Love yourself and watch — today, tomorrow, always. – Gautama Buddha Self love is often either ignored completely, or spoken about in round-about terms when suitable, then seemingly forgotten. For some, the wording might be difficult, so perhaps self-acceptance or compassion may better, although ultimately these have different meanings. However, to be in meditation, in...

When we experience positive emotions, we usually express them whether verbally, or with a smile. In 1990, Paul Ekman began looking to see if it worked the other way. It turns out, that when people adopted (even “faked”) a “Duchenne Smile” – which is a full smile involving the facial muscles around the eyes –...

When the posture is simple (seated, lying down), we have an opportunity to explore some more complex breathing patterns. Many people want to jump straight into these advanced techniques However, it’s important to first establish natural breathing, which is increasingly rare in today’s fast paced world. In movement and daily life, the most beneficial breathing...

The breath comprises of four sections, the inhalation, natural hold on inhalation, the exhalation, the natural hold on exhalation. With basic breath attention, we often start with becoming “aware” of the breath. This means “witnessing” the breathing. Perhaps the feel, the sound, the changing shape of the body or otherwise. This can be meditative, down-regulatory...

“Is it not a very strange thing in this world, where there is so much distraction, entertainment, that almost everybody is a spectator and very few are players? Whenever we have a little free time, most of us seek some form of amusement. We pick up a serious book, a novel, or a magazine.” –...

A lot of times when we are introduced to a new area – conscious breathing, meditation, movement, starting a business.. It is common to look straight towards the “advanced techniques.” Of course, this is usually fuelled by comparison (how are we going compared to the person next door – or self comparison, I’m good at...

The one strategy can only be awareness. To see a little more clearly. Maybe it’s our actions, our thoughts or our relationships. To pause, to use the breath as our friend, to come back to what’s happening and sometimes to ask for help or advice. As we do this together, our sense of connection grows....

Once you know who you want to connect with and serve, the changes you want to make and how you want to feel, And once you understand that you have the tools to start doing the work to feel this way and create this change already (like yesterday.. we need you… now) Then the place...