My Vipassana retreat in the beautiful mountains of Worcester in the Western Cape brought with it challenges, but along with these, came many gifts. One of which was what is known as the Noble Silence ,in Buddhist tradition defined as “where one does not speak if one does not need to”. I’ve never really given …
Last Sunday I returned from a 10-day Vipassana Meditation retreat in Worcester. I was hesitant about going – putting it mildly. I knew the retreat was to learn a form of meditation called Vipassana*, but little else – other than being encouraged by acquaintances braver than me, who’d gone before. The experience promised the “magic” …
‘Remember what Peace there may be in Silence’ – Desiderata Read More »
“We must be committed to harmony between man and nature. All things that grow live in harmony and benefit from the nourishment of nature. Mother Nature has nourished us and we must treat nature as our root. Respect it, protect it, and follow its laws.” – Xi Jinping, President of China This past week …
We live our lives in flow – expecting things to fall in place, to work, to be the way we’ve been taught or told that they should be. Until it doesn’t. Just recently, after fifty+ days of hosting an early morning routine for a wonderfully committed audience, the very reliable digital platform we use, would …
I was inspired by last Sunday’s glorious sunshine to explore, with our Equinox Morning tribe, how we can change the world around us by shining our light as brightly as the sun, and in as many ways possible. Here are the five ways I believe we can all shine our light for others, and in …
There are many universal truths and none is more true than that personal change is difficult. But why is that, you may ask? Neuroscience tells us that the brain is programmed to seek out routines and processes that are repeated many times in order to store these in our autonomic nervous system as a habit …
Steps and Handrails: Your journey through Change Read More »
If nothing changes, nothing changes. As coaches, we facilitate change. Why does it require guidance? Because it’s intimidating and tough. It means taking a long, hard and objective look at yourself, your beliefs and your behaviours. Change is something many people avoid at all costs, particularly when they’re in a comfort zone. But there’s a …
The Ups and Downs of Moving Forward ‘Lifelong learning’, ‘learning curves’, new learnings, … yes, learning remains relevant (and essential as the past two years with their rapid shift to online and remote work has shown). But do you know how important UNLEARNING is? Both Learning and Unlearning are critical to remaining current, flexible and …
Do you find yourself complaining that life is hard? That you’re lost, off kilter, frustrated, unfulfilled? I’ve often found that clients who are feeling like this, don’t have a personal vision that gives focus and guidance. It’s not only businesses that need Visions – we should have personal Vision too. Why? It’s the perspective required …
Humans are innately tuned towards connectedness: put them in any situation and somehow, a reaching out starts happening. It could be as subtle as a meeting of eyes, or enormously visible and physical. It’s happening all around us, right now. During a conversation with a friend this morning, we expressed where we find our empathetic …
