Our Soul Learning about my Soul…Suffering from extreme stress, malnutrition and burn-out, I left my job in the hospitality industry and said goodbye to Beijing. I moved to New Zealand …
Residential Weekend This November I’ll be facilitating a residential weekend in the Lake Lodge of the Liss Ard Estate in West Cork. In previous years I’ve been fortunate to share these experiences with …
Evolution/Growth Our evolution/growth is a powerful part of our lives…whether we are aware of it or not; whether we like it or not. Everything we’ve ever done in our lives, …
Understanding Our Ego In many spiritual traditions our ego is seen as the false self. It’s the mask we wear in certain situations with particular people (or groups of people); or …
Anxiety, Panic Attacks & Fear Anxiety, panic attacks and fear can be frightening and debilitating. They occur for a variety of reasons, but one thing they share in common is that anxiety, …
Shocking News In March, after completing another weekend in the Wonder of the Soul series I received some shocking news. I woke on the Tuesday morning to messages from my brother …
Meditation Meditation can take many forms. Years ago (in my youth), I thought that there was just one style – like all the photos I’d seen – with people sitting …
Moving House We’re currently in the process of moving house. It’s the reason why there have been no posts from me – until now. Moving house represents a massive period of …
Gratitude I am full of gratitude. Recently I facilitated the final and 7th of our ‘Seven Wonders of the Soul Weekend‘ at the Liss Ard Estate, West Cork, Ireland. Each …
Emotional Suffering In an earlier post I made reference to a wonderful book that I had read years ago titled: “Loyalty to your Soul” by Hulnick and Hulnick. In one of …
Unresolved Issues – What’s in your Backpack? Recently I picked up the book “Loyalty to your Soul” by Hulnick and Hulnick. I’d read it years ago, but was drawn to looking …
Japanese Folktale This Japanese Folktale was one I found while on my travels in Hong Kong many years ago. It made so much sense to me, particularly as I felt that …
Addiction Addiction seems to be a recurring theme in my office lately. August and so far the start of September, have been all about addictions. Those who came to see me were looking …
Connection and Enlightenment Although not apparent to us at the time, we do have a spiritual connection and are very enlightened at an early age. As we grow into our teens and twenties, …
Confession I’ve a Confession to Make…. I made a boo-boo. Yep I sure did! Let me fill you in on what’s happened. Last year, after our week-long retreat some of the …
Self-esteem Self-esteem, self-worth and confidence are formed during the early years of life from birth to about 5 years old. This is when the foundation of our Self is built. If the parents are supportive, encourage …
Insomnia I have been meaning to write for a while about sleep and insomnia. So when I saw that the Guardian Newspaper recently ran a story about the former ‘Sex and …
Codependency – What is it? Codependency is a term used for people who have a tendency to be involved in dysfunctional relationships. They set up negative patterns where the needs …
Letting Go Letting go of our loved ones or things we have loved can be incredibly challenging. For example when our teenage children leave home, or loved ones pass, when our cherished pets have …
Liss Ard Estate Lake Lodge I have to admit that I feel very blessed to be able to call the Liss Ard Estate Lake Lodge ‘home’ every 2-3 months for our …