Who would have thought that email anxiety would become a real problem in the digital age. Well it has, and the majority of us are suffering in one way or another. A few years ago I wrote a post about mindful email practice. And it’s no surprise that since writing that post – way back…Read More

This ‘life lessons’ post actually came about courtesy of a friend. He said: “There’s a ton of these kind of posts online, so why don’t you do one”? So, it isn’t the most original concept, but no doubt there’s something in here that will inspire someone, somewhere. I wanted to make it 40 lessons learned because…Read More

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR as it is commonly known, is a type of mindfulness training that has far-reaching benefits on mind and body. MBSR is beneficial to anyone who wants to learn how to better cope with a fast-paced, stressful, unforgiving world. Through the objective watching of emotions, it helps us make better judgements…Read More

How stressed out are you? Do you tell people when you feel like stress is wearing you down? Or does that feel like an admittance of failure? No one wants to admit they can’t cope, so instead we are being taught to cope rather than have to complain or make a change. It’s like we’ve…Read More

No matter how tired you are, sleep anxiety can prevent you from falling asleep and getting the valuable shut-eye you need to be happy and full of beans in the morning. The more your mind races the more restless and agitated you feel, as the monkey mind spins thought trail after trail of random worries,…Read More

I am going to be frank with you: At some point in the future, you will die. And unless my funding comes through for implanting my brain into a giant robot body, so will I. Personally I’d like to hold off that day for as long as possible, but at times it seems like everything is trying…Read More

Man, I just can’t get motivated to do any work today. I don’t know What it is, I’m just not feeling it at all. Any tips? Take the day off. Do something you love and come back tomorrow feeling refreshed and productive. Outrageous, huh? Telling someone to take the day off work just because they feel…Read More

A bad mood can be a pretty difficult thing to shake off. Oftentimes we have no idea how we ended up in such a miserable pickle, and how to snap out of it. Bad moods have a horrible habit of lingering around, making us feel uneasy, stressed, cynical and angry at the world. Sometimes a…Read More

The self-help world can be a deceptive and contradictory landscape, one that purposely pulls your mind from pillar to post, promising that the next method will be better than the last, and deceiving you into believing that your lack of progress is due to not “manifesting” or “visualising” enough. The rinse and repeat approach to…Read More

The intention of walking meditation is to purposely focus on walking; to use each step as a way of bringing the mind into the present and centering attention and awareness. Historically, walking meditation was done barefoot, without shoes, or socks for that matter. And that’s still applicable if you’re walking on the grass in your garden or perhaps…Read More