Crack in the shell
The opening step on the Path of Presence
The first step on the Path of Presence is simple yet profound:
learning to sit with silence.
Each of us carries a shell — the protective layers of distraction, tension, and striving we’ve built around the heart.
In this six-week journey, we soften the shell without force, meeting what lies within; breath by breath, moment by moment.
The practice
Through breath awareness and guided meditation, you’ll learn to rest in stillness — not as an escape, but as an honest meeting with what is.
We explore how the breath can guide us back home, how silence can hold what words cannot, and how tenderness reveals strength.
The invitation
Each week opens a new doorway into presence:
Opening to silence
Witnessing thoughts without fixing
Meeting sensation with our awareness
Discovering the pauses between breaths
Planting seeds of openness that will unfold through later modules
No previous experience is needed
only a willingness to let stillness reveal itself in its own time.
The circle
We sit together as equals, entering and leaving in silence, honouring the space between.
Each week offers both guidance and time for reflection, with moments to share insight.
The closing note
Crack in the Shell is the gentle beginning of a path that unfolds breath by breath, pause by pause, into the heart of being.
“Begin your journey into presence.”
In person & online
Presence unfolds differently for everyone — whether you join us in circle or from home, each journey begins the same way: with a single breath.
Life has a way of throwing the unexpected at us, as such I will be recording condensed versions of the sessions from my home to share with you.
This means that if you need to miss a date, all is well.
Week 1
Saturday 4th October
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Opening the Circle
Step gently into silence, softening the first cracks in the shell.
Week 4
Saturday 25th October
2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Still Point
Discover the pause after the
in-breath as timeless clarity.
Week 7
Saturday 15th November
2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Spacious Pause
Rest in the out-breath pause as limitless potentiality.
Week 2
Saturday 11th October
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Breath of Wholeness
Explore the in-breath as a gathering into presence.
Week 5
Saturday 1st November
2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Sacred Divide
Release with the out-breath, honouring separation as creation.
Week 8
Saturday 22nd November
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Dissolving the Shell
Close the circle in silence, letting the practice collapse into itself.
Week 3
REST
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Week 6
REST
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