The pain of insomnia cannot be underestimated. Things seem so bleak when you are awake, all alone in the dead of night. There are lots of techniques that can help break the habit of insomnia. If you have tried all the usual solutions and are still lying awake most of the night, you might be…
I don’t know about you, but the minute I try to meditate, I close my eyes and a whoosh of activity starts in my brain. That black space on the inside of my eyelids seems to cue my mind to start a whirl of thoughts about the past, fears about the future or just what…
Our monkey mind trundles away making constant demands of the body. The busy mind cares little if the body is tired and unwell or is being stressed too far. It presses the body to carry on regardless, often resulting in exhaustion and depletion. It gives little attention to results that cannot be seen and often…
I have been on my own for five days. It’s interesting to notice how many thoughts I have. My monkey mind must normally get drowned out by conversations with others, TV, radio, reading, work and other activities. While I have been alone, I’ve tried not to drown out the chatter too much. I have listened…