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Yoga for the Heart

The Anahata Chakra & The Hrit Chakra The heart centre (or Anahata chakra) is known as the psychic centre of transformation. When our energy is focused through the Anahata chakra, then creativity and compassion abound. Within the Anahata chakra sits…

How to Pray

Faith and Belief As a drought continued for what seemed an eternity, a small community of farmers was in a quandary as to what to do. Rain was important to keep their crops healthy and sustain the way of life…

We Are Eternal

It was through Kristina Braly's YouTube channel - which I first discovered through my love of all things planner-related and have been following for a few years - that I first heard the story of her brother Erik's suicide and…

The Power of Trees

I have always loved trees - their wisdom, their magnificence and their strength. There is just something magical about them. In every season, trees are truly beautiful - the bright, new green leaves of spring, the many shades of green…

Loving Kindness

Metta (or loving kindness) is a fundamental Buddhist virtue that we would all do well to practice, regardless of our religion. Metta is a genuine compassion directed towards other people with the intention of surrounding them with loving kindness. Metta…

Wishes for the World

What better time of year than New Year's Eve to consider our 'wishes for the world'? Have you given it any thought, my friends? My 'wishes for the world' can be summed up very simply in just one word -…

Choosing a Thick Yoga Mat

Most people looking to buy a thick yoga mat are no doubt doing so for increased comfort, especially for their knees and wrists. You may want a thick yoga mat because you have arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome, or maybe…

Where is God?

Have you ever thought about where God actually is? Does He reside in Heaven? Or could it be that God is not an external being to be observed, but rather a universal truth that lies within each and every one…

Christmas Gifts for Yoga Lovers

The smug messages have already hit social media, haven't they? People who bought their Christmas presents before Easter are now announcing that they are all wrapped and they are sitting by their extravagantly decorated Christmas trees waiting for their Christmas…

Could Reading Fiction be the Easiest Way to Meditate?

I've been wondering if reading fiction can have similar benefits to meditation and if maybe it could even be considered a form of meditation. I had an awful summer. For months my normal life was completely cancelled and my days…

Communication with Patients

A patient came to see me the other day with an exacerbation of his chronic low back pain. He told me of a previous episode of physiotherapy treatment a few years back and how the physiotherapist would repeatedly tell him…

My spiritual shelfie

I have been buying books faster than I can read them for a long time now and, of those that I have read, I have forgotten a lot. So, I have challenged myself to read (or re-read) every single one…

Becoming Real

The Pavamana Mantra is a Hindu mantra introduced in the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad (1.3.28). The text of the mantra reads, "asato ma sadgamaya, tamaso ma jyotirgamaya, mrtyorma amrtam gamaya." This translates to, "from the unreal lead me to the real, from…

Yoga for the Heart

How to Pray

We Are Eternal

The Power of Trees

Loving Kindness

Wishes for the World

Choosing a Thick Yoga Mat

Where is God?

Christmas Gifts for Yoga Lovers

Could Reading Fiction be the Easiest Way to Meditate?

Communication with Patients

My spiritual shelfie

Becoming Real

Have I done any good in the world today?

Domestic Bliss

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Christmas Gifts for Yoga Lovers

Jolly Life Up… and Gallop!

My spiritual shelfie

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