Wise Words From St. Francis and Advice I’d Give a Younger Me. Nonduality 03/12/20200 Things are done best when you give them your full attention, you may also find increasing peace and joy following the advice of St. FrancisRead more
Meditation Attention is THE Gift We Should Not Squander. We have the the freedom to give our attention to anything. We need to take it away from the constant stream of thoughts that bombard us.21/11/20200Comments
Natural Medicine, Nonduality Amanita Muscaria, The Fly Agaric Mushroom – The Mystery Ingredient of Soma? We have drunk Soma and become immortal; We have attained the light, the Gods discovered. Now what harm may foeman’s malice do to harm us?…05/10/20200Comments
Meditation Chakras, Mudras, Ayurveda and Augmenting Flow. The chakras correspond to energy meridians situated in the body. Eastern medicine tells us that flow of energy or ‘Prana’ around these…15/09/20200Comments
Meditation, Nonduality Nididhyasana – Contemplation of the Mahāvākayas, The Great Sayings of The Upanishads According to Advaita Vedanta philosophy, spiritual practice consists of three components that ultimately lead to self realisation.17/08/20200Comments
Nonduality What is Diwali? Diwali is the five-day ‘Festival of Lights’ that is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains worldwide. It coincides with the…07/06/20200Comments
Mindfulness Two simple techniques for ameliorating negative patterns of thinking. We all have negative patterns of thinking. These can be short-lived or persistent and dominate our waking and sometimes our subconscious…17/05/20200Comments
Nonduality Does The Brain Produce The Mind? A Discussion With Rupert Spira. Who else finds the concept of the big bang difficult to grasp and believe. The theory (because that’s all it is) that the entire Universe…12/05/20200Comments
Meditation Muse 2 Review – A Revolution in Meditation Training This week, Interaxon (Toronto, Canada) released their third iteration of the popular portable wearable brain wave sensor Muse. Muse 2 now…13/03/20200Comments
Meditation The Shield of Shambhala – Five Minutes to Peace. This rather evocative hand gesture is a little known ‘mudra’ or hand position used in yoga and meditation called the ‘Shield of…25/01/20200Comments
Mindfulness, Nonduality The Relationship Between Happiness and Health; Strategies for the 21st Century. “Laughter is the Best Medicine” No one would argue that there is some element of truth to the above chiché. When we are happy, in…09/12/20190Comments
Mindfulness Influencing Positive Change Through Negative Emotions – A Meditators Perspective. It is easy to get carried away with the tide of unrestrained thoughts and negative emotions. positive I am not big on ‘positive…11/11/20190Comments
Mindfulness, Nonduality The Art Of Living by Alan Watts “This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work,…02/11/20190Comments
Meditation, Nonduality Dr. Andrew Newberg – Neurotheologist and the Neuroscience of Spiritual Enlightenment Andrew Newberg M.D. is an American Neuroscientist and Director of Research at the Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine at the…08/08/20190Comments
Meditation, Mindfulness Managing Pain with Meditation and Mindfulness – A Surgeon’s Perspective Introduction Surgeons are in a unique and privileged position. We are permitted, legally permitted, to inflict pain. Our patients ask us…17/07/20190Comments