Fear This post follows a theme in a previous post about finding answers amidst our darkest fears rather than in the light, ie being courageous and going into the darkness in order to discover who we really are. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David … [Continue reading]
Live life to the fullest
Life Lessons Like a lot of what I'm reading, "Life Lessons" by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler is about finding our true potential now, rather than realising on our death bed that we wish we'd done things differently. Something I read … [Continue reading]
Random acts of kindness
Pay it forward Another theme I am trying to foster in my life is generosity. I know a few people who are always generous, mainly with time and energy rather than money, and never expect anything in return. For most of us, this is a challenging … [Continue reading]
Visualisation
The Power of Visualisation Anyone who knows me well, will know I love visualisation. I particularly loved teaching it in my yoga classes as I saw the dramatic effect it could have on people. As usual, though, I found it harder to do for myself. But … [Continue reading]
Finding healing in the darkness
There are so many words of wisdom in Bernie Siegel's books about self healing, and finding hope and love in your darkest moments. Something I read recently by him seems particularly apt to me today. I am learning in my healing process how, … [Continue reading]
Yoga
Enhance gentle yoga practice with mudras Your gentle yoga practice need only be sitting cross legged and concentrating on rhythmic breathing. Or you could add an extra dimension by using a mudra - the most well known is Chin Mudra, where you hold … [Continue reading]
Heart meditation #1
The Heart of the Universe First of all, bring your focus to your heart. Imagine breathing deeply in and out of your heart. This takes the focus down from the mind/intellect, into the body. (If you have suppressed emotions you may find them coming to … [Continue reading]
The healing power of love and creativity
Find your inner creativity and love for life! If you want a heart-warming, inspiring read try Bernie Siegel's Love, Medicine and Miracles. All of his books are deeply moving as well, so expect to cry a little! He tells how he made the journey from … [Continue reading]
Reflections for this week 24th Feb
Positive energy I'm keeping in mind one of the Buddhist precepts outlined in "Discovering the Heart of Meditation" by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield this week. JK puts them into a lovely accessible form. The precept is Refraining from killing: … [Continue reading]
The first post…
It's quite daunting starting a new blog. But one of the main reasons I've started it is that I've been like a big sponge the last 2 months reading books about healing and changing your life. Partly I want to record what I'm learning so I don't forget … [Continue reading]