I had a text from my scientist friend yesterday negating the idea of reincarnation as a dualistic idea separating body from spirit, which is simply reflecting humanities fear of death. He sees it as an extraordinary claim needing extraordinary evidence (although interestingly there is ample evidence from past life regression therapy and examples such as those in acclaimed books like 'The Children that Time Forgot' by Peter Harrison). I wrote a considered answer back. Reincarn

There’s an old military saying that ‘slow is smooth, and smooth is fast’. I had an interesting life lesson to drive this one home to me as I made the 2 hour trip to my Nana’s surprise birthday party as she turned 103. The party was at 3pm, and I had strict instructions to arrive at her nursing home before 2:45 pm, so we could all be ready to surprise her when she came into room. I was running late, and so I jumped in the car and made up time by going over the speed limit fo

Surrendering expectation to master manifestation. What does this really mean? It means giving and receiving unconditionally. This happens naturally when we follow our intuition, acting from inspiration rather than selfish desire. But how do we know whether we are choosing a path from ego-desire or intuition? The key is the degree to which we are attached to outcome. Have we intuited right action by feeling it is right (without necessarily knowing why), or have we intellectu

Inner love, outer love. As within, so without. As the soul, so the universe. This is my guiding message. Whenever I catch myself worrying about the plight of the world and what I can do about it, I think of these words. I know that it is a sign for me to go within and meditate to find the answers. To find peace within the chaos, the healing sanctuary of my soul, a place to transcend the apparent duality of life and embrace oneness. It is a sign for me to slow down, become awa

Many ideas explored here are part of a larger framework in my book. Free excerpt from The Ripple Effect here Many people confuse self worth with self estemm, but the difference between them is important for emotional wellbeing. Self-esteem is the reputation we have with ourselves, but self-worth is more than that. Self-esteem is outward facing; it cares what others think, whereas self-worth requires no validation, it is simply a state of being where we love ourselves so muc

Jalaluddin Rumi says, “What hurts you, blesses you,” and the Covid-19 pandemic was no different. It highlighted the fault lines in our healthcare systems, our social, political and economic structures, and also, humanity’s acute existential fears. As Eckhart Tolle says, “Fear of loss, fear of failure, fear of being hurt…ultimately all fear is the ego’s fear of death.” Why do we fear death when it is such an intrinsic part of life? Because we have forgotten we are an aspect of

One of the best things I ever heard my meditation teacher say was that ‘the universe is benign, not some random and slightly hostile place that we are led to believe’. I remember taking a moment to really think about this, and it made me smile as I realised I was at the point in my life where I could truly accept it, in spite of all the bad things that happen in the world. I’d had enough experience by this time to know that everything in life has a value, a learning lesson he

Lao Tzu said "Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. " Self-mastery means empowering yourself. Do everything you can to feel empowered. Do the smallest thing and the biggest thing. Know that you are empowered to face every challenge that life brings. Connect to your own boundless inner strength, and see the limitations of the outside world fall away. Ground to the earth and feel her supp

The year of 2020 will go down in history as the start of the global Coronavirus pandemic. While the health of humanity and the planet has been an issue for a very long while now, it took on a special urgency at this critical time. Covid caused such enormous upheaval and global transformation that it became much more than a pandemic; it put all of humanity’s woes in the spotlight, like the eye of Sauran casting its gaze on the great troubles of the world. The concept of ‘