely new to meditation or have an established practice, our time together is about your journey.
My role is to help you notice what’s already there: the stillness, the patterns of the mind. I’ll guide the practice, but you’ll have your own insights – you know yourself better than anyone.
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What to Expect
You won’t hear me say, “If you do X, then Y will happen.” That’s not how real meditation works. We’re all wired differently. We learn in our own ways. And there are no shortcuts — just honest, steady practice.
That said, it doesn’t have to be overly serious either. We can explore this together in a way that feels open, relaxed and joyful.
Ways to Practice with Me
You might choose to join me for a unique retreat in Mozambique — where the Indian Ocean is just steps away — or we can plan a fully guided online course or retreat from wherever you are in the world.
Finding Stillness
What I offer is a space to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with the stillness within — a stillness that’s always there, just behind the noise of the busy mind.
Together, we’ll create a personal, meaningful experience — a retreat into presence, peace, and clarity.
Let's Begin
I invite you to take the first step inward.
At the centre of your being,
You have the answer,
You know who you are,
And you know what you want.
Lao Tzu
The Mind and its Nature
I like to take the mystery out of meditation. In the words of Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki, sitting and being with ourselves is “nothing special.” We sit and we watch our mind. That’s all. We learn how the busy thinking mind can cause all sorts of difficulties in our lives and, through practice, we begin to relate to our thoughts in a different way. For most, freeing ourselves from the prison of our thoughts is liberating enough. But such discoveries also set us up for a continuing journey into the nature of the mind behind these thoughts. A place of stillness, silence and peace. A place of rest which is always available. Here we can begin to discover our true nature.
At the end of the day, I teach meditation as a means of getting to know, and taking care of, yourself. Choosing this path could be one of the most important decisions you ever make in your life. I would love to take this journey with you.
Open your heart to who you are, right now,
Not who you would like to be,
Not the saint you are striving to become,
But the being right here, before you, inside you.
John Welwood
