The Journey from the Head to the Heart
A body that moves mindlessly can't feel very much. A mind that is crammed full of noise struggles to sense into the body. A life lived without conscious attention [...]
Getting Out Of Our Own Way
Just what does being in our own way mean? And just how do we do stop? When we are in our own way, our habits, personalities, feelings and behaviors [...]
Do we need a spiritual experience to deal with modern life?
A spiritual experience could be considered to have occurred when a person awakens to a power other than themselves at work in their lives or in the lives of [...]
Are we really that busy? 5 quick wins and some reflection
When I find myself getting stressed these days, I realise that I have either a) overstretched myself, b) I'm overthinking things or c) that I have an inflated or [...]
Is the eternal drive for positivity and positive thinking increasing anxiety?
You have heard the old adage ‘What we resist persists’. Have you ever tried to force negative thoughts away and noticed that they come back louder and a little [...]
Who’s happy?
Ireland is 16th place on the Happiness Index, Finland are at number one for the second year in a row and thereafter the Nordic countries are doing best. The [...]
4 Quick Wins for Embedding a Mindful Workplace Culture
Being mindful can be defined as ‘the practice of maintaining a non-judgmental state of complete awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis’. Mindful workplaces have [...]
Discernment
Discernment (sanskrit – viveka) is the ability to judge well or to be able to discriminate the difference between ‘this’ and ‘that’. Benefits Practitioners trust their judgement; Decision making [...]
Nudge Theory
Bringing about behavioural change to your organisation can be a tricky and costly enterprise. Imposing rules to create organisational change can work, but employees may feel dissatisfied or disengaged [...]
Yogapal and the Service Mindset
A company that wishes to go beyond simply delivering a product or service is said to have a service mindset. To achieve this it has to care about the [...]