Yogic wisdom
How to Spice Up Your Life
There has never been a better time than now to strengthen your respiratory system and eliminate coughs. Try this traditional chai tea. To boiling water add 5 bruised cardamom pods, 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 peppercorns, 4 slices ginger root with 2 basil leaves. Strain and drink with honey.
Read MoreReady to Return to the “Normal” World?
As some of us prepare to recommence our “normal” lives, we do so tentatively. For none of us knows what lies ahead. But we have been given time to examine the world, rethink our values and decide what is really important. What an opportunity to learn from our mistakes and build a better world based on different values!
Read MoreBeing Perceptive in Testing Times
When a change in perception takes place, the facts do not change. Their meaning does. Perception influences how we understand the facts and how we respond to them.
Read MoreUsing Yantra to Meditate in Challenging Times
A yantra is a geometric design for encouraging mindfulness by focusing the mind. Gazing at a candle or flower is a technique used prior to some meditation practices.
Read MoreEnlightenment – Sorting out the Essential from the Non-Essential
During the recent successful launch of my book “Chasing Marigolds”, a friend who was introducing me and my book, made reference to the classic children’s book “The Little Prince”. She remarked that my book had reminded her of Antoine De Saint-Exupery’s famous novella which was written in 1943… explains the concept of enlightenment that the author was trying to articulate to his audience.
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