Category: Meditation
You don’t have to be Broken to see a Therapist…you can see a Therapist to…
Working with a therapist and going through a process of self-exploration and change is one of the most empowering experiences we can have. Most people have never been held in a safe, supporting, non-bias space where they can be truly …
When we Compare Ourselves to Others we can Inadvertently…
Comparing ourselves to others can be such a waste of energy! Let us first differentiate between being inspired by someone and comparing yourself to someone. When we feel inspired by someone, we feel uplifted, hopeful, as though anything is possible. …
Most Relationship Conflict is really about differing VALUES
Have you ever wondered why you end up fighting your partner over and over again about the same thing, different situation, but the same topic? Let’s take a common example…money. It might be that in your relationship you are the …
Therapist as Compassionate Witness
Jack Kornfield, a wonderful and inspiring Buddhist teacher says in his book “After the ecstasy, the laundry” (2001) that after years of emptiness practice unresolved childhood issues still emerged when he was back with his family. He said, he needed …
New York Marathon
It has been a year of training … a year of early mornings, leg rubbing, massage balls and sweating. It was a mammoth effort and he did it! 42.2kms! Through the 5 boroughs of New York, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, …
Want More Self-Confidence?
A few months ago we did a survey of our female friends to find out whether they would like more self-confidence or courage. The results were 50 / 50. Everyone had a strong pull to one or the other, feeling …
Goal Setting … Boring?
When I think of goal setting part of me gets really excited and thinks “yipee, I get to dream about all of the things I would like to manifest over the next year!” and another part thinks “oh no, another …
How to Enhance Compassion
What to do if we find it hard to be Compassionate Compassion is a virtue, which means, “to suffer together”. Put that way it does not sound very appealing! However in all the major religions compassion is talked about as …
Why do Service?
George Vaillant conducted a thirty-year study of a group of Harvard graduates that found that adopting an altruistic lifestyle is a critical component of good mental health. David McClelland, a psychologist at Harvard, showed a group of students a film …