What Does Think Positively Mean? Have you ever been told to ‘think positively’? What does it really mean, and can it be helpful? There are many idioms in the English language about getting through a tough situation; ‘keep your chin up’, ‘look on the bright side’, ‘when life gives you lemons, make lemonade’, and ‘every […]
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OM: Welcoming the ‘Greater Energy’
A ‘Greater Energy’ I have always believed in a force greater than myself: as a child, I often visited Sunday school and was taught about a Christian God; as a teenager, I believed in Mother Nature and through my twenties and thirties, I envisaged this force as a ‘Greater Energy’. However, the etched historical violence, […]
Showing Up on Your Mat
Finding Balance Yoga has been a presence in my life for around twenty years now. Various difficult and painful events in my life have meant that I have sought out various strategies to cope. During these, and other difficult times, I have turned to yoga and found solace in the practice – and therefore my […]