It’s been a few weeks now since I signed up to do my Yoga Diploma teacher training course with Yoga Professionals & YMCA Fit. As part of the 500 hour course, I have to complete a yoga journal showing 60 hours of yoga practice which I’ve found so far to be really useful. Practising Sivananda […]
Choose a 30 day challenge and change your life in a month
Pick your 30 day challenge — do it every day for 30 days — change your life in a month In reality, there’s loads of challenges you can do in thirty days. What have you always wanted to do or be good at? What new skill would you like to learn? What don’t you like […]
30 day challenge ideas (with a hat and some notes)
The 30 day challenge is all about trying something new for 30 days, implementing new habits and breaking bad ones. For those of you who’d like to mix it up a bit and introduce more spontaneity into your life, I’d like to present to you, the 30 day challenge hat game. What is the hat […]
7 mind blowing self development books to read before you turn 30
Over the last 10 years I’ve been an avid read of self development books covering all topics from relationships to spirituality and meditation. I actually put off writing this article for a long time because I kept and continue to find books that really blow my mind. So, in no particular order, here’s my list […]
30 day challenge ideas for better health
Why not start with one (or a few if you’re up for a bigger challenge!) of these 30 day challenge ideas for better health. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” Emelia Earhart Workouts for your body 1. Endorphin boost morning run I’d be lying if I said […]
Teaching 1-1 meditation Skype sessions
Today I’ll be teaching (for free to practise) my first meditation 1-1 Skype session which to tell you the truth, I’m feeling slightly nervous about. For one, despite the fact that I’ve been practising yoga for approximately 10 years and meditation for four, I still feel like there’s a lot I don’t know. Plus, just […]
6 solutions for feeling out of your depth at work
This post is just as much a reminder (and help) for me as it hopefully will be for you too. I figure that if I’m ever acting on auto pilot in life or at work, the job is either boring, too easy or I just don’t care about it any more. I’ve had a fair […]
Meditation and creativity interview with Darius Lukas
I recently met up with writer, theatre director, and owner of the creativity and remarkable living website Let’s Sandbox, to talk about creativity, meditation and spirituality. Here’s the interview: You say that you’ve just started meditating. What intrigued you or inspired you to start meditating in the first place? When you live in London where life […]
Near death experiences, shared consciousness and life after death
The other week I went to a lecture about near death experiences and life after death, conducted by Dr Raymond Moody, who has been researching the subject and interviewing hundreds of people who have had near death experiences since the 60’s. Intrigued, curious, and a little skeptical, I went along and found myself fascinated with […]
Meditation and productivity interview with Chris Bailey
The other day, I interviewed Chris Bailey from A Year of Productivity about meditation and its relationship with productivity. Starting on 1 May 2013, Chris has explored, experimented with and written about productivity from every angle and will continue to do so until 1 May 2014. From watching 296 TED talks in one week, immersing himself […]