Chitta
What is chitta? (citta (चित्त) in Sanskrit, the symbol is my logo)
Chitta is the heart mind. To see clearly, we need heart. This is the location of the love of truth.
If we only see with mind, we see on one hand and the other hand and the other hand.
For real clear seeing, it must land in the heart. (Leela Sarti, Dharma Teacher, Gaia House)
It is also in the heart that the second step in the Buddhist teachings of the eightfold path, sacred intention, has its origin.
The more we spend time in the territory of the heart, a loosening and unravelling starts to happen.
It is about love, the love that surges up within us as we hold a loved one, a dying one, a newborn or a beloved, or the love we feel when we listen to music, poetry, or a film that moves us. When we truly experience seeing into another person’s soul, the intimacy of touch, making love, we feel a tenderness that brings us into our heart.
When we start to live in this heart channel, the feeling of separateness begins to fall away, and we sense our belonging to one another, to the field of aliveness and of togetherness.
Cultivating this connection with heart, you step into your higher self, the wisest part of you, and in this space, we can tend to what Terrence Real calls The Adaptive Child, our wounded, reactive self. Mindfulness helps us to cultivate this intimate and loving relationship with self and others.
“Your path is not to seek and find love but merely to seek and find all barriers within you against love.” — Rumi
In a world that often asks us to push, fix or strive, I offer a space to soften, to return, to step into what truly is. My teaching style is poetic, grounded, and spacious. Whether I’m with children, adults, schools, or retreat groups, I invite a gentle and embodied awareness that guides you back to the body, acknowledging the untrained nature of the puppy mind, to the true, somatic experience of yourself.
The poet Rumi points to the path home when he asks:
“Do you make regular visits to yourself?”
This practice this path is just that: learning how to visit yourself.
To pause. To listen. To return.
To rest in the quiet presence beneath the noise of the world.
To rediscover a refuge of peace, clarity, and love that was always here.
Mindfulness is, most simply, attention and intention.
Where is your attention?
What is your intention?
We step into mindful awareness through the gateway of loving presence.
And when we begin to pay attention in this way, deliberately, gently, with care, we start to see and feel more clearly. We notice how we react and respond to the world. We begin to tend to ourselves, not as problems to fix, but as beings worthy of kindness and understanding.
Poet and philosopher John O’Donohue reminds us:
“We’re so busy managing our lives that we cover over this great mystery that we’re involved with.”
This practice invites us to wake up to that mystery.
To awaken the body, the breath, the emotions, the mind, the heart.
To meet our experience with curiosity, compassion and presence.
The foundation of mindfulness rests on what are sometimes called the two wings:
awareness and compassion.
No bird can fly with only one wing.
We need both the clarity to see what’s here and the kindness to stay with it.
“The veil of illusion is lifted when we stop clinging to who we think we are and allow ourselves to simply be.”
This is the essence of heartfulness.
Not a technique, but a way of being.
A return to wholeness, one breath at a time.
What you can expect from me
I like to work in groups as people learn beautifully from one another. Creating community is a part of the healing that comes from this practice.
Personalised guidance is also available for deepening of practice, for impasses reached during practice, and for energy work. My approach is tailored to meet your individual needs, helping you to cultivate a deeper sense of awareness, freedom and presence in your daily life.
Practical techniques: you will learn a variety of mindfulness techniques, including meditation practices, breathing exercises, and mindful movement. These tools can be easily integrated into your day. Typically, I offer an initial package of six weekly sessions, each lasting 60 to 90 minutes.
Supportive community: engage with a community of like-minded individuals who are also on their mindfulness journey. This supportive environment fosters growth and connection. I offer group courses in person and online.
Compassionate approach: I emphasise the importance of a heartfelt presence with self-compassion throughout, encouraging you to approach your practice with kindness and understanding.
Healing: I offer 1-2-1 home or forest based healing sessions where I facilitate your own ability to heal yourself. The body has an intuitive wisdom and when you drop out of the mind, you will know more than you realise.
