What exists without exists within. Sounds like a riddle right? This might seem like an over-simplistic idea in what appears like a complex world. However, if you stick with me on this one, you might discover the simplicity that is hidden beneath the complexity that we have woven into every corner of life, like a giant cobweb that covers everything. Just like a mask covering your face. So you might be thinking, what is this web I speak of? This web is a combination of our sto

Sometimes we get so caught up in the big acts of bravery depicted in movies, that we forget about the nobility and humility of the small equally important acts of bravery that occur in everyday life. Some days the ultimate act of bravery can be as simple as just getting out of bed to face the day ahead. We all experience these types of experiences some time in our lives. On these days, if you get up, you have achieved success. Bravery looks like so many things when we begin t

Trusting in your own heart to lead you forward is both absolute bravery and the ultimate act of freedom, all rolled into one. The only problem is most of us don't realise it. Think about this. You literally have one hundred billion neurons in your brain that are working exclusively for you, every moment of every day. Learning to trust the self and all that you are, body, mind and soul isn’t a leap of faith. It’s more about an understanding of the absolutely enormous magnitud

The beautiful relationship between a father and daughter is a unique one. Yet it is one that many of us struggle to understand. Fatherhood often comes suddenly and during youthful years when a man may still feel like he is trying to find his way in the world. Men are not alone in this space, as it is something that far too often causes great confusion in the progression of men and women alike. Getting to the bottom of it, to enable better understanding is incredibly import

We all know that a reward is a thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement. Sounds good right! Not always, in fact, the focus on the reward can be incredibly harmful to you individually and downright destructive to humanity. This has culminated in creating a sense of never having enough in a society that is almost completely exterior focused, no matter how frequently the external rewards keep on coming. It is a trap, appearing like a net that has somehow

So science tells us that the heart is the first organ to develop during pregnancy. At around twenty-two days, the heart literally starts to beat spontaneously, without a functioning brain. As the brain doesn't start to develop until week five and isn't fully developed until week thirty-three. How amazing is that! To put this into perspective if the heart stops in life we use a three-thousand-volt charge of electricity to start it again. That is enough electricity to run a

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

Life sometimes can feel like endless cycles of misery, suffering and filled with things that no longer bring us joy. Discovering the patterns through refined awareness has the potential to change your life completely. Are you sick of waking up feeling like groundhog day is on an endless loop? If you would prefer to wake up filled with purpose and a sense of joy, you need to read on. The mindfulness practice of discovering patterns in life through refined awareness, is a whole

When a storm rolls into your life, it is easy to get caught up in the flurry of it all. Feeling like the strong pull of the storm happens, with or without your desire to support it. If this is you, know that you are not alone, and it is more common than you might think. Do you feel the pull of the storm in your life? Whether it be when someone cuts you off in traffic, each time you have the same argument with your partner or frustrations set in for a job that no longer excite

In the fast-changing world that we live in, it can be hard not to get swept away in it all, feeling sad and lonely in our sorrow. Instead of maintaining a natural sense of happiness in our disposition, we so frequently hide our sorrow, behind a whole lot of smoke and mirrors just to survive. Do you feel like you have no choice but to put on your mask, to present to the world, each time you interact with others? Whether they be your family, friends or work colleagues. Amon

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

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

Do you wish you had better relationships in every part of your life? Has your marriage hit a bump in the road and are you struggling to see a way forward? Are you single and sick of hitting dead ends in the dating world? Is your work-life no longer fulfilling you but you don't know how to change it? Have your relationships with your children been fractured and you'd like to rebuild them? If you answer yes to any of these questions then the 'Redesigning Relationships Mindfully

Looking beyond the woo-woo and understanding the healing potential of everyday people has the capacity to transform your life completely. Not only do we have untapped potential to heal ourselves, but we also have a significant capacity to heal and be healed by the inputs of everyday people all around us. In the world that we live in, this idea may feel like a big claim. On the contrary, it is something that is greatly understated in our lives. The relationships that you dev

Yes, that is right I have said it now. Yoga is good for tradies! If you do a job that requires physical activity every day you work, then yoga has significant potential. It can both support you at work and your downtime from work. I have spent many years of my life surrounded by people who work in a trade for a living. I commonly hear complaints about body pain, including back problems. Working in a trade like carpentry, plumbing or electrical, to name a few can be taxing o

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

Whether you are a professional or amateur athlete, Yoga has the potential to lift your athletic game in ways you may not have imagined. That's right, I mentioned athlete and Yoga in the same sentence because Yoga is literally for everyone, as the title of the next instalment of this blog suggests. So let's start at the beginning. Whether you are a serious professional athlete or an amateur working your way to a professional, a solid Yoga practice has the potential to be a t

For many, it seems like we endlessly search for the love of our life, whilst others find a beautiful and precious love early, that can sometimes last a lifetime. Is this luck, or by design? Which type of person in this situation are you? Are you endlessly seeking love externally to you, when it existed within you all along or did you find the love of your life early on? or Is the love of your life you? Through social and cultural conditioning we have long created perceived

Yoga is a magical thing that has the potential to serve you in life at every stage, non so beautiful as the journey of motherhood. All stages of motherhood can be supported by developing a solid yoga practice. Beginning from prenatal to childbirth and beyond as the journey of motherhood takes many twists and turns. I have never myself had the good fortune of becoming a mother. However, I have seen how the power of yoga supports mothers in a multitude of ways. Motherhood is a