From the monthly archives:

May 2008

Are you an ALL OR NOTHING person? Here’s How to Change

Photo by Nexus Some of us lack a couple of gears; it’s either full power ahead or nothing. Do you suffer from that? I do. My All or Nothing mode was forged a long ago. I come from a family of high achievers and my mother’s way of responding to achievement was — well, see [...]

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Zen in the Kitchen: How to Make Cooking Simple, Sane, and Satisfying

Photo by Rusvaplauke Do you enjoy cooking? Making a meal for others can be a wonderful experience if we approach it in a mindful way and use it to nurture ourselves and others. Or it can turn into a grinding chore if we just throw fast-food meals onto the table. In the following I list [...]

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7 Ways Dancing Refreshes Spirit and Body

Photo by welsh boy Dance is a poem. Each movement is a word – Mata Hari I love dancing. When I was 3 years old I suddenly appeared in the lounge at 11 o’clock at night – stark naked and completely silent. My parents told me that they watched open-mouthed as I began to dance [...]

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17 Sure-fire Ways to Lift Your Spirits

Photo by Nicholasf Do you sometimes feel grumpy? I do. It’s a mood that happens to all of us at times.Grumpiness is an important warning sign that our life is out of balance. There are some simple things you can do to bring your life back into line so that you don’t make a habit [...]

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How Meditation Can Slow the Ageing Process

Photo by artct45 Research has shown that our brain changes if we practise meditation. These changes trigger a more positive frame of mind, and may even slow the ageing process.In his book Destructive Emotions, Daniel Goleman describes a very interesting collaboration between Professor Richard Davidson, a leading brain science, and an experienced Tibetan Buddhist meditator [...]

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