Learn · 28 short reads
No separation. Only this instant.
Everything here points the same way: what you are looking for is not somewhere else. Short, plain introductions in our own words, credited to the traditions they come from.
Wellbeing education only. Nothing here is medical, psychological or legal advice. If you are struggling, talk to your GP, call NHS 111 or Samaritans on 116 123. In an emergency call 999.
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No separation: a plain introduction to non-dualityThe simple, old pointer at the heart of HHUK: what you are looking for is not somewhere else. It is what is looking.Only this instantPast and future are both thought about now. This moment is the only one you can ever actually live in.How to use Learn (and what it is not)Short, respectful introductions. Wellbeing education only: not medical advice, not a replacement for a teacher or a tradition.
Food and the body
Eating well: the everyday basicsA plain summary of the NHS Eatwell Guide, the UK’s mainstream picture of a balanced diet.Eating with attentionNot a diet: a way of being present with a meal. Many traditions give thanks and eat slowly.Breath, body and restGentle, everyday ways people come back to the body: slow breathing, movement, daylight and sleep routines.
Plant medicine (education only)
Education and UK law only. We do not encourage the use of any of these substances.
Plant medicines: a respectful, safety-first introductionWhat people mean by “plant medicine”, where these traditions come from, and why HHUK offers education only.UK law at a glancePsilocybin, DMT (and so ayahuasca) and mescaline are Class A drugs in the UK. Iboga and ibogaine fall under the Psychoactive Substances Act.Ayahuasca: culture, law and risksA brew from the Amazon with deep Indigenous roots. In the UK, brews containing DMT are Class A.Psilocybin mushrooms: culture, law and risksSacred to Mesoamerican peoples such as the Mazatec. Class A in the UK, fresh or dried.Iboga: culture, law and serious risksCentral to the Bwiti tradition of Gabon. Covered by the Psychoactive Substances Act in the UK, and linked to serious heart risks.
Shamanism and shamanic traditions
Shamanism and shamanic traditionsWhere the word comes from, how varied the traditions are, and how to approach them with respect.Siberia and MongoliaThe home of the word “shaman”: drum, song and the spirits of land and ancestors.Amazonian traditionsPlant knowledge, song (icaros) and long apprenticeship among the many peoples of the Amazon.Andean traditionsReciprocity (ayni) with Pachamama, the Earth, and the apus, the mountain spirits.Sámi traditionsThe noaidi, the drum and the joik, in the far north of Europe.Drumming and journeying todayThe steady drum rhythm used in modern Western journeying, and how HHUK uses it gently.
World traditions
Buddhist traditionsMindfulness, kindness and seeing how the mind makes a “self”.Yogic & Hindu traditionsBreath, mantra, rest and the inquiry of Advaita Vedanta.Taoist traditionsGoing with the grain of things: qigong, stillness and wu wei.Sufi traditionsThe mystical heart of Islam: remembrance, poetry and love.Christian contemplative traditionsSilent prayer, slow reading and resting in God.Non-dual traditionsTurning attention around, to what is aware.Spiritualist traditionsSitting in the power, sending light, and British Spiritualist practice.Earth-honouring traditionsGratitude, place and belonging to the living world.Shamanic-themed practiceModern, respectful drum-rhythm practice.Somatic traditionsComing back to the body: orienting, shaking out, self-holding.Modern secular traditionsEvidence-informed mindfulness and wellbeing skills, no beliefs needed.