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…
Have you every heard the advice, ‘follow your dreams,’ or ‘do what you love,’ and given a big sigh. Have you wondered what your dreams are? What is it that you love? What is your purpose on this earth? Finding the answers to these questions might be easier than you think. Try this quick exercise…
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…
When was the last time you thanked your body for all that it does for you? Its time to stop the battle with our bodies and love your body or all that it allows you to do When I was a teenager, I told my Mum that I hated my knees. ‘You mustn’t hate your…
Many spiritual traditions include the use of sacred space. You can create your own sacred space for whatever spiritual purpose you desire. It can help you quiet your mind and reach an alternative level of consciousness I like the idea of a space that transforms from an everyday corner of my bedroom to a place…
Holiday life seems so much simpler than everyday life. Perhaps we can bring back some holiday simplicity to our everyday lives. On holiday, I lived in shorts and t-shirts. I felt less concerned with how I looked and less encumbered by my material possessions. My mind was focused on the sea, the sky, and the…
There is a healing power to journaling. It is a simple way to cut through the constant chatter of the mind and access something deeper. Through the healing power of writing, we can work through our superficial thoughts to reach a place where understanding, clarity, insights and ideas come to the surface. Journaling can have physical…
Believe me, if there was a book called ‘How to live your life,’ complete with itemised checklists, I’d follow it to the letter. Where is my self belief? Before I started this blog, I read four books on blogging and got myself in a muddle trying to follow all their advice. I’ve done the…