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…
Domestic Bliss
According to a study into the home lives of 2,000 British families by Origin, manufacturer of bespoke sliding doors, the key to achieving domestic bliss is eating four meals together per week, having more than one tablet and a Netflix…
A smile costs nothing
A smile costs nothing, but it really can make such a difference to a person. Consider doctors mumbling amongst themselves at the foot of a patient’s bed before moving on with their ward round without so much as a greeting…
Jolly Life Up… and Gallop!
Miranda has to be one of my top two favourite comedy shows, (the other being Blackbooks). Of course, Miranda Hart is a brilliant actress and I really enjoyed Call the Midwife (which she starred in) but her own show, Miranda,…
Michael Cremo: Evolution or Devolution?
The now dominant evolutionary views about human origins and antiquity report humans like ourselves to have existed for only about 100,000 or 200,000 years, preceded only by more primitive human ancestors. This is what most of us accept as scientific…
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…
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…
Letting Go: Am I holding on to something I need to let go of?
We all need to let go and release our attachments in order to make space for something new. On our yoga mats, we are letting go when we exhale completely, creating a beautiful space in our lungs for new oxygen…
Karma Yoga & How Helping Charities Needn’t Break the Bank!
Karma Yoga is known as The Yoga of Selfless Giving. According to Rama Meditation Society... Whenever you engage in a selfless action that contributes to the welfare of others, it will purify your nature and create a vibratory pattern that…
