According to neuroanatomist, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor ‘you can change the course of your reaction to stress in just 90-seconds.’ In a concept, termed as the ‘90-second rule’, Dr. Jill suggests that when we’re faced with any stressful experience in life, we should learn to observe the surrounding emotions for a full 90-seconds. She suggests… Read More →
I spent the weekend walking in beautiful Cotswold countryside and besides the cowslips and wild primrose; the fields were ablaze with bright yellow dandelions. As I watched these thick, brilliant yellow heads peeping out through the long grass, I thought ‘How refreshing it would be to have a glass of dandelion water.’ I was first… Read More →
To validate another person is to understand and accept their internal experience and recognise their entitlement to their emotions and feelings, whether we agree with them or not. It doesn’t mean that we condone their reactions or their behaviour, merely that we acknowledge their feelings and emotions as being of importance to them. Everyone deserves… Read More →
‘Astrology has no more useful function than this, to discover the inmost nature of a man and to bring it out into his consciousness, that he may fulfil it according to the law of light.’ ― Aleister Crowley, The Complete Astrological Writings It’s all over social media at the moment, and it’s big news, that… Read More →
Ancient spiritual teachings and science tells us that we have an energy field surrounding the human body. This is known as the Auric Field. The aura is composed of many layers, or subtle bodies of energy, intricately woven together. Like a luminous body, it surrounds and interpenetrates the physical body. Dr. Barbara Brennan in her… Read More →
While we are still technically in winter, we can’t help but notice that spring is indeed in the air. I’m a keen gardener, and I love to watch my little garden come back to life. I can see lots of buds forming on plants and trees. It’s exciting to see bluebells and daffodils peeking through… Read More →
For thousands of years, Chinese medicine, Eastern beliefs, and – more recently – science, all recognise that we have an interconnecting network of channels that carry energy throughout the body. This energy is referred to as Chi, Prana or Life Force Energy. When this energy is directed with conscious intent, it brings deeper meaning to… Read More →
Everything is energy, we can’t make or destroy energy, but we can alter its frequency. Our physical body exists and lives in the world of matter. But we also have a subtler aspect to us, woven within and throughout our physical body. This aspect moves and interacts on a level of pure energy, and we… Read More →
According to ancient Chinese writings, everything in the cosmos is made of two forces that are opposing but complementary. When these energies are balanced we feel whole and complete. These two forces are known as yin/yang energies. Yin represents the feminine energy and the left-hand side of the body. Yang represents the masculine energy and… Read More →