Posted in Meditation, Spirituality on Sep 25th, 2011
I started to meditate regularly in February 2008 starting with 15 minutes a day, sometimes in the morning and sometimes in the evening. Over a year or so I gradually increased the time and by September 2009 I was sitting to meditate for an hour most mornings. Now it’s part of my morning routine. I [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in Health on Feb 4th, 2011
I came across this interesting talk from an American biologist, Bruce Lipton about how the mind and body may be more closely connected than we think.
Read Full Post »
Posted in Spirituality, Writing on Jun 30th, 2010
photo courtesy of John Curley They mugged her in San Antonio, Ibiza, in the early hours of Sunday morning. I woke up at about the same time, 4:33am, with a feeling of vague unease. I began to wonder if anything was wrong somewhere with a member of the family. I avoided the feeling, and the [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in Public Speaking, Writing on May 13th, 2010
Last night I went along to the local Speaker’s Club. This is the text of the four minute speech I gave – given subject: ‘A Moment in Time’. ‘Why is it that we’re never satisfied with what is? We always want something else don’t we? Nothing’s ever quite good enough is it? “Wasn’t it amazing [...]
Read Full Post »
Posted in Mantra, Meditation, Spirituality on May 10th, 2010
A moment in time is all we ever have. Are we here to enjoy it? Or are we asleep? I’ve spent much of my life asleep. I have realised this recently, since I started a regular meditation practice – just sitting on the floor for an hour every morning and watching the breath. A simple [...]
Read Full Post »