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“Learn to pause… or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.” Doug King Whether we’re at home or at work, creating space in our physical, mental or spiritual environments can lead to enormous benefits. Because of the nature of space clearing (we don’t remember exactly what’s there until we start moving things around!) the particular [...]
“If any field needs integration, it is medicine. If any field needs an integrative paradigm that can make sense out of all the different models of healing, it is medicine. The weaknesses of the conventional medical model have been clear for some time. Its procedures are too invasive and have too many harmful side effects. [...]
“By taking care of the present, we can even transform the past.” Thich Nhat Hahn What is the past? What is history? I would suggest that the past is only what we choose to remember, whether that’s what someone’s recorded in a history text or whether it’s our personal recollection of an event. The memory [...]
“There is more to life than increasing its speed” Gandhi Why have we bought in to convenience? In theory, convenience is supposed to offer us less effort, less responsibility, less time and personal energy used and feelings of being in control. Convenience, or rather the efficiency and ease that we believe it gives us, has [...]
There are plenty of examples from herbalism, both the Eastern herbal tradition of Ayurveda and Western herbalism, of home remedies that we can use to keep ourselves in tip top condition. During my annual spring clean of our bathroom cabinet last week, I noticed how very different the contents had become. No longer is it [...]
It has occurred to me that when we are overly stressed, what we are actually encountering is a misuse of our personal energy. In the same way that we are collectively misusing the sources of fuel that the earth has to offer and causing global stress, on a personal level we can sometimes find ourselves [...]
The mind can go in a thousand directions But on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, a gentle wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms. Thich Nhat Hahn. Simply walking is one of the easiest, cheapest and most effective ways I know of creating peace within myself or within a [...]
Last week, a few friends and I paid a visit to our local cinema to see Food Inc. According to the website Hungry for Change this documentary film exposes America’s industrialised food system and its effect on our environment, health, economy and workers’ rights. In our town, the turnout to watch the film in was [...]
This site seeks to explore the heart and soul of downshifting to a more sustainable, ethical and holistic way of living and working, in keeping with the needs of the planet, humanity as a whole and ourselves as individuals. (read more)
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