artofchi

Art is You Being Free

Is it just the visual element or is it something more? Working visually helps you see things as a whole.  It brings you into your center and into the prese...

Mindfulness is Fun - Feel at Home in your Body

There are a lot of different ways to practice mindfulness.  You can find a way that suits your situation.  Connecting with your body is one of the eas...

Where does the purple light come from?

I've been getting this purple light effect on my iphone.  Not all the time, just sometimes.  It's funny because I practice with a purple energy flow w...

Be worth looking up to... This weekend's challenge.

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What Looks Brighter?

"It's 2pm in the afternoon.  At last the sun is shining after a dreary day.  I'm looking for my second wind.  I get quiet for a moment.  I t...

Look Inside Your Heart. You Might Find the Universe.

This isn't just a lovely saying,  it's an actual chi practice that works. If you can get quiet, connect with your heart and listen inside .....amazing thin...

Masters of Mindfulness

When you sit still in meditation it's like compressing a spring.   Lao Tzu was a master of mindfulness.  He was a Chinese philosopher who lived in the...

Mindfulness is Fun - Move to Match

Connecting with your body is great for your mind.    Move to match your feelings.  It will set you free.   When no-one is looking, stri...

Mindfulness is Fun

Mindfulness is fun.  Try this.  Just Breathe Out!    For a few minutes, just focus on your out-breath.  Let  your in-breath do wha...

Meditating on Impermanence makes you Happy.

When I heard about meditating on impermanence I resisted the idea.  It sounded really depressing - thinking about how everything flowers then fades away, d...

The Secret Garden of Marksburg Castle

Lost amongst the soaring architecture, there is a high terrace path.  If you find your way here you can catch the sun in your hands and discover a garden, ...

The Nature Oracle: Sketch & Wash

After being away, I like to walk around my garden and see what plants would like me to sketch them and why.  I call it my Nature Oracle because what I am d...

Enjoy Sunset on the Gold Coast

At the Gold Coast, the sun rises over the Pacific Ocean and sets over a small mountain range and the farmlands and desert beyond.  On this rare afternoon, ...

3 Things You Need to Have a Great Day

In a recent post by @abstractreserve, Ellen listed 3 things she needed to have a great day.   Hers were Art Yoga & Steemit.  It got me to thinking wha...

3 Jewel Paintings

Hi, I'm Margot.  I love to write about energy, art and intuition.  This is one of my paintings called "Jewel". I like using energy symbols in my artwo...

"Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place." Rumi

 Hi, I'm Margot.  I love to write about energy, art & intuition.  This is one of my favourite quotes from the famous poet, Rumi, who lived in...

Find the Sun - Energy Meditation & the Elements

I love energy meditation.  One of the easiest ways to practice is to tune in to the elements.  If you open up the time for yourself, your body will kn...

Have you ever been to Kotor (Part 2)

I love old towns.  The bricks hold the feeling of the ages.  You can tune into a past life, then see that life continuing in the faces of the local pe...

Have you ever been to Kotor? (Part 1)

I came to Kotor by sea, early in the morning.  Gliding silently past the island church – “Our Lady of the Rocks.” Legend has it that, after a successful vo...

Where do You Go to Get Some Space?

I walk on the beach, here at the Gold Coast, Australia.     Is it just me?   I'm an empath.   I pick up energy too easily. &n...