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25 Years Sober – and Still in Recovery!
It was 25 years ago this week when I woke up with another horrendous hangover. Here I was again, feeling disconnected, hollow, and...
deborahberrymanyog
Apr 64 min read

Trashing my own boundaries (again!)
As I sit in a puddle of my own exhaustion and bubbling resentment, I realise I've done it again. Sigh. Despite my best efforts and...
deborahberrymanyog
Jun 6, 20247 min read


Yep, it's pretty crazy out there right now!
As I’ve landed back home in the UK, it’s taking time to find my rhythm again. My soft, warm animal body is making many adjustments – to...
deborahberrymanyog
Nov 11, 20233 min read


Great teachers are everywhere!
Ask me who my most important teachers are, hands down – it’s Trees! They’re so darn audacious and unapologetic; a tree just wants to be a...
deborahberrymanyog
Jul 6, 20231 min read


It's the simple things...
A simple walk to feel more connected and more alive. And lord knows, I (we) need to feel this!
deborahberrymanyog
Feb 23, 20231 min read


Listening is where the love begins
I’ll admit, I have been and can still be, a terrible listener! “My name’s Deborah, and I’m a terrible listener”. There, I’ve said it....
deborahberrymanyog
Nov 1, 20222 min read

Deepening Practice....what does that even mean?
My first-time meditating was in the 90s. A dear friend told me it was similar to tripping, which appealed to my oh-so hedonistic...
deborahberrymanyog
Sep 5, 20223 min read


Finding your new rhythm
I spend most mornings outside on my deck. The early hours are precious to me – time to connect with life and myself, away from the things...
deborahberrymanyog
Aug 1, 20222 min read


Unplug your SELF
I usually take a retreat every year, but like for so many of us, it hadn’t happened for over 2 years and I could feel it in my bones....
deborahberrymanyog
Jun 27, 20222 min read

Everything Happens. Period.
Here's a radical statement......I DON'T buy into the idea that ‘everything happens for a reason’. I know, right?! It's almost blasphemy...
deborahberrymanyog
Apr 28, 20222 min read


Why Mindfulness Meditation NOW?
Meditation has been a refuge for me for a long time now, especially in the past few years with my mum dying, going through a divorce that...
deborahberrymanyog
Feb 5, 20223 min read


Life is Tough my darling, but so are you
by Deborah Berryman (featured in Circus magazine September 2020) Let’s be real. Being human is hard right now. I’ve found these last few...
deborahberrymanyog
Sep 1, 20203 min read


THERE’s A LOT that’s Right!
It's easy to look around and see all of the things that are wrong in the world and even in ourselves. Biologically we’re wired to pay...
deborahberrymanyog
Jan 19, 20172 min read


Life on the Edge
Living life on the Edge! Man, this was an unconscious mantra I lived by for many years – I think I used to believe it was the only to...
deborahberrymanyog
Feb 3, 20162 min read


What I learned from the Dalai Lama!
Yesterday was World Day of Peace, and I was a heck of a lucky girl to be spending it with the Dalai Lama himself, then joining thousands...
deborahberrymanyog
Sep 21, 20151 min read


I’m Feeling The Crazy With You!
I’m feeling the crazy with you. Let me explain what I mean. I love the summer, it’s such a great time to let lose and have fun, catch up...
deborahberrymanyog
Aug 15, 20151 min read


The quieter you become, the more you can hear
So much of the time, we lose ourselves. Weird right! - how can we lose ourselves if we're right here?! But without knowing, we’ve taken...
deborahberrymanyog
Mar 10, 20151 min read
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