...What dawned on me was the feeling and recognition that rather than just walking into a cinema to watch a film, and then walking out afterwards back into 'one's own life', we are now collectively living inside a sci-fi movie, which we can no longer escape from. We are trapped in the movie itself.

It's not so easy to put into words how I'm feeling right now ...

...to describe what is going on inside my mind after being in full on 'Lockdown' for 3 weeks (a word I am sick of...

Very powerful words... 

By Jamila White

The Einsteinness of Eisenstein   

This blog has been on my mind for a while, and centers around the theme of money.

Ideas had been batting around my head for some time, and then I listened to a wonderful talk by Charles Eisenstein recently, where he so eloquently voiced many of the concerns I had been contemplating.

So I want to share a few of my thoughts, mixed with a large dollop of his wisdom.

Why is life centred around money?

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself this...

This is me. This is raw. This is real. How are you?

"I knew as I sat there waiting for a nurse to come, that I desperately wanted a human to acknowledge what had just happened to me:  to acknowledge the upset at being left abandoned just when I needed help. Just to put their hand on my arm or back and connect with true compassion"...

Yesterday I had a fall. It's been many years since I fell and injured myself. In fact so long, I can't even remember the last time I did. It may even have...

When the Covid outbreak started, it became clear that what is happening on earth right now is the COLLECTIVE version of what individuals have been experiencing for some time now: the result of ongoing and UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF STRESS, individually, and collectively.... we could say on the organism of humanity, and the planet as a whole.

"In the past, if I was triggered into anger, my heart would (energetically) close, causing pressure physiologically in the liver, leading to Qi blockages in the liver and gallbladder. Now, by using Openness in Tong Yuan, I can keep my heart energetically 'open' which prevents the liver energy blocking up"... 

A Story of Dispelling Anger and Increasing Inner Peace

For me personally, one of my 'negative' knee-jerk emotional habits throughout my life has been frustration...

During 30 years of learning and teaching how to manage and resolve emotions, it has become clear to me that there are 2 skills we must learn.

I call these the '2 sides of the coin' approach:

SIDE ONE

Firstly, we need to be able to communicate the truth of how we are feeling with others.

We must speak honestly and openly about our feelings and needs, in order to dispel any emotions which have been building up inside in a healthy way. This is not about 'dumping' our feelings on others - it's...