Yearly Archives: 2019

How to break the Habit of Excessive Thinking and the Manic Unsettled Mind

A big challenge with personal growth and wellbeing is excessive thinking, especially negative thoughts and being “distracted by a manic unsettled mind.” When you do not consciously focus your mind on something specific, it will space travel   wandering here and there dragging you along with it and sapping you of mental and physical  energy…
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Probiotics: Are they worth the hype?

Probiotics are good for your gut health, right?  That’s what we have been led to believe by marketers (me included as I bought probiotic supplements a few days ago because I don’t eat cultured or fermented foods on a regular basis). According to the hype,  the key to your health, both mental and physical, are…
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Likes v Dislikes : Lessons from Scotland Yoga Retreat

We arrive at the Dorlin Jetty and as we wait for the boats to come to take us across to the island, I look across the calm, moving stillness of the loch at Eilean Shona island. I see trees and lush green vegetation and a house nestled amongst the trees with a stunning view of…
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Time Management: How to Make More Time For What Matters Most to You

  Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least” - Goethe Here’s the truth about time management. It’s not time management but self management. I first really got this many years ago when I read Stephen Covey’s “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective people”. And the thing is,…
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