Yoga in One Syllable

In the spirit of thinking less, I’ve been doing more. I’m not randomly filling my time with busy-ness rather I’ve begun a campaign of consciously and mindfully doing and acting. Doing more may seem to run counter to many spiritual philosophies – doesn’t yoga advocate retreating to the Himalayas and meditating in a cave? Yes. [...]

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Do you remember the first time you had to stand up, alone, in front of a crowd and do something? Whether it was a music recital, a sporting event or a public debate, its a fair bet to say you didn’t want to fail. As you expressed your nerves and fears did your parents or [...]

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I hope you’ll forgive me a moment of nostalgia, but I’ve had a very old Bjork song floating around in my head for the last week, and it won’t rest until I give it due attention. The song in question, or the fragment of it that keeps coming to my lips, goes “there’s mo-o-ore to [...]

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Last post I talked about focusing on the breath as a way to stay in the present moment. This technique works well because we are working with ourselves, observing our own experience and determining how we will respond to whatever comes our way. But you’ve probably noticed that however we decide to run our lives, [...]

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Attachments. We’re all aware of the potential dangers of opening and downloading them. Some can be useful, others a mildly amusing waste of time, and the really obnoxious ones can infect your system with all manner of digital nasties. Now, I’m not the person to give you an update on computer security. But the concept [...]

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You’re sitting in a train carriage. The carriage is a narrow, confined space, and the people across the aisle are talking to each other in tones that are louder than they realize. You don’t want to listen in on what they’re saying, but you can’t help it: the voices drag you in, and before you [...]

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