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 […]
Kundalini energy interview with Jeanette Amlie
Jeanette Amlie, Creator of Blue Earth Awakening kindly discusses her experiences and knowledge of kundalini energy and kundalini awakening with ThoughtBrick. Jeanette has a masters degree in transformational counselling, decades of experience in spiritual practice, and has spent the better part of a decade seeking to understand energetic awakening from a neurosomatic perspective. Kundalini energy […]
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 […]
Meditation for health interview with Shawngela Pierce
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
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 […]
What is Meditation? Some initial thoughts
After your first few attempts at meditation, you might have started to ask yourself , ‘What is Meditation?’ The following might sound familiar. You find somewhere quiet; you sit down in the cross legged position and you close your eyes. You try to clear your mind and relax but your head won’t shut up. The […]
Reiki Tummo Level 1 experience
I’ve been intrigued by Reiki for some time. Even though I’ve never received Reiki treatment personally, I know people who have really benefited from it so out of curiosity I went to a one day Reiki Tummo course conducted by Padmacahaya, the International Institute for Inner Study, to find out more. So, what is reiki […]
5 reasons why you should try 5Rhythms at least once
“5Rhythms transcends dance—movement is the medicine, the meditation and the metaphor. Together we peel back layers, lay our masks down, and dance till we disappear.” 5Rhythms Last Thursday I went to my first 5Rhythms meditative dance session with my friend Sarah and absolutely loved it. The two hours I spent dancing without caring what I looked […]