Communication
International Yoga Day
Last year was the first time that the world celebrated International Yoga Day officially. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi asked the world leaders to adopt an International Yoga Day, saying that by changing lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help us deal with climate change. ”Noting that Yoga is “an invaluable gift of…
Self-empowerment
Earlier this week I was able to develop the power to make a more permanent change to one of my negative personality habits. It was a habit ingrained in me since childhood and I had managed to get rid of it temporarily but then it returned. Since trying Raja Yoga Meditation I have now been…
What is Raja Yoga Meditation?
I have been following the study and practice of Raja Yoga meditation for over seven years. Over time I have developed more discipline in my practice and have become better able to channel my thoughts and to feel content with who I am. I have just completed the seven day Raja Yoga foundation course again…
My self-worth
Recently I have started reminding myself of my good qualities during my early morning meditation. This is one way of keeping happy, strengthening your good qualities and appreciating the self. It helps me to stay in my self-respect too. Yesterday I attended a BK course on self-worth/self-esteem and it was amazing..so here’s what I learnt.…
The Way of Effective Communication
Effective communication is probably the most important of all life skills. It helps us in every aspect of life, from our professional life, to social gatherings and everything in between. Good communication is about showing meaning in what we say and how we say it. A common cry heard in many interactions is: Say what…
How to manage your mind
The battery of the soul has been discharging with history. We used to believe that by worshipping God we would please Him and our problems would be solved. Then when our problems were not solved we would start feeling annoyed, angry and dissatisfied etc… Recently we have started wasting our time watching TV and entertaining…
How to beat depression
After many years of suffering from depression I am now overcoming it with the help of spirituality and medicine. It has been my experience that it is best to accept any illness and deal with it as quickly as possible to stop it from getting worse. Sometimes we are not powerful enough to overcome mental…
Inner Happiness
Happiness is quite difficult to define, yet, most people are aware of whether they are happy or not. Certainly happiness is not pleasure, which is fleeting: parties, receiving a gift, a day on the beach, or, as bidden by myths of the consumerist world, the accumulation of things that we run after to recreate imagined…
Dealing with Fear
Fear seems be a constant companion for most of us these days. It’s become so part and parcel of our lives, that without it, life would seem very strange indeed. Yet, when it comes, it creates the havoc of anxiety and doubt, sabotaging our joy, enthusiasm and determination, resulting in poor attitudes and performance, not…
Magnetism
Magnetic Energy. The power to attract or repel. I think there are many deep secrets locked away inside magnetism… The Earth, our planet, is a huge magnet. Its core is iron, molten rock, and around that is a thin crust that appears to be solid and stable. But actually, the crust is quite temporary. It…
Remembrance 7.7
Last week was the memorial of the 7/7 terror bombings in London 2005. It’s been 10 years since the awfully day. It was the day after London won its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games; such a contrast of joy and pain. Do you remember where you were 10 years ago? Do you remember…
Retreat
Retreat – the act of moving back or withdrawing. The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant: made a retreat from hectic city life to the country. This is the dictionary definition of the word, but it means something completely different to me, and indeed to millions…
International Yoga Day – 2015
Well, I didn’t see this one coming, did you? But, what a brilliant invention. The 21st June, which is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, known as the Summer Solstice, marks the transition from Uttarayan to Dakshinayana. Uttarayan, which begins on the shortest day, the Winter Solstice, marks the turning of…
‘Distance Communication’
‘Communication lets me down’, a big ‘fave’ of mine from the 80’s you know. Tony Hadley, of Spandau Ballet, if I’m not very much mistaken? Yes, I know, I’m really showing my age now, but it’s what came into my mind when I started thinking about this blog. Well it does, doesn’t it? Let us…
‘Coming and Going’
It’s what we do. ‘Coming and Going’. It’s the rhythm of life itself. Have you ever noticed that we are either coming or going? Here and there, back and forth, to and from, from and to, even. It’s also happening on all levels in the physical world. From the spinning of the neutrons, electrons and…
Making a small change everyday
Have you noticed how time is flying these days? It never used to be like this, did it? There seems to be an acceleration or quickening each day, and that’s why I feel it’s more important now than ever before, to make a small change, for the better, every day. (That’s Every Day) I ask myself at…
Easter and its Significance
The Yogi Bus Driver – Easter and its Significance It almost feels like the start of spring. Well it would, if it wasn’t so chilly! Easter, I’m talking about. It is preceded by a general change in weather conditions, for the better hopefully, with daffodils lining the roads and dual carriageways of many routes of…
Recognising International Women’s day
Recognising International Women’s day In our life we are all in contact with women, in fact our first contact was the minute we entered the womb. With this in mind you can say that women give life. Life is so precious that we need to value each moment we have. To value we need to…
Just A Minute
Just A Minute Last week at school, in maths, I was working with a group of children to get a sense of how long one minute lasts. They took turns to carry out different activities and see how far they could get in one minute. How many times can you write your name in one…
Time and Balance
Time and Balance Travelling back from my day out today I heard this song on the radio. “To everything, turn, turn, turn, there is a season, turn, turn, turn …a time to be born .. a time to die .. a time to laugh … a time to weep …” Do you recognise these words?…
Little acts of kindness
Little acts of kindness through cards The first meditation class I went to, about twenty years ago, ended with the teacher passing round a little tin. Inside were lots of different cards, about the size of a matchbox. Each of the cards had one coloured word printed on it. But not just any word. These…
The Power of Love: Cause & Effect
The philosophy is straight and simple—you get what you give. The Sanskrit word “karma” stands for action and its result, for the fact that whatever we sow in our lives returns to us sooner or later. It is a vast and deep concept from which we continue to learn new lessons. For the spiritual student,…
Is Mindfulness Enough?
Mindfulness, an awareness of everyday living, creates the capacity to see how one’s thoughts, words, feelings and actions impact and create our reality. One of the aims of mindfulness is to create new possibilities for betterment and new horizons of understanding. Mindfulness cherishes the value of being and enhances its respect. However, is mindfulness enough…
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