When conducting their daily meditation practice, students get caught up in the worry that they are “doing it wrong”. That if you’re not feeling great, then you’re not doing it well. We can easily turn meditation into yet another thing to tick off the “to do list”. Something we need to achieve in, strive to […]
It takes a blind leap of faith to embark on a new course or career path not knowing what lies ahead. For many, the fear of the unknown that this concept induces is enough to stop them dead in their tracks. We can’t see what’s ahead so we close our mind to it. As the […]
We have all heard about the senseless chemical bombings in Syria with hundreds of people (especially women and children) being horrifically affected. Some choking to death and others terribly injured. How do we process such tragedy? Initial feelings might include anger,outrage, horror at the injustice – natural, normal human reactions. Yet think of the ripple […]
When you become a parent, you not only bring forth a gorgeous miracle into the world, but you also open up to the vulnerability of loving another very deeply. This paves the way for loads of joy and openness, and it also creates the potential for the deep pain of seeing someone you love unhappy […]
In meditation we can potentially reach feelings of blissful joy, truth, purity and connection to something greater. These feelings are at the core of us all and with gentle and consistent application we can reach them regularly in meditation. So why is it important to connect to these feelings? The answer for me is that […]
I was reading the book “The Five Love Languages of Children” by Chapman and Campbell over the weekend, and was reminded of a really valuable way to building positive inner and outer relationships. The book is about 5 different and meaningful ways to help your children (or anyone for that matter) feel loved and develop […]
If you have been feeling stressed, run down, worn out or just in need of some nurturing then I would highly recommend taking a “slow day”. You don’t necessarily need to be at home for a slow day, or you don’t need to do anything in particular. The idea of a slow day is that […]
I woke up this morning feeling overwhelmed by the body aches and pains of a cold that had been lingering for a week or so. After giving myself some extra time to rest, I reflected on the many times I had conquered physical ailments with meditation and decided to give it another try this morning. […]
The secret to happiness is simple. Make regular time to do what you love (and I don’t meant the work you do for the love of it). If you have work that you love, then that’s wonderful – I do too. But when you are running a business or working, no matter how fulfilling it […]
We care for nature and for this reason we follow the following eco policy guidelines: All our manuals, educational material, audios and videos are online. If students choose to print their manuals, we ask them to do so on recycled paper only. This keeps paper waste to an absolute minimum. We print no paper manuals […]
