Path of Presence

Service Description

Crack in the Shell — A 6 Week Meditation Journey. The first step on the Path of Presence is simple yet profound: learning to sit with silence. Crack in the Shell is an 6 week introduction to meditation that gently opens us to stillness, breath, and the possibility of meeting life as it is. Each of us carries a “shell” — the protective layers of distraction, tension, and avoidance that we’ve built up over time. This shell can keep us safe, but it also keeps us distant: from ourselves, from others, from truth. In this opening module, we learn how to soften the shell without force, and discover what lies within. Over 8 weeks, you will be guided through practices that combine breath awareness, journaling, and simple but powerful meditations. Together we will explore: - Entering silence and recognising the resistance it stirs. - Meeting the body with awareness, softening into sensation. - Following the natural rhythm of the breath as a teacher. - Discovering the pauses between breaths as doorways to presence. - Learning to witness thoughts, feelings, and fears without needing to fix them. - Planting seeds of openness that will unfold in later modules of the journey. This course is not about escaping or bypassing life. It is about beginning to sit honestly with what is — whether stillness feels peaceful or uncomfortable, whether silence feels expansive or tense. By learning to meet the shell with tenderness, the cracks begin to appear, and through those cracks light can shine. You do not need previous experience with meditation to join. You just need a willingness to sit, to listen, and to let silence reveal itself in its own time. We will sit in circle as equals, entering and leaving in silence, honouring the space together. Each week will offer both guidance and space for your own reflection, with time to journal your insights in a dedicated practice book. By the end of these 8 weeks, you will have not only tasted the power of presence but also glimpsed the deeper journey ahead. Crack in the Shell is the opening note — the first step on a path that unfolds breath by breath, pause by pause, into the heart of being.