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Dealing with Anxiety

The following chapter is taken from The Path to Happiness by Thubten Chodron. This book is in the public domain and was published for free distribution by Amitabha Buddhist Centre. It comprises a collection of Dharma talks held during several…

Yoga Courses

Following on from my announcement that I have started the Dru Meditation Teacher Training Course, this post is a list of all the yoga-related courses that I would love to do if time and money were no barrier. Oh, there…

Aqua Jogging in Deep Water

Aqua Jogging in deep water is an extremely fast, effective yet low-impact way of getting into shape. Let's take a look at the benefits... Whilst running is one of the best forms of cardio-vascular exercise, it is also one of…

Throw out all your Teflon pans!

Evidence continues to mount that heating the Teflon coating used in non-stick cookware releases potentially harmful chemicals. In particular, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) have been shown to cause tumours in animal studies. * Workers involved in manufacturing…

Inversion Table Therapy

Over half of people who invert on a regular basis do so to relieve back pain, but to discount inversion as simply a back pain remedy would be to ignore a wide range of benefits that can be easily achieved…

The Law of Giving and Receiving

For the last few months my mum and I have been avidly listening to every episode of season 15 of Healing With The Masters. Jennifer McLean is a fantastic hostess and there have been some truly inspirational speakers who have…

Physical Challenges: A few annual walking events…

Star Trek - An annual team orienteering trek across Exmoor in the dark, aimed at groups of 4-6 people. Knowledge of map and compass reading is essential as the route takes you over common and moorland for about 16 miles. To…

The Om Symbol & Sacred Sound

Om is a mantra and mystical sound of Hindu origin which is considered sacred in Hinduism and Buddhism. Om is actually pronounced 'A-U-M' as in 'home' and each syllable can be felt to vibrate within our bodies - the “A”…

Masaru Emoto Demonstrates the Power of our Words & Intentions

Affirmations can be very powerful. I think it was Louise Hay's book You Can Heal Your Life that first introduced me to using positive affirmations and I was recently reminded of their worth when I attended a workshop which focused…

Dru Meditation Teacher Training

Newsflash! There has been quite a leap in my yoga journey; I have signed up to the Dru Meditation Teacher Training Course! I attended a taster day on Saturday, primarily to get the CPD hours to renew my membership to…

What is Equanimity?

Not many good things come out of Big Brother these days. Unfortunately, what I remember starting out as a social experiment and fun experience now seems to be manufactured solely to create as many arguments as possible. Perhaps even more…

How to Attract Money: Removing Blocks to Financial Abundance

Yesterday I attended a workshop which focused on how to attract money by removing blocks to financial abundance and was largely based around the Law of Attraction. I think it would be fair to say that most people on the…

Mindfulness Meditation

Mindfulness is growing in popularity as a practice in daily life, mainly through the work of Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, an emeritus professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School who has pioneered work in the health benefits of…

Essential Fatty Acids: Toxin-Free Omega-3 and Omega-6

Toxic Pollutants in Fish All the world's oceans and rivers are contaminated with toxic pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins and mercury. These toxins build up in fatty fish and may cancel out any beneficial effects of the omega-3s…

How Does Dru Yoga Work So Effectively?

The gap between modern medicine, quantum physics and ancient forms of health care, is closing fast. According to quantum physicists we are essentially beings of light or energy – a fact well known to the ancient yogis who studied the…

A “Kick Ass Abs Workout”

A month ago, I started a 30-Day Yoga Challenge, taught by Erin Motz. The challenge is entirely free, suitable for everyone and is simply available on YouTube. I like to experience the styles of different yoga teachers. I take particular…

Dealing with Anxiety

Yoga Courses

Aqua Jogging in Deep Water

Throw out all your Teflon pans!

Inversion Table Therapy

The Law of Giving and Receiving

Physical Challenges: A few annual walking events…

The Om Symbol & Sacred Sound

Masaru Emoto Demonstrates the Power of our Words & Intentions

Dru Meditation Teacher Training

What is Equanimity?

How to Attract Money: Removing Blocks to Financial Abundance

Mindfulness Meditation

Essential Fatty Acids: Toxin-Free Omega-3 and Omega-6

How Does Dru Yoga Work So Effectively?

A “Kick Ass Abs Workout”

Christmas Gifts for Yoga Lovers

Jolly Life Up… and Gallop!

My spiritual shelfie

Michael Cremo: Evolution or Devolution?

Becoming Real

How Dru Yoga Transforms Negative Emotions

What is Ayurveda?

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