Rain is often associated with sad moments or sad feelings. In movies, we often see actors walk in the rain during the depressing moments of the plot, when somebody dies, cries, or loses in life. This will usually be accompanied…
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As I wandered through the woods near my home, exploring the pathways and discovering the perfect route for my next “Natural Mindfulness” walk in a few weeks’ time, my mind began to wander… …Imagine if trees behaved like people! Imagine…
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Nature is the antidote to today’s busy and stressful world. There’s nothing quite like being deep in a forest, or immersed in the natural world completely separated from society. It provides an inexplicable sense of tranquil awareness. The only sounds are…
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People are always asking me “what’s the best self-development programme?” What they really want to know is, “What is the one miracle solution to all my physical, emotional mental and spiritual problems that won’t cost me an arm and a…
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How are you feeling today? There’s a good chance you will fall into one of the following 3 categories and say something like: Group A – Terrific, Fantastic or Great! Group B – Fine, Okay or Not bad. Group C…
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People often ask me how easy it is to be mindful in a busy world? Our thoughts are like a river. When we’re thinking about what we’d like to do or what we’d like to have the river is calm,…
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Organisations are always looking for ways to improve workplace productivity, develop leaders, engage and help employees work more efficiently. Spending all day inside, in an office or cubicle that reverberates with stress drains attention, saps creativity, reduces productivity, and negatively…
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Walking benefits your brain power, improves your mood and helps to ward off depression, and think more clearly. Don’t just take my word for it, here’s a brain scientist – John Medina author of “Brain Rules”. Walking, increases the blood…
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People often quite wrongly, compare our brain to a computer. But there is a very big difference. A computer’s hardware doesn’t change, the brain does. The size and structure of the neurons and the connections between them in your brain…
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I would rather have the whole world against me than be untrue to my soul. For years psychologists considered people who referred to hearing an inner voice as bordering on the edge of sanity. However, if you look carefully at many…
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