We can’t change every little thing that happens to us in life, but we can change the way that we experience it. — Andy Puddicombe, founder of Headspace I’ve finally got round to trying the Headspace App and after day two, I thought I’d share my first impressions. Meditation used to conjure up pictures in […]
The Wim Hof Method: an in depth guide
What is the Wim Hof Method? A technique to help control your body’s temperature? A powerful form of meditation? A practical tool to help cure disease? I believe it’s a mix of all of the above, but if I were to sum up what the Wim Hof Method really is — I’d say it’s a […]
Practising multiple meditation techniques or sticking to one?
My meditation teacher once said that there were probably as many meditation techniques out there as there are people in the world. A recurring theme I’ve come across is the idea that you should stick to just one meditation and not mix different methods. However, I’d like to reflect on that idea — partly because […]
An introduction to the body scan meditation
When it comes to meditation or life in general, when we are focused and concentrated we encounter much lower levels of stress and overall better wellbeing. Usually we practice in order to unlearn many unmindful habits we have picked up throughout our days. This in turn leads to a clearer vision, more peaceful exists, […]
Vipassana Meditation — my 10 days in a silent retreat
I’ve tried a lot of meditation techniques over the last five years, but nothing as intense as this. In some respects Vipassana meditation wasn’t what I was expecting. I spent the last 10 days meditating for 10 hours a day, where I experienced the Vipassana meditation technique that resulted in Gautama Buddha’s enlightenment. During these […]
An introduction to meditation and mindfulness workshop in London
An introduction to meditation and mindfulness workshop When: Wednesday 5th August 2015 | 8:15pm-9:30pm Where: Ranelagh Sailing Club, The Embankment, Putney, London SW15 1LB Whether you’re completely new to meditation and mindfulness or you’ve been practising for a while and would like to learn new techniques, come and join us at Ranelagh Sailing Club for a relaxing meditation […]
My experience practising the Wim Hof Method: week 3
***50% off the course with code COVID50*** I’m now three weeks into the Wim Hof Method and thought I’d share my experiences so far with you. For the first two weeks, I was instructed to do specialised breathing exercises, which gave me so much energy first thing in the morning, followed by light physical exercises and […]
Starting the Wim Hof Method: learning to control my immune system
***50% off the course with code COVID50*** (affiliate link) I’ve written previously about Wim Hof — Dutch world record breaker and adventurer, also known as the iceman, who is able to control his immune system, run marathons barefoot in snow and lie for extended periods on ice. I’m now going to be dedicating a series of […]
The regenerative power of yoga nidra — 30 minutes is equivalent to 4 hours’ sleep
“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?
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 […]