In my previous post ‘Eight verses for training the mind’ I briefly discussed the first verse which focused on cherishing others over cherishing ourselves as being a step toward our own happiness. This has become a common topic of conversation with many of my clients in the last two months and is well worth revisiting. [...]

Following on from my last post, this post discusses the final two phases on a journey toward meaning. Dr Dyer says that we know when we are approaching the meaningful phase in our lives because we realise that aligning ourselves to ambition, competition and materialism becomes very unfulfilling. In this phase it becomes more obvious [...]

In the last post I shared with you a poem that Dr Wayne Dyer had included in his most recent book “The Shift”.  The poem identified one of the greatest hungers that we could experience as being a life without meaning. In his book, Dr Dyer talks about the four phases that some of us [...]

One of my very favourite authors is Dr Wayne Dyer, author of over 30 books, many audio CD’s and more recently the movie, book and Audio called The Shift – Taking your life from Ambition to Meaning. For those of you who may not be familiar with Dr Dyer, Wayne, in his own words, was [...]

This month sees the release of the latest Insight Magazine with Lisa McCune on the cover and includes a feature article from yours truly. The people at Insight were so incredibly moved by the challenges of emotional recovery from Pregnancy Loss that they asked me to write a feature article to share the experiences that [...]

I have recently been immersed in the Abraham Hicks meditations and audios related to their most recent book “The Vortex”. Whilst not for everyone, Ester and Jerry Hicks have been messengers of the teachings of Abraham for many years and while appearing deep and complex, their messages are very simple and effective if you choose [...]

I have recently attended some meditations with a Buddhist Monk who has been speaking about ‘The Eight Steps to Happiness” a book written by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.  The basic assumption is that we are all seeking happiness and this publication steps us through the path to achieve this. Rather than go into detail – here [...]

Composed by the Buddhist Master Langri Tangpa (1054-1123), Eight Verses for Training the Mind is a highly-revered text from the Mahayana Lojong (mind training) tradition. These verses offer essential practices for cultivating the awakening mind of compassion, wisdom, and love. The of theme of mind training practice is the reorientation of our basic attitude, both [...]

Here is a list of potential values to prompt your thinking in the values exercise. The list is by no means complete but it provides a great starting point! Abundance – A great or plentiful amount Acceptance – Favorable reception or belief in something Accomplishment – Doing or finishing something successfully Accountability – Obligation or [...]