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The regenerative power of yoga nidra — 30 minutes is equivalent to 4 hours’ sleep

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“In yoga Nidra, you have the waking state, go through the dreaming state and into the deep sleep state, yet remain fully awake.” — www.swamij.com I tried yoga nidra for the first time on Saturday during my meditation teacher training, thanks to Natalie who led the session. The experience I had was wonderful. In just […]

Is spirituality pointless? Does science have all the answers?

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We’re all searching for the same thing – happiness. The only difference is the place we search for happiness. General opinion might lead us to believe it’s found in money, technology, power, sex, and/or drugs, likely due to the religious dogma that has pervaded, particularly through Western religions for millennia. Many of us in the modern […]

Teaching my first yoga class after training with Yoga Professionals

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Almost six months ago, I signed up to do my first yoga teacher training with Conrad Paul who owns Yoga Professionals. Today, just a few weeks after passing my practical assessment, I taught my first paid yoga cover class. I’ve taught small groups of people before informally and done one to one sessions, but this […]

Can meditation help with ADHD — interview with Jon Krop

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After interviewing Chris Bailey from A Year of Productivity about meditation, he put me in touch with meditator, capoeirista and Harvard law graduate, Jon Krop who also has ADHD, so I could interview him about his meditation practice. Snippet from the interview “What I would love to see is — and if no one does this, […]

Mindfulness: an in depth guide

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Where did mindfulness all begin? In its Buddhist form, mindfulness is traditionally meditation through the form of sitting and seeking enlightenment and wisdom. This is based upon the notion that suffering causes pain and the more we block out suffering the more unhappiness we feel. Individuals create a pretend identity whereby convincing themselves and others […]

Meditation for health interview with Shawngela Pierce

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Recently I interviewed Shawngela Pierce from Seek Within You — meditation for health. Shawngela has been practising meditation for over 10 years and has such a broad and eclectic knowledge of many styles of meditation as well as meditation for health, mindfulness, chi gong and much more. She runs a meditation for health program through her […]

Mindfulness at work — an in depth guide by Mindfulness CIC

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Mindfulness at Work Mindfulness is a clinical course proven to reduce stress and is usually delivered over weekly sessions. Everybody’s doing it – from Google to the NHS. So what is mindfulness? When you put it in its simplest form, mindfulness means self awareness. The birth of mindfulness sits firmly in Buddhism but it’s increasingly taught in […]

How to start (and keep) your mindfulness practice going

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Start (and keep) your mindfulness practice going Mindfulness is everywhere in the news these days. It’s all over the place and you can’t seem to attend even the driest of corporate strategy planning sessions without hearing about it. We all know the value of mindfulness practice. It can lower blood pressure, decrease stress and increase happiness. It can […]

100 30 day challenge ideas to inspire your life

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***Get your copy of The 30 Day Challenge Book: 500 Ideas to Inspire Your Life here*** You don’t always need to partake in massive life altering experiences, around the world adventures or make drastic lifestyle changes to your routine to make a significant difference to your life. Although I’ll never say no to an adventure, […]


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