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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…

cam expo 2014: Great Stuff and a Great Day!

Today I attended the cam expo at Olympia in London with my mum, a complementary, natural & integrated healthcare event. Having attended a few times before, our main reason for visiting again was a private consultation after the show with…

How Dru Yoga Transforms Negative Emotions

Extensive modern research validates the ancient yogic principle that our bodies, emotions, thoughts and self are all inextricably linked. If we observe ourselves carefully we will notice how certain thought patterns are intricately connected to our physical wellbeing and vice versa.…

The Benefits of Chanting Mantras

Chanting has many therapeutic benefits. It lengthens the out breath, helps to oxygenate the brain, lowers blood pressure, is a wonderful way to express emotion. Dr. Herbert Benson observed years ago that chanting helps induce the “relaxation” response, causing a…