A few years ago I was on a trip to the US.  It was a combination of business and pleasure.  I was going to see the sights and I also had scheduled ...

Sometimes life can throw us a curve-ball. Events occur in our lives that disrupt our established patterns. These can be unhappy events, but they do...

“Some of the Top Things Money Can’t Buy:Inner Peace. Integrity. Love. Character. Patience. Common sense. Dignity.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light i...

Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth Buddha   Truth is a simple concept.  Truth is that which is, that which act...

  There are a lot of things that make a good teacher.  They have to know their subject; they should be able to communicate that knowledge to their ...

The best advice I was ever given by my spiritual teachers was a simple three step practice that can be done anywhere, any time by anyone: Fall still, Remember who you are, Give full attention to the matter in hand.

Shakti is the Sanskrit word for the positive divine energy that flows through everything and everyone in the universe.   It flows through you and...

Vincit qui se vincit He conquers, who conquers himself. Latin Saying   What is true strength?  What does it mean to be strong?  How do we achieve...

The Sanskrit word ‘prāna’ (प्राण) means the ‘life force’. It means ‘the breath of life, spirit and vitality’.  Prāna is the energy that enlivens us, makes us think, feel, wonder and create.   Spirit and Life and Breath are all intimately connected, and in turn they connect everything and everyone. 

For decades meditation and similar practices have entered the mainstream and lots of research has now been done into the benefits of meditation.  Let’s summarise the main benefits as identified by neurologists, psychologists and by regular meditators.