Thoughts become things. This is manifestly true. I am sitting on a chair right now. It began as a thought in someoneâs mind â every detail of it. The frame, the fabric, the curves, the color. Thoughts become things. This is manifestly untrue. I will never be a quarterback for...
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Step Out of Your Head and Live From the Heart!
It was 13th May 2010 that marked the day I stopped listening to my fear voice. That day I consciously chose to release myself from the prison I created and took steps to turn my life around. I went from being in an unhappy volatile relationship with little self belief...
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Discovering Your Soul Signature
Ascending our Soul Stairway Have you ever stood at the bottom of one of those old city buildings that has, at its center, a spiral staircase that goes all the way from the lobby up to the top floor? Well, those buildings look a lot like our lives. With each...
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Practicing Peace of Mind
Most of us walk around with pains and tension in our bodies. We may think of this as normal or natural or just part of aging. But it’s possible to move freely without tension if we can heal the division of body and mind. Even if we have some kind...
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Pilates for Respiratory Health
As we age, we may experience changes that affect our lungs, which can then limit the activities of daily life. These changes may be due to the late onset of asthma, or the development of chronic bronchitis or emphysema, both of which can, in turn, lead to the more serious...
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Creativity, Inspiration and Passion – Are they Important?
We live in a world that by and large puts lots of emphasis on left-brain logic and reason and far less on creative pursuits. Academia and the corporate world understand inspiration more in terms of motivations and getting people to do things they might not really want to do. Because many work environments...
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The Secret Life of Wellness
Pierre attended a six-day workshop I was teaching in France. He was a tall, lanky man in his early forties who seemed disillusioned by life. He told me that the only reason he came to the workshop was because he had heard me on the radio and was touched by...
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EARTH ALCHEMY
Most of us have heard of the popular myth of alchemists attempting to turn base metal into Gold, and their search for the Philosopherâs Stone and the Elixir of Life. For years I looked into books on alchemy and could make no sense of it. It seemed to be cloaked...
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The Power of Acceptance
To embrace reality is an act of total renewal. When we dare to see things as they truly are, it immediately brings us a feeling of liberation, strength and healing. Therefore, it is no coincidence that Buddhists describe âexperiencing Godâ as being âcompletely presentâ in reality. However, in order to...
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Your brain is growing as you read these words. Scientists call the phenomenon âneural plasticityâ. Everything you see, hear, touch,taste and smell changes your brain and every thought causes microscopic changes in its structure. In a sense, thoughts leave physical traces in the brain in much the same way as...
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