Join Our Mindful Community for Healing Practices

Angie Bucu — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:35:28 +0000

There is a saying I learned from an inspiring teacher recently – Kindness Heals what Mindfulness Reveals.

There is no doubt this saying has been around a long time, yet there is still so much benefit in contemplating what this means. I often find that kindness arrives with more ease when I am practising with others. A kindness that is not just about the right attitude of care and curiority, toward the practice and myself, but also the felt sense of kindness, maybe a kind gesture, the tenderness of a soothing touch, or allowing the tear to come.

Why this kindness? Because life is a serious business and when we meditate, we invite ourselves to open to the possibility of investigating and understanding what is going on in our lives, what is causing us to experience both suffering and joy. I think you might agree this requires Kindness, with a capital K.

Anyhow, whether you know …or you are not sure…here is an invitation to join a community of like-minded practitioners to meditate and practice mindfulness together. These are the few sessions I am offering before I head to Australia for some family time.

Monday Mindfulness with IMI

Monday, June 22, 2026 | 6:45pm – 7:45pm

Online – via Zoom. Join this what’s app group for details, or register with IMI here

Allowing this time at the beginning of the week, at the end of your day, to be the practice you might like to take into your life. Every-body is welcome just as you are, for a short time to pause, rest and some time at the end of the practice to reflect together.

“How we arrive is enough, how we practice is enough!”

Mindful Mondays – In-Person with HKMTN

Dates: Monday’s Times: 7.00pm to 8.00pm

Location: Mindful Pilates, 7B Cheong Tai Commercial Building, 64-66 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

I will be hosting the session on Monday, June 15. Please register here

A gentle pause at the start of the week – a chance to slow down, to soften and to welcome a sense of ease and wellbeing into body and mind.

Each session is guided by one of our experienced mindfulness teachers from the Hong Kong Mindfulness Teachers Network.

Friday Morning Meditation – online

Every other Friday, begin your day with the trust of your practice and the company of like-minded friends. Our next Friday morning meditation practice is June 19, and the last one before summer is on July 3.

We meet online at 9:30am for 45 min. Contact me for details

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

Don’t have space or time to join a practice group?

Maybe you would like to listen to my guided meditations before joining a group?

You can listen here on youtube and I’ll be adding some more in the coming weeks.

And if you haven’t already ventured there, can I invite you to have a look at the new look Ingredients of Wellness website. Let me know what you think…what would support you on your journey with mindfulness?

Mostly we know that taking pauses in the way we do when we practice mindfulness is benefical to the mind, body and heart. It fills our bucket in so many ways.

But, if you are still unsure, consider this:

Rest and contemplation are acts of resistance against a world that demands constant productivity. In pausing we reclaim our humanity. ~Byung-Chul Han – In Praise of the Earth: A Journey into the Garden

Image credit: Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

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Welcome to the New look Ingredients of Wellness

Angie Bucu — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:53:00 +0000

Sometimes we feel like we are spiralling. Maybe the weight of all the things that are unravelling, in ways and directions most of us would not have expected, is having an impact on you. It’s easy to feel anxious, alienated, even angry …and I want to let you know that there are some other things we might do.

First, I want to welcome you to the new look Ingredients of Wellness website – a place of calm and tranquillity amongst the overload of information and busyness online. I invite you to have a look around and perhaps enjoy some of the free resources I am offering.

A BIG thank you to the wonderful Elle Kwan Studio for turning many thoughts and ideas into something so beautiful. Do tell me what you think…this is a website for our existing community as much as it is for welcoming new friends.

Now, what else might you do? In the midst of these feelings of annoyance and powerlessness, I keep coming back to my meditation practice. My practice helps me widen and deepen the lens through which I am experiencing things. It helps us to stay grounded and to act more wisely when action is required.

We are offering two retreats in the coming weeks that may support you to feel the ground, explore wise actions and best of all, disconnect from all that information for a few hours or days.

Day Of Mindfulness – April 19

This teacher-led Day of Mindfulness silent retreat is offered as an opportunity for graduates of mindfulness programs, previous participants of any of our programs, and those who may be new to meditation and mindfulness, to come together and practice in community. Practice present moment awareness in a sustained and calming way.

Sunday April, 19 | 10am-4.30pm | Tung Chung

Pause and Relax Retreat in May

Enjoy a weekend of mindfulness practice in a supportive and calm environment, inviting us to let go of our usual habits of daily life.

We share space with nature and with other retreatants who are also practicing mindfully and kindly.

You are welcome whether you are experiencing your first retreat, or wanting to deepen your existing practice.