Making the Most of the New Year Energies

            Imbolc is traditionally a time of planting seeds.  As the sap begins to rise beneath your feet and the Earth awakens after its long winter sleep NOW is the time to plant your heart seeds for the year ahead.  What do you INTEND for the year ahead –...

Getting a Fresh Perspective on Life by Susan Leigh

How come some people always seem to be upbeat, nothing fazes them. What is it that they’re doing differently? What is the best way to have a great day? – Consider your perspective on life. Two people can share an experience but have very different opinions...

Bring on the Summer

Bring on the Summer –  so far my main adventure this year has been with my daughter in a group of five of us, to do the Moon Walk on 10th May in London when we (15,000 people) walked 14 miles from midnight to 5.00am – WOW. Still suffering! It is good to try to...

Why should we try to Meditate?

Meditation is used to learn to concentrate and empty minds. It is an easy way to focus the mind on one thing and to reach an altered state that is safe. It can easily be practised alone, and can help to hone intuition, a skill that suffers in the modern world with its...

How to Breathe Yourself Happier or Mindfully Meditating

Reducing pain, depression and wide range of diseases by half or even more, without taking pills – how is this possible? Scientific proof has now found that ‘mindful meditation’ (MM) can reduce pain by at least half and more – in fact, an online medical journal...

The Precious Present

Taken from ‘Under the Ombu Tree’    by Santa Montefiore  This is a true story about a little boy who lived with his grandparents.  His grandpa was a serene and spiritual man who told him wonderful stories.  One of the stories he told his grandson was about the...