Mindfulness has been a big part of my personal healing journey. I first learned to meditate when I was about 22 – that is 20 years ago when the research and hype about meditation had not yet landed. I …
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The Positive Seeds
Thich Nhat Hanh – No Mud, no Lotus. Most spiritual teachers, if you listen long enough, will start to talk about the mind as having ‘seeds’. All the ‘seeds’ in the mind have a different vibration to them. There might …
Letting Go
Thich Nhat Hanh – No Mud, no Lotus. Letting go is Thich Nhat Hanh’s first principle for transforming suffering. Letting go of attachments. He tells a story of a wealthy person who lived in a mansion and was afraid behind …
Yoga for Self-Regulation
Yoga is NOT just about the postures (asanas). In fact, the postures are used as a practice to prepare the mind to come into a place of stillness in preparation for meditation. Breath control (Pranayama) is the same, its purpose …
Goal Setting … Boring?
When I think of goal setting part of me gets really excited and thinks “yipee, I get to dream about all of the things I would like to manifest over the next year!” and another part thinks “oh no, another …
Why do Service?
George Vaillant conducted a thirty-year study of a group of Harvard graduates that found that adopting an altruistic lifestyle is a critical component of good mental health. David McClelland, a psychologist at Harvard, showed a group of students a film …
How long does the Dalai Lama meditate for?
For any serious practitioner (this is the word the Dalai Lama uses to refer to a spiritual aspirant) meditation forms part of our daily practice. Most spiritual traditions expound the benefits of some sort of meditation and mental training. If …
The Dalai Lama’s Routine
Spending time with the Dalai Lama over this weekend was a lifetime tick-a-box for me, being in his light, airy and cheerful presence was something I will never forget. One of the things that struck me was when he spoke …