Ever heard the phrase “the calm before the storm”? I believe we often find ourselves in the storm before the calm! And it’s largely down to stress. In the past we’ve utilised the natural mammalian mechanism which allows us to act fast by releasing a stress hormone. It’s called the fight-or-flight response and is a […]

“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein (Nobel laureate, 1921) Albert Einstein, the theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity, strove to find answers to some of life’s most fundamental questions, and to do so he had to open his […]

What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps? The answer is … a river! (From JRR Tolkien’s, ‘The Hobbit’) But was does a river have to do with happiness? It’s all about flow. Despite the twists and turns of […]

Star Trek: “Space, the final frontier … to boldly go where no-one has gone before!” And today I’m going to talk to you about SPACE! As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve spent this month extolling the virtues of being present, and I’ve delved into the causes of distraction which take us away from the present moment. […]

Recently I have been thinking about being present and my newsletters have reflected this. I have touched on why we tend to (seemingly unconsciously) retreat from the present moment and the mechanism of the mind and its processes. I have talked about ‘the circling thoughts’ and ‘negative thinking’ sneaking-up on us like a pride of […]

You might be wondering why am I so insistent on introducing meditation to my readers. Well, there’s a story behind that!In my late teens I was a highly active individual, and movement was my life. An Indian Classical dancer, a Reebok certified aerobic and step instructor and active in several sports, I believed absolutely anything […]

I was faced with a situation recently where I was asked to prepare a practice for a yoga company that has a client with a specific need of reducing shoulder and neck issues and reducing stress. Using the principles of yoga therapy that I have learnt through the lineage of T.Krisnamacharya, I designed a practice […]

Communication has been a problem for almost all human beings. We fail to understand others but perceive that we understand them and act according to our misapprehension which gets us into a LOT of trouble! Communication problems could stem from childhood experiences where we are taught to be quiet and be spoken when asked. This […]