Month: June 2020

Do’s and Don’ts of Great Relationships Don’t criticise Do compliment It’s so easy to criticise others and see the 1% that is missing or not going right, rather than to see the 99% that is going so well.  Studies show that as we compliment others, their confidence grows, they make fewer mistakes and they are […]

I would like to reflect upon how often yoga and meditation have principles in common. In Sanskrit the meaning of yoga means to ‘unite’ or to ‘connect’.  Physical yoga, tends to deal with exercises that stretch and strengthen the body, and meditation focuses more on the spiritual aspects of life.  For each modality to be successful, we have to learn how to control the mind so that we can connect to our higher selves.

Today, we all have a new canvas on which to draw and create our new ‘normal’.  Let us take our time and breathe deeply as we pick up the brushes and start to paint!  Are we happy in our ‘brave new world’?  If not, it is not too late to change things.

Contentment on the other hand is a state free from desires.  An understanding that one needs the simple things in life to survive; one has trust in the process, and is liberated and not bound by people and possessions.  It is a state of being totally satisfied.  Serene and calm and peaceful.

What has happened to the art of social grace and etiquette?  Maybe it is time for the return of some of those social graces to make a comeback… that is before any more of our good manners are lost in the name of convenience and speed.