The Sensational Body
Our bodies are the interface between the seen and the unseen, they are the mechanism that allows all of our physical sensations to be 'felt', yet how often do we contemplate the true power of our bodies? How often do you listen to your gut feelings? Do you go with them or allow your mind to talk you out of it? ...read more.
Can What You Eat Affect Your Emotional Wellbeing?
Absolutely! We’re all well aware of the links between the foods we eat and the physical health of our bodies; too much sugar, fat and highly processed foods put us at increased risk of numerous medical conditions. What you may not be aware of is how what you eat can impact the way you feel. ...read more.
Managing Stress
For many of us stress is a regular factor in our lives and we shouldn't underestimate the toll it takes on our mental and physical health. ...read more.
Making Changes
To be sustainable changes to our lives need to be implemented in an evolutionary, not revolutionary way. That's not what we typically try to do though is it? Typically, we are unhappy with some aspect(s) of our lives and we let it continue to fester until we reach a tipping point, and then try and make multiple radical changes all at once. We give our bodies no time to adjust, so end up injured, sick and/or suffering from dreadful cravings. As a result, within a few weeks or months we tend to be right back where we started thinking "it's too hard to change, there's no point in trying". ...read more.
Dealing With Trauma
Trauma comes in many varied shapes and forms and varying levels of severity. It might be an accident, a medical diagnosis or the death of a friend or family member. One of the most challenging things about any trauma is that it can affect us in unexpected ways. ...read more.
Strength From Adversity
Nietzsche told us, "That which doesn't kill us makes us stronger", but is this really true?
We see and hear many stories of people who have triumphed over adversity and gone on to do great things with their lives. But if we asked a sample of people who have suffered loss, hardship or serious illness we would likely find that in many cases they haven’t ended up feeling stronger as a result of their ordeal. The endemic use of anti-depressants worldwide also attests to a lack of automatic gain in strength from facing adversity. So if gaining strength from adversity isn’t a given then how does it happen? ...read more.
Change Starts Within
The starting point is within. That is where, in conjunction with shared reality, we create our individual reality. But too often we search outward first. We need only tap into this power that is already within us in order to benefit and grow. This includes being able to direct the focus of that power onto specific issues…let’s examine this using the example of weight loss.
We have been conditioned to think that when we want something we need to start in the outer world first. In the case of weight loss the very first things we would typically do are start exercising and/or go on a diet. What usually happens is that we may lose a bit but it all feels too hard and we don't really enjoy it, the results don’t come quickly or easily enough and our enthusiasm begins to wane. ...read more.
Strengthening Your Mind Through Your Body
The mind and body are inextricably linked to each other. Our thoughts impact our body in many ways, but in particular negative thinking has been proven to actually lower the immune system; literally we can think ourselves sick. That's the power of the mind and one aspect of its wide scope, and there is no doubt of the mind’s influence over the body. But the flip side of this is we can also use our bodies to influence our minds: we have an ally in our consciousness expansion efforts and it is very powerful indeed. ...read more.
Our bodies are the interface between the seen and the unseen, they are the mechanism that allows all of our physical sensations to be 'felt', yet how often do we contemplate the true power of our bodies? How often do you listen to your gut feelings? Do you go with them or allow your mind to talk you out of it? ...read more.
Can What You Eat Affect Your Emotional Wellbeing?
Absolutely! We’re all well aware of the links between the foods we eat and the physical health of our bodies; too much sugar, fat and highly processed foods put us at increased risk of numerous medical conditions. What you may not be aware of is how what you eat can impact the way you feel. ...read more.
Managing Stress
For many of us stress is a regular factor in our lives and we shouldn't underestimate the toll it takes on our mental and physical health. ...read more.
Making Changes
To be sustainable changes to our lives need to be implemented in an evolutionary, not revolutionary way. That's not what we typically try to do though is it? Typically, we are unhappy with some aspect(s) of our lives and we let it continue to fester until we reach a tipping point, and then try and make multiple radical changes all at once. We give our bodies no time to adjust, so end up injured, sick and/or suffering from dreadful cravings. As a result, within a few weeks or months we tend to be right back where we started thinking "it's too hard to change, there's no point in trying". ...read more.
Dealing With Trauma
Trauma comes in many varied shapes and forms and varying levels of severity. It might be an accident, a medical diagnosis or the death of a friend or family member. One of the most challenging things about any trauma is that it can affect us in unexpected ways. ...read more.
Strength From Adversity
Nietzsche told us, "That which doesn't kill us makes us stronger", but is this really true?
We see and hear many stories of people who have triumphed over adversity and gone on to do great things with their lives. But if we asked a sample of people who have suffered loss, hardship or serious illness we would likely find that in many cases they haven’t ended up feeling stronger as a result of their ordeal. The endemic use of anti-depressants worldwide also attests to a lack of automatic gain in strength from facing adversity. So if gaining strength from adversity isn’t a given then how does it happen? ...read more.
Change Starts Within
The starting point is within. That is where, in conjunction with shared reality, we create our individual reality. But too often we search outward first. We need only tap into this power that is already within us in order to benefit and grow. This includes being able to direct the focus of that power onto specific issues…let’s examine this using the example of weight loss.
We have been conditioned to think that when we want something we need to start in the outer world first. In the case of weight loss the very first things we would typically do are start exercising and/or go on a diet. What usually happens is that we may lose a bit but it all feels too hard and we don't really enjoy it, the results don’t come quickly or easily enough and our enthusiasm begins to wane. ...read more.
Strengthening Your Mind Through Your Body
The mind and body are inextricably linked to each other. Our thoughts impact our body in many ways, but in particular negative thinking has been proven to actually lower the immune system; literally we can think ourselves sick. That's the power of the mind and one aspect of its wide scope, and there is no doubt of the mind’s influence over the body. But the flip side of this is we can also use our bodies to influence our minds: we have an ally in our consciousness expansion efforts and it is very powerful indeed. ...read more.