The relationship you have with your breath is incredibly important, considering it is the life force that runs through your entire body. However, where the real power exists is understanding how much more potential your breath contains beyond you simply leaving it to its own devices. A human body's cell respiration is not much more than forty percent efficient. The remaining sixty percent of energy is lost from the body as heat. Through physical body design, I have small lung

The concept of conflict and personal growth might be an uncomfortable journey to endure. However, it might be one of the most rewarding ones you are yet to discover. In life, we all have our fair share of conflict. Whether it be at work or home. The arrival of conflict in our lives, in reality, can have a lasting and detrimental effect both consciously and subconsciously. The long-lasting shadows of past conflicts can leave deep scars. When scratched with new conflicting situ

Crying is a superpower! There it is. Now I've let the proverbial cat out of the bag, I guess I have some explaining to do right. As a Mindfulness Coach, I have had the delightful good fortune of sharing this pearl of wisdom with many people. However, I thought it timely that I write about it through my own lived experience, so that you too may grow. I'd like you to consider the concept that your tears may water the very soul of your being. Whether you are male, female, or don

What is your relationship with money? Love it or hate it! The choice is yours to make. However, that doesn't change that it exists in every part of life, particularly in the western world. Some were born living a life of excess, and some a life of struggle, and all seemingly related to the inclusion of money in our lives. Does having or not having money relate to our struggles in life? Is our externalisation of happiness embedded in money, or are we merely attached to kee

Are you living, haunted by your past? For many of us, this is what can so frequently hold us back in life, often without us even realising it. When we are in a position in life that we are not happy with, it becomes commonplace to either, escape to the past or dream of the future. Life isn't perfect, so we are all prone to this at times. The trick in mindfulness is, to first become aware of our habit to do this because the most joy in life only exists in the present moment

For many years I swam a lot and loved it. However, for some reason, over time, I drifted away from it and focused on other pursuits, particularly yoga. Recently, however, I was inspired to get back in the pool, and I discovered something quite remarkable. The five-year gap, and my extended practice in yoga during this time, has changed the way I feel about swimming completely. I always found swimming relaxing, however, now it is meditative in the most beautiful way. This ch

Dependence! Now there is a word that can easily stir up a whole lot of trouble. Just like many other words in the English language, the word dependence certainly has not gone unscathed. If you have become a regular blog reader of mine, you will be beginning to realise just how significant the depth and breadth of which social and cultural conditioning has indeed become entangled within our lives. So what is the big deal about dependence in a relationship anyway? For nearly

One of the most valuable lesson to learn in life, is to understand what you have, and do not have control over. The conversation of control is a difficult one to have. Just using the word control in a conversation can trigger deep-rooted imprints in your life. We are taught to desire control through social & cultural conditioning in many ways throughout life. Control is both applied by force, through trickery and frequently surrendered, sometimes without even realising. So ho

Some of us have experienced a beautiful and loving relationship with our father. However, for others, their relationship with their fathers have been marred with difficulty, ultimately causing the relationship to break down completely. If you are a daughter, what is your relationship with your father? If you are a father, what is your relationship with your daughter? As a daughter myself and a mindfulness coach, I have learned of the difficulties one can face, within the co

The cries for help can be as subtle as a gentle whisper in the dead of night. They might be from within you or a desperate call from another. No matter where they come from, these cries for help are seeking your presence and your love. The life-saving act of presence Have you made or missed these cries for help? Did you heed the cry from another with your presence? or did you brush them off? We've all done this at some point in our lives. Sometimes the effects are subtle

Recently I began to learn the sport of golf. Some people who know me will read this blog with a grin and an element of surprise. Whether you are old or young, man or woman, like me, golf might surprise you. I have been an active sporting person all my life, and I humbly admit with a little hesitation that at one time, I did not see golf as a sport at all. I once saw golf as a form of mindless suffering that people inflicted on themselves. Where it seemed people chased a ti

Do you take your breath for granted? It just happens right! Is there any need to think about it? If you leave your breath to its own devices, you won't stop breathing, but you also won't maximise your breathing potential either. The reason for this is quite simply because, for most of us, our breath has become somewhat shallow, and well, kind of lazy. So we breathe the bare minimum required for survival. It's kind of like being average instead of being great at something. W

I recently read another story of a human being failing another human being in an allegation of sexual assault. In processing this, I felt compelled to open a dialogue between gender equality and collective humanity. I am sure that I am not the only person wondering how we went so very wrong. I’ve spent my entire career working in male-dominated environments where I discovered some truths about gender equality that I found particularly alarming. Interestingly many will be t

We all long for that one special person to be in our life. Whether they are a man or woman and we choose to marry or not. As humans, we are just not designed to live solitary lives. There is no other relationship that feels more integral to living a loving life than that which comes from the relationship built on pragma. The ancient Greek word describes the concept of committed love. Pragma is an enduring love that builds up slowly over time. Therefore, it takes time to

What is your relationship status? and I am not talking a Facebook post either! An area where I have successfully helped people as a Mindfulness Coach is supporting people with relationships. A new relationship can be a scary new place to go, especially when there has been some hurt in your past. A relationship that has hit a brick wall equally can be a difficult road to navigate alone. However, once you have the right road map, anything is possible. It is never too late to

What does surfing and uncertainty have in common? Read on and you just might discover something new! Every situation where you will ever feel stuck nature has already found a solution for. This idea is a big concept right! However, a cool concept to consider. When you look closely, nature over millions of years has discovered all the answers. Maybe you just may have not noticed them yet. Recently I met a young man who shared his experiences with difficulties of uncertainty.

In the world today, you basically have two choices. Have you chosen to lead or to follow? I have chosen to lead, or quite possibly it has chosen me. Some would say I am a natural-born leader. I have chosen, time and time again, from a very young age to step outside the norm and pioneer a new way forward. Throughout my life, this has been called weird, annoying, inspiring and even a little crazy. But as the saying goes only those crazy enough to believe it is possible are the

I write about many topics, but none quite so beautiful as the power of healing yourself to then translate into acts of service to others. Through personal experience, it has become a topic that is very close to my heart. Everyone has a book in them because we all have a unique story that needs to be shared! This information is something I was told almost eight years ago. At the time, I laughed because I felt there was definitely no book in me. I had no idea I was about to e

In life, we get to experience many things, some of which bring joy and some that bring suffering. I think I can comfortably say that most would not say that divorce brings joy. I endured the lesson of divorce early in life. In fact, unlike most people I knew, I was married and divorced by the age of twenty-six. I certainly don't wear this experience like a badge of honour, and it was most definitely not my plan when I married. However, I learned many valuable lessons through

Anxiety in life can so often feel debilitating. I know this personally as I suffered from anxiety from a young age, as a child. When the feelings of anxiety begin to rise, panic can set in quickly, and we feel an overwhelming desire to run and hide away from whatever is making us feel anxious at the time. Is this a familiar story? Even if you don't suffer from anxiety directly yourself, you are likely to know someone who does. That person may seem perfectly fine on the ou