Stillness, steadiness, inner balance
October 25, 2011
Which of us does not want a greater sense of stillness – and choice – in our lives? Not least so that we can meet
Commentary
This includes a large range of talks given at a variety of locations and venues, collections and immersions from retreats and workshops, guided meditations, social media, interviews and other related conversations.
When change is needed
October 18, 2011
Feeling stuck, trapped, or helpless? I’m inspired today to remind you of what you can change. 1. Your mind (your way of thinking). 2. Your
Do you really want to be well?
October 14, 2011
In a series of five audio files, recorded at Mana Retreat Centre, NZ, October 2011, Dr Stephanie Dowrick teaches on the spiritual as well as psychological
Q&A: Identity & self-awareness
October 11, 2011
What would you like to ask Stephanie Dowrick? What do you want to know about identity, self-awareness – and even how and what to question?
Stephanie Dowrick speaks with Kathryn Ryan
October 11, 2011
Recorded late in 2010, this is a particularly wide-ranging interview with Stephanie Dowrick on contemporary views of the sacred, Stephanie’s journey towards writing about the
Universal Heart Newsletter
October 7, 2011
Greetings to all! Meditation support * Self- confidence & resilience: Adelaide 22 October * Reading activism/suggestions * “Ten lessons from the earth”on YouTube * Post-cancer
Ten lessons from the earth
October 6, 2011
It gave me so much pleasure to prepare this talk and to consider the many ways in which the earth constantly “teaches” us – if
Less suffering, more peace
September 26, 2011
More than 100 years ago the pioneering psychologist William James wrote: “The greatest revolution in our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing
Using Facebook
September 15, 2011
Stephanie Dowrick writes: ‘Almost a year ago my Australian publishers nudged me to set up an “Official Stephanie Dowrick” Facebook page. They were confident it
A lotus in a time of hope
September 10, 2011
This exquisite lotus, which I photographed on a recent holiday, only shows its ravishing beauty at night. It seems a particularly apt reminder that at
Adelaide/Hahndorf SA 11,13 September
September 8, 2011
For those of you who might want to attend, a correction is needed! The events are this coming Sunday and Tuesday. If you are able
Universal Heart Newsletter Sept 2011
September 7, 2011
Welcome friends! Reading * Visiting South Australia * Peace-making * Mana Retreat Centre * You Tube talk * Elizabeth Lecoanet’s glorious singing * Special offer
Reflection and action
September 3, 2011
In the short video Dr Stephanie Dowrick uses the familiar, yet wonderfully fresh “Mary and Martha” story from the Christian gospels to demonstrate the interdependence
Renewal and inspiration
August 16, 2011
We are now in our sixth year of interfaith services in Sydney. Yet sometimes even “interfaith” seems too much of a label (although I did
Respect for all of life
August 15, 2011
A brief extract from Seeking the Sacred, now available as both printed book and audio, sent with the latest Universal Heart Newsletter. Whatever else the
Universal Heart Newsletter
August 14, 2011
Dear friends Books/Audio * Events: Adelaide, Hahndorf, SA, Sydney, Coromandel * Sydney service * A positive view of our time Welcome! This will be a
Saving peace of mind?
July 28, 2011
In this recent short talk, Dr Stephanie Dowrick discusses some of the common obstacles to our personal peace of mind. These inevitably also “disturb” the
A Norwegian voice of peace
July 27, 2011
All people are children when they sleep. there’s no war in them then. They open their hands and breathe in that quiet rhythm heaven has
First, do no harm
July 25, 2011
Can we any longer afford to ignore our power to harm one another? Or to recoil, helplessly? “Doing no harm” is an active choice, one
Practise peace today
July 25, 2011
To prevent the next war, we have to practise peace today. If we establish peace in our hearts and in our ways of looking at things, war
Universal Heart Newsletter
July 15, 2011
Reading activism – a request * “Speaking” the Sacred (Audio now out) * Book now for October Mana Retreat * Melbourne “Mana” group? * Interfaith
Audio of Seeking the Sacred
July 13, 2011
Just published is the audio edition of Dr Stephanie Dowrick’s intimate, inspiring book, Seeking the Sacred, described by Claire Scobie in the Sydney Morning Herald
Universal Heart Newsletter
June 2, 2011
Appreciation and why it matters * Sept/October Retreat * YouTube link on Transformation * Visiting USA 12-17 June * On-line book buying including
Gina Lazenby interviews Stephanie Dowrick
June 1, 2011
British writer and women’s retreat leader Gina Lazenby caught up with Stephanie Dowrick in Sydney recently. Here is a short video of Gina talking with