Starting to look inside yourself can be intimidating and a little overwhelming. It usually begins with becoming more aware of habits and thoughts that are deeply ingrained. Habits that previously fell below the radar of your conscious mind are now being reflected upon either in the moment or shortly afterwards. This can feel taxing for … Read more
Pain, particularly pain that becomes chronic can have a strong impact on your life and perception of the world. When the pain experience is persistent, it becomes part of your identity. Many conditions where chronic pain is one of the main symptoms have no cure. These conditions are managed by drugs that relieve the symptoms … Read more
3 weeks after the birth of Robin, I was feeling the effects of poor quality, irregular sleep. This was a very new feeling to me and I felt a shadow of my former self. I was easily irritated, my thoughts were hectic and I was only motivated to do whatever really needed to be done, I was … Read more
There are some common elements of meditation that make meditation less abstract and you understand what meditations are trying to achieve for both the conscious and subconscious mind. Having an understanding of the different types of brain waves that occur during meditation and during life will be helpful. The dominant brainwaves you are using right now while reading … Read more
Stress has fallen into a largely negative hole. Everyone is experiencing it but trying to avoid it. They are having thoughts that stress is completely undesired and is harmful and even damaging to us. Certain levels of stress are completely within our ability to endure or even excel in. Feeling stress can be great for … Read more
Many of us haven’t had a reason to be aware of our breathing. We all know we need oxygen from the air we breath and we know we inhale and tend to forget the rest. Like most systems in our bodies, they operate to optimum efficiency when balanced. Inhaling deeply is great but it’s the exhale that … Read more
People will often advise you that you need to accept certain things. This is very true but can feel unhelpful. Acceptance isn’t something that comes naturally to many. In competitive societies, we are instilled with ideas about ‘mastering your own destiny’ and ‘getting what you want out of life’ or if you do certain things … Read more
When you start to realise, the role the subconscious mind plays in your everyday decisions, it becomes clear that you are not always acting from a logical and rational perspective. Many of our most instinctive behaviours that were learnt during our early lives are still a major part of our personality. Over the last few … Read more
Family dynamics can bring out some of your most immature or unnecessary behaviours. When speaking with family members, old patterns of parent child communication start to emerge and this will often cause resistant or defensive behaviours. The parenting instinct could be one of the strongest bonds we experience and to expect it to ever disappear is underestimating its … Read more
Adulting often feels hard because it does not honour the desires of our inner child. When we were young we combined learning with play. Learning was more interactive and we had the curiosity to experience trial and error. We didn’t have a picture of what the outcomes would be, we didn’t have any expectations, everything … Read more