Money makes the world go round, so they say; money makes you happy, so say others. But are they right? While the world of commerce clearly keeps societies moving (indeed, our current pandemic crisis is a testament to just how important this is, whether we like it or not), is it equally right that it’s...
When you stop and think about it, meditation is one of those words that gets bandied about so much that, when you try and define what it actually means, it suddenly becomes more difficult than you’d have thought. What *actually* is meditation? Well, if you go by a dictionary definition – the Cambridge Dictionary is...
The current times we’re living through are challenging for a great many of us. Those who are or have gone through serious illness and bereavement, those who have lost their businesses or have been made unemployed, parents struggling to juggle work and childcare and, of course, the elderly forced to self-isolate for a great deal...
Practiced by millions upon millions of people around the globe (including 36 million in the United States alone, on a regular basis), yoga is an activity that’s widely recognised to help both mind and body, especially in terms of keeping physical and mental health balanced. Yet, while many in the Western world are aware yoga...
Do you understand and appreciate what karma is? You may think you do – but do you really? Truly? It’s a word that’s often used very causally in our everyday, materialistic world and when it is used thusly, it’s often used with little regard for how profound an entity it actually is. So, what should...
Trying to get to sleep naturally and enjoying a healthy, blissful night’s sleep isn’t always easy – not for anyone. Life’s pressures and stresses always seem to get in the way, now and again. It’s nothing to worry about, in itself; so long as it does only happen occasionally. Yet, sometimes we really do need...
Like many words used as names for esoteric things, ‘happiness’ is a much-used one. A word whose meaning may mean quite different things for different people and so may be quite difficult to define. Let’s give it a go, though, and try to encapsulate what happiness actually is – and how to attain and hold...
The past can be a difficult, tricky subject for many; a time that’s made up memories of mistakes, regret, disappointment and pain. Yet, none of us have the ability to go back and change the past, so what do we often do, instead? Muse on it. And to what end? Usually to hurt ourselves emotionally,...
