This very very present moment or something like that!

there is only this

so im blogging again…i like writing things down, it lends [in some peculiar way] more definition to the thoughts that can swirl around in the head if left to their own devises.

My music continues to flow and evolve and im writing new stuff all the time. A workshop in Limerick recently given by Chloe Goodchild of www.TheNakedVoice.com was an inspiring moment for me. Her music, combined with chant [spiritual songs everyone can easily join in with] and movement revealed new sounds deep within me and new possibilities for my music. My stage performances over the last year have shown me that a more meditative setting is required for my music, and Chloe has shown me how one can combine music, song, chant, movement and dance with spiritual themes in an intimate, gentle setting. I want to interact more with the audience, engage them more in the song….. an all-inclusive experience without the ‘stage’.

So my gigs are evolving…im focused a bit more these last weeks on the new meditation group im running in Cappawhite, Tipperary, thursdays 7.30pm at my house. And it will be interesting to see how the two develop. And 2 will become 1! The meditation sessions are a really powerful gentle way to come into the present moment and be who you really are. Give it a try and see what happens!!

A New Beginning?

Its Monday, its 14.40, the beginning of October and i begin to blog for the first time. blog blog blog blog blog. That wasnt too difficult. Anyways!! Ive started a new meditation group in my village Cappawhite, County Tipperary and i thought it would be helpful to share some of the thoughts and ideas that inspire me as the group continues to meet on a weekly basis.

Alls well and theres nothing we can do about it. There is just this. THIS IS IT. We spend so much time thinking about what we did and what we are going to do, that theres very little time left to think about what we ARE doing. Makes you think ….are we with it at all? My debut album ‘Under the Great Shady Tree’ features my song ‘This is it’. Check it out at www.fionntain.com

Meditation is one of an infinite amount of ways of being in the present moment. A tool one can use to help bring you back to the now…..to who you really are….to ease, effortlessness and joy. It is wonderful to share my experience of meditation at the weekly sessions in Cappawhite and I thank all those who have come along and all those who are with us in spirit.