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Less is More

Less is More

The art of living is always to make a good thing out of a bad thing.

This is a quotation from E.F. Schumacher who was an economist with a difference. Although trained classically with John Maynard Keynes he became less and less orthodox in his views and in 1973 … (click full story to read the whole article).

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Animal Therapies?

Animal Therapies?

I was intrigued by Lismay’s article about Our Pets and the Bach Flower Remedies. Knowing about horse whispering, I went onto google (well where else to find information these days?) and searched on different animal therapies. Surprisingly …(click ‘full story’ to read the full article)

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The Energy of Love

The Energy of Love

It’s a sobering thought really; when we consider that every other being in this world is connected to us and is literally part of us. Wayne Dyer, author and workshop leader tells about a time one of his children was a baby. He and his wife were out shopping when she told him the baby was …(click ‘full story’ to read the full article)

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H2O

H2O

The value of water to the body is priceless, with approximately 70% of the adult body being made of water. Whilst it is recommended that we drink approximately 8 glasses of water per day, but not necessarily in liquid form …(click ‘full story’ to read the full article)

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Giving Back

Giving Back

‘If when I die I’ve given back more in life than I’ve taken, then I will have had a good life.’

The parting words of one of my friends as we left the restaurant after a long and chatty lunch. He and his wife work …(click ‘full story’ to read the full article)

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Therapies?

Therapies?

Isn’t it interesting how many therapies there are available to each one of us, but I have to ask ‘what do you mean by the word therapies?’ …

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Prayers and Chanting

Prayers and Chanting

I have just been in India again studying yoga . It is unthinkable for a class to start without chanting Aum and then reciting the invocation and prayer to Patanjali. …

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Nature or Nurture?

Nature or Nurture?

A colleague of mine has two daughters aged eight and four and a little boy at school with her eldest girl asked her one day: ‘Is your daddy your real daddy’? Puzzled, she replied that he was. ‘And is he your sister’s daddy too?’ …

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The Protective Ring of Friendship

The Protective Ring of Friendship

The body is like a connection of friendships, when one person has a problem the circle of supporting friends will also be affected. The organs work together similarly supporting the essential functions of the body. Therefore when one organ looks imbalanced …

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Renewal

Renewal

This is an exciting place to be right now, an exciting time to be alive, because two important things are happening as nature starts to wake up and stretch its limbs. …

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Sole Belief

Sole Belief

I think the design of the body is absolutely amazing. Did you know that there are approximately 7800 nerves in the feet, which communicates with the nervous system? …

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Taking Our Power Back

Taking Our Power Back

So what is power? We hear the word all the time as something to be coveted by just about anyone, especially politicians. We talk about someone being ‘in power’ …

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Walk a Mile in their Shoes

Walk a Mile in their Shoes

They say to understand the experience of another you would need to walk a mile in their shoes. It’s not surprising therefore that the feet hold so much information about an individual. …

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Being in the Flow

Being in the Flow

The room was small but 20 or 30 people managed to find a place to sit. The lady leading the evening workshop told each of us to think of the most important attribute for a happy and successful life and, after giving us a few minutes, went round the group to ask us individually what we had come up with.

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Reflexology Party

Reflexology Party

I don’t think many people would believe that I use to hate touching feet, even my husband’s. He was astonished when I decided that I needed to learn something new and that something was reflexology.

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Ruminations or musings on Tadasana and Sirsasana

Ruminations or musings on Tadasana and Sirsasana

In Class recently, my teacher posed the question, for the class to think of postures that fit perfectly together. I thought of Tadasana and Sirsasana and how much these two poses encapsulate the essence of yoga.

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Reflexology for Life and Sole

Reflexology for Life and Sole

Reflexology, does it work? The answer to this question is possibly one of those which may only be answered by those who have actually experienced the therapy! …

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Wendy Jenner – Reflexologist

Wendy Jenner – Reflexologist

Take this opportunity to meet author Wendy Jenner.

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Not-so-ordinary People

Not-so-ordinary People

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Not-so-ordinary People by Jili Hamilton
Author, Therapist, Translator, Teacher

Recently I listened to a programme on the BBC World Service about men bringing up other men’s children.

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  • Symphony of Science – the Quantum World! Symphony of Science – the Quantum World!

    FEATURED ARTICLE A musical investigation into the nature of atoms and subatomic particles, the jiggly things that make up everything we see. … (click full story to watch the video)

  • Tali Sharot: The optimism bias Tali Sharot: The optimism bias

    Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Find out the reason Julie says that this video is funny, well observed and clearly underlines why good intent improves our lives … (click full story to watch the video)

  • Healing with a camera! Healing with a camera!

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    Rick Guidotti: From stigma to supermodel … (click full story to watch Rick talking about his passion project)

  • Innovative energy Innovative energy

    France24 English Environment is looking at innovative energy. …(click ‘full story’ to watch the video)