Delicious Light Carrot Soup A delicious light summer soup high in vitamin A. Beta carotene or Vitamin A is an antioxidant which promotes health and healing for the skin, eye and mucosal linings. Perfect for the change of season heading into the cooler weather. And Carrots being a root vegetable,
Spiritual Awakening is a common term used these days however it can be a very confusing term and mean different things to different people. In this blog I will clarify the meaning according to Self-Inquiry, Advaita Vedanta and Jnana Yoga. This understanding has grown in me over 40 years and
Meditation to Regulate the Nervous System Many of us use meditations including self-inquiry as a way to calm the nervous system. And it does just that. However this is just the beginning. The practice of meditation teaches us to relax and still the body, allows the breath become natural, requires
Our Nervous System There is no doubt we are in challenging times in family and community life and this extends to a global scale. We can all benefit from learning simple ways we can down regulate our own nervous system and restore inner calm. To develop true resilience we first
We’ve all been there at one time or another. Worrying, looping thoughts of concern. Feeling like we’re going mad. Same old negative or worrying patterns surfacing again.
A moment arises. Someone says something. Something doesn’t go the way we hoped or planned it to go. Almost instantly, an emotional reaction occurs — perhaps tension in the body, a tightening in the chest, irritation, sadness, or defensiveness. We’ve been triggered. The mind is very quick to point outward
Spending daily time in the sacred silence of meditation will nourish your body, calming the nervous system, allowing deeper presence in all relationships.
I have always had a love of poetry and music. It touches me and opens my heart in a way that is hard to describe, allowing a subtle connection with I that is tangible. That when touched all else stops. This is such a poem and the video below I
Just as a seed lies in the earth awaiting rain, sunshine, or even fire to crack it open and bring forth life, so too the seed of the true Self rests within each heart, awaiting its realisation. As we begin to see through the limitations and attachments that have held
This life is a precious gift, an opportunity to merge with Source, God, Love. The discovery of the True Self offers us the freedom from the known Previously we’ve sought happiness in the objective world: in relationships, acquisition, title, education..things…knowledge only to be disappointed… In self-inquiry we turn the gaze
Peace is Ever Present When we understand that peace is ever-present, we cease chasing pleasure in the world of objects. Objects come and go in the form of acquisitions, relationships, food, sex, achievements, and financial gain. All are these impermanent. Turning Inward When awareness turns inward, seeking that which is
