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What is QiGong? All about the energy!
If you have read my article “Is Yoga Meditation: 4 Activities You Never Knew were Meditation” you will know that I have listed QiGong as one of the options for a moving meditation or movement meditation. So, what is QiGong apart from being a movement meditation. What is QiGong? QiGong has been described as an internal process that has external movements. Qi refers to the life force (energy) that powers the body and spirit. The individual can strengthen and balance the flow of chi (qi) within the self. In addition, a practitioner can project his or her chi into a patient to induce a therapeutic effect. The mind is used…
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Top 10 Books on How to Change your Life!
Mind and Beyond When I was researching the Top 10 Books on How to Change your Life I really considered the following. As a coach and as someone who has been on their own personal development journey, I write a lot of articles about mindset, how to change your thinking and behaviour to change your life, have the life you want, be all you can be and access your pure potential. Much of what I write either focuses on mastering or managing your mind or is about going beyond your mind in order to find greater happiness, contentment, peace, calm and fulfilment. This may seem conflicting but I think that…
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Can beliefs be changed? How to change beliefs to change your life!
Beliefs are powerful Can beliefs be changed? There is no doubt that beliefs can be very powerful and beliefs can help or hinder you, what you experience and how you experience life, who you are being and what you give and what you get. Here’s the thing about beliefs, most of them we are not even aware of (we are unconscious), they are operating at the level of the subconscious. But, even though we are largely unconscious of our beliefs, they inform and generally dictate what we do, what we can ultimately have, achieve, acquire and who we are being. Just because you might have goals or shout out to…
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Best Yoga Streaming Videos and DVDs
Different strokes for different folks I’ve taken the liberty here of covering both the best yoga streaming videos and DVDs for beginners and for those more advanced. In the end it comes down to what resonates with you and what you need at a point in time be it gentle, vigorous or with a specific focus. So, with that here are my picks in no particular order. Let’s start with yoga streaming and the benefits of streaming first. Yoga Streaming Benefits One of the benefits of yoga streaming is that you can do it from the comfort of your own home or a special place you have discovered like the…
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How to be Successful in Life – Success Principle #10
The Home Stretch We are on the home stretch and have finally arrived at How to be Successful in Life – Success Principle #10. For those that have read the previous success principles and are applying them well done to you! The difference it will make to your life can be wonderful. For those who need to catch up see the next section for a list of the Success Principles covered so far. For others, here we go, onward and upward with Success Principle Number 10! The 10 Principles for Successful Living Principle Number 1: Boundary Conditions Principle Number 2: Cause and Effect Principle number 3: What we focus on…
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How to be Successful in Life – Success Principle #9
Maximise your chances I’ve covered a lot of ground in the last 8 articles covering the 10 Principles for Successful Living, so to maximise your chances of success I hope you have taken the time to read them so that you can create the life that you want and experience it the way you want. To recap, click the links in the next section. How to be Successful in Life – Success Principle #9 is all about Uncertainty. Don’t let that scare you. The most exhilarating things that I have done have been when I have been uncertain or fearful. I did these things after 30 years (yes 30) of…
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How to be Successful in Life – Success Principle #8
Curiosity won’t kill this cat! So far, I’ve covered 7 principles of the 10 Principles for Successful Living. You can find them all under the next section and revisit any you feel you need to. Our minds are powerful, so manage it so it doesn’t manage you. How to be Successful in Life – Success Principle #8 is all about curiosity and how by learning about ourselves (and the things we do unconsciously) we can actually do what we do differently and therefore create the change we want to see. No one can create the change for us, so we need to start to be conscious through curiosity. And, it…
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How to be Successful in Life – Success Principle #7
Full steam ahead! By now, I trust you have started to really be conscious of your mindset and begun to regain control, have started to become aware of falsely imposed self-limitations and are moving into being at cause and 100% responsible for your outcomes. With that, we can move full steam ahead on to How to be Successful in Life – Success Principle #7. The 10 Principles for Successful Living If you need to re-visit any of the previous Success Principles click here and take your pick. Principle Number 7 – Integrity and Intent Intent Let’s begin with intent. Everything you do needs to be done from a space of…
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How to be Successful in Life – Success Principle #6
Commitment Pays Off! I’m impressed that you have stuck with me this far as we now move past the half way point and on to How to be Successful in Life – Success Principle #6. It tells me that you are committed and serious about making changes in your life and see yourself worthy of experiencing all that you want and being all you can be. You’re doing great – stay on track and keep going! As you move through and apply each success principle I would love to hear about the changes and successes you are experiencing along the way. So please leave me a comment. For those vising…
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How to be Successful in Life – Success Principle #5
Pure Gold And here we are at the half way mark ready to explore How to be Successful in Life – Success Principle #5. If my readers’ feedback is anything to go by, many of you have been waiting with baited breath for the next success principle. I’m sure you would agree that the content I’ve shared so far around the 10 Principles for Successful Living is pure gold. As always, it’s worth your while getting your head around the previous success principles if you haven’t already done so and to begin to explore and apply them personally. After all, this is for your success and about who you want…
