Money was just a way to exchange value in the beginning. Over time, we have assigned multiple meanings and feelings to it, mostly negative. We stress about it, we want more of it and we feel resentful towards people who seem to have it. Yet, its initial functions are...
What are the first images that come to mind when you hear the word ‘hippie’? Possibly, colourful clothes, long hair with flowers in it, slightly absent gaze and big gatherings full of music, dance and free love. Many of us focus on the stereotypical outward...
Most adults need 7-9 hours of sleep and we have to create that much time for sleep each night to feel at our best, even though this can be challenging with our always-on lifestyles. It’s equally important to get enough restful, deep sleep rather than toss, turn and...
You don’t need to add anything to your already busy schedule to experience the benefits of mindfulness. Instead, simply choose to approach the activities you’re already doing in a more mindful way. Here are seven ways to take mindful breaks throughout your day....
Your journey back to yourself doesn’t have to be travelled in silence and solitude. In fact, our retreat participants often choose our drumming circles as their favourite activity. Drumming circles are fun, noisy, full of rhythm, laughter and unexpected discoveries...
Technology is thought to be the ultimate villain when it comes to mindfulness. We spend too much time on Facebook, check our phones constantly and reach for Google any time a question pops into our mind. With so many distractions, how is one to remain mindful? Yet,...
We often believe that we’ll be happy once we have more money, get a better job, find the perfect partner, start a business or write a book. Then we reach a goal and, after a brief moment of elation, we think, ‘Is that all? Isn’t success supposed to lead me to lasting...
The Blue Zones are areas where people live longer and enjoy better health than anywhere on Earth. A high percentage of the population there lives to be 90-100 years old or more. Journalist Dan Buettner together with the National Geographic uncovered five...
There is one person that has been your constant companion in joy and sadness from the moment you were born. That person is you. You are unique and wonderful, you’ve always been there for yourself and you deserve to be your own best, most trusted friend. Yet, your...
Every day we are faced with thousands of choices, big and small. We don’t even notice most of them. We choose the same food for breakfast we usually eat, take the same road to work, automatically ask the question ‘How are you?’ when we meet someone and turn on the TV...
