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Avoiding meditation? Find out why!
Why do I avoid meditating? If you find yourself asking “why do I avoid meditating?” or maybe the thought of meditation fills you with fear and so you find yourself avoiding meditation it’s important to know that it’s not unusual and you are definitely not alone in this. Many people avoid meditation even though they may know that meditation is good for them. It might even be that you’re not necessarily conscious of avoiding meditating but you just don’t do it or you find yourself muttering “nope, not doing it”. Often, we can be too scared to meditate or have a fear of meditating although we might not recognize it…
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Mindfulness Meditation Thich Nhat Hanh – Review
If you’re here reading this then Thich Nhat Hanh has sparked your interest and rightly so. Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen Master and has a great following sharing through his mindfulness training online courses, CDs / Audio Downloads and many online videos on various topics including mindfulness, meditation, silence, calm and the present moment to name but a few. He has also been interviewed by the likes of Oprah so he’s definitely highly regarded and making a powerful impact on the lives of many. If you’ve missed signing up for the Body and Mind are One Online Training Course by Thich Nhat Hanh due to it being sold out…
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How do I find my purpose in life? Find it here and now!
The Void There are times in our lives when we may ask ourselves “How do I find my purpose in life?” or “What is my purpose?”. These and many other questions such as “What do I need to do now to make my life better?” or even “What do I need to ‘get or have’ in order to feel better?” generally arise when we are feeling unhappy, lost, a sense of meaninglessness or a lack of fulfilment. And so, we are looking to fill a void. Those questions are also future based i.e. they pre-suppose that once I have found that something or have that something that all will be…
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How do I control my emotions?
It is very common for people to ask “How do I control my emotions?”. What I am about to tell you may be contrary to what you actually think will be required to control your emotions. But, it’s actually less about controlling your emotions and more about allowing your emotions in order for the strength of that emotion to be reduced significantly or dissolved entirely. As a consequence of this and through the strategies I will be sharing, you will be able to create the space required to not react to your emotions which often leads to more negative thoughts, emotions, behaviours or words but instead to respond. In this…
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Get your physiology right and get what you want!
Welcome to the final session “Get your physiology right and get what you want!” in my online series The Keys to Greater Happiness – Living the Life you Want! Getting your physiology right will also result in you feeling much happier. Up to this point we’ve covered two aspects of the Triad of Emotion – Focus and Language. If you haven’t had a chance to read them yet, I highly recommend you do so that you can learn how to use each aspect (force) of the triad for greater happiness. Let’s move on to the final force in the triad – Physiology and then from there we’ll be looking at goal…
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Master your emotions and be happier!
Welcome to Session 2 of my online series The Keys to Greater Happiness – Living the Life You Want. In my first session, I introduced my readers to The Triad of Emotion. Understanding the Triad of Emotion is crucial to our happiness because when we master our emotions and understand what it means to be emotionally healthy we are in a better position to maintain and sustain our happiness. So, happiness means mastering your emotions or to put it another way master your emotions and be happier! If you haven’t read the first session in my online series around The Keys to Happiness – Living the Life You Want please click…
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The keys to greater happiness – living the life you want!
Welcome Let me start by saying that I’m very grateful to have you here and I’m excited that I have the opportunity to share with you some of what I know. I’ve developed this online series on the keys to greater happiness – living the life you want from what I have learnt and applied from extremely successful and knowledgeable people and masters in the areas of fulfilment, really living the life that you want and experiencing greater happiness. In particular, what I will be sharing is drawn from behavioural psychology, neuro-linguistic programming and also coaching strategies and tools. The most important thing is that this information and the tools…
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Tips on how to love yourself
I was compelled to write today about self love and self care. And more specifically, I wanted to touch on “what is self love or self care?” and to give you some tips on how to love yourself. I will attempt to keep it brief though knowing how I write that could be difficult. Nevertheless, I will exercise self love and self care even in relation to this in allowing myself to fully express myself. When people think of self love or self care they often think of things such as pampering sessions or buying oneself something special. I want to expand your thinking a little here and include some…
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I’m bored and I don’t know what to do
There is no better time than now to give yourself permission to do or learn something you have always wanted. So, if you are saying to yourself “I’m bored and I don’t know what to do”, I’m here to help. There is a plethora of things to do including online courses, all of which can help you realise your true and pure potential. So, what’s stopping you? There can be many reasons why we have never done what we may have wanted to do. Is there something you’ve always wanted to do, be or learn but felt you never had the time? Or, have you convinced yourself that that thing…
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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…
