Andre Berry Meditation

14/10/2026

Life doesn’t necessarily have to get easier for you to feel better within it.

Maybe you’re struggling with sleep.

Maybe stress is following you home at the end of the day.

Or perhaps your mind simply never seems to switch off.

This weekend I’ll be teaching a course in Transcendental Meditation in Central London.

A simple, effortless meditation technique that can give the mind and body an opportunity to settle deeply, while helping us develop a different relationship with the stresses of everyday life.

The course begins on Saturday afternoon, 17th October, and continues Sunday 18th and Monday evening, 19th October.

I have just a couple of spaces remaining.

If you’ve been thinking about learning meditation, perhaps this is your weekend.

Drop me a message for details.

Andre

12/10/2026

This Week on Charcoal Croissant

Monday - What If You Tried the Other Door?

Sometimes we keep trying harder, but in exactly the same way. Perhaps getting a different result means being creative, changing our approach and looking at things from another direction.

Wednesday - The World Can Be Loud

There’s a lot of noise around us. Anger, division, politics and strong opinions. But we don’t have to join in. We can still choose kindness, generosity and love, and find some peace within ourselves.

Friday - The Hardest Part Was Before It Started

I love a cold shower. But the hardest part is often those few seconds before stepping in. How often is the anticipation of something actually harder than doing it?

Three little reflections for the week ahead.

11/10/2026

Reflections from the week.

These are the thoughts I've been sharing most evenings in my Instagram Stories- short reflections to pause, think, and perhaps see life a little differently.

Which one resonates with you the most?

11/10/2026

10/10/2026

Today is World Mental Health Day. 💚

But what do we actually mean by mental health?

Mental health isn’t something that only affects some of us.

We all have mental health.

Just as we have physical health.

And just because we can’t always see what’s happening doesn’t mean nothing is happening.

Sometimes the signs are obvious.

Sometimes they’re not.

Feeling constantly overwhelmed. Not sleeping properly. Becoming more irritable. Withdrawing from people. Losing interest in things we normally enjoy. Finding it difficult to concentrate. Feeling exhausted even when we haven’t done very much. Or simply noticing that we don’t quite feel like ourselves.

These aren’t things to be ashamed of.

They’re things to notice.

And while we can’t control everything that happens to us, we can take some responsibility for how we look after ourselves.

How much rest are we getting?

Are we moving our bodies?

Are we spending time outside?

Are we talking to people rather than carrying everything alone?

Are we creating moments where our minds can settle?

Are we asking for help when we need it?

Mental health isn’t a weakness. It isn’t a stigma. And it isn’t somebody else’s issue.

It’s health.

And it belongs to every one of us.

Maybe today isn’t just a day to ask someone else how they’re doing.

Maybe it’s also a day to genuinely ask ourselves:

How am I doing?

06/10/2026

This Week on Charcoal Croissant

Monday — The Bit the Book Can’t Teach You

We can read about patience, kindness and forgiveness. We can understand all of it. But eventually, the book has to close and life gives us the opportunity to actually practise it.

Wednesday — It Came Out Somewhere Else

We push something down. Tell ourselves we’re fine. Then later, we snap at something completely unrelated. Sometimes what we don’t deal with doesn’t disappear. It simply shows up somewhere else.

Friday — There’s More to Them Than This

Someone says something hurtful or acts badly, and it’s easy to decide who they are. But we’re seeing one part of them, in one moment. Just as our worst moment doesn’t contain the whole of us.

Three little reflections for the week ahead.

04/10/2026

What a wonderful meditation and yoga retreat in Richmond.

Such a lovely group of people. We laughed, we meditated, went for long walks, ate delicious food and simply enjoyed being together.

I just love the community we’ve created over the last few years. It seems to get stronger and stronger with every retreat.

Feeling incredibly chilled, relaxed and happy after such a wonderful weekend.

Next retreat is in January.

Love life. ❤️

28/09/2026

This Week on Charcoal Croissant

Monday — There’s More to Them Than This

We can easily judge someone by one moment, one reaction or one side of them. But there’s always more to a person than the part we happen to be seeing.

Wednesday — The World We Help Create

A smile. Holding a door open. Actually listening. Small acts that cost very little, yet accumulate throughout the day not only affecting others, but changing how we feel too.

Friday — The Door That Didn’t Open

Sometimes things don’t work out the way we hoped. But we never really know where the other door would have taken us or where the one we’re walking through might lead.

Three little reflections for the week ahead.

28/09/2026

Five days to go until our October retreat.

What I love is how many people come back to these retreats again and again.

There’s obviously the meditation. The yoga. The power of practising together. The opportunity to step away from everyday life for a couple of days.

But I think it’s become about much more than that.

People who may never otherwise have met sit around a table together. They walk together. Eat together. Laugh together. Have conversations. Old friendships continue and new ones begin.

There’s something lovely about watching people arrive on Friday, often carrying the busyness of their lives with them, and gradually seeing everyone slow down.

By Sunday, something feels different.

Perhaps that’s the part of retreats that’s difficult to explain if you’ve never been on one.

It isn’t about escaping life.

It’s about stepping out of it for long enough to reconnect with yourself and with other people before stepping back in again.

Five days to go, and I can’t wait.