Movement of Being
Fanny Behrens & Colin Harrison

Movement of Being in a time of Pandemic
So much has been taken away
In these days
So much we all took for granted
Now – what remains?
What matters?
What really matters?
If all we have is this moment,
This place?
If all we have is our own company
Or just these few companions?
This breath
This heart
This Presence
So here we are in a very different world. A huge number of things that we’ve been able to take for granted are now in question. Change is happening so fast it’s almost impossible to keep up. People are revealing both their best and their worst sides. Every system, from the financial to the internet is taking the strain, and our health services are in crisis. Breakdown, breakthrough or both? We’ll find out…….
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We’re very aware that most people will be adapting to new and probably reduced financial circumstances (as are we). Throughout the lockdown period we offered a lot of special discounts on both groups and single sessions. This just isn’t sustainable (our overall expenses weren’t being covered) – so we are no longer offering them. All our retreats now require a fixed payment that will adequately cover our business costs, as well as a donation in exchange for our guidance on retreat. However, there are many ways that we will continue to make it possible for people on low incomes to work with us: regular free online groups; a bursary fund; generous reductions for any retreat places unfilled at the last minute; friendly ways to spread out your payments; and we are keeping our flexible donation system.
£ … Sessions will continue to be by donation as before, And - if you want a session and are in a financial crisis such that you can’t afford even the minimum donation, talk to us. We can usually find a way.
£ … We’re contining to offer some Zoom sessions for free,
There is so much uncertainty
in these days
So much that we don’t know;
that nobody knows -
about this virus
about the future
about what state the world will be in
in a few months time
Now – more than ever
we need to find a deeper ground
from where we can tolerate not knowing
from where we can touch a confidence in Being
and find our way to relate with it all –
from the Heart
from the Heart
which is simply touched by it all -
by the silence as our world slows down,
by the warmth in so many people
and the fear in so many others,
by the suffering,
and by the courage
from the Heart
which is neither optimistic
(unrealistically hopeful)
nor pessimistic
(collapsing into hopelessness)
from the Heart
which can be touched by fear
without becoming fearful
from the Heart
which doesn’t require certainty
from the Heart
which simply loves