Mindfulness Reflections

  I recently watched an " Ask Me Anything!" video and found it very useful. At the same time, one of the most common danger zones for speakers of other languages is precisely the matter of asking questions in English. Nobody wants to feel impertinent, prying (adj. showing too much curiosity about other people's affairs) , or even unintelligent for not knowing something. Problem solved! I'm preparing an "Ask Me Anything!" video for my YouTube channel. Take this is an invitation to practise asking real-life questions that are relevant to you. What are your main issues with English? Is there any aspect of using English in your daily life that you're stuck with right now? Your question(s) can be general and broad ( adj. covering a wide scope of subjects or areas) , or specific and particular to your current situation and needs. Simply comment below 👇 with your question(s) and I'll be answering as many as I can in a video very soon! For some quick revi...

  I completed the Inner MBA over the weekend!  Well done, me! ⭐️ But wait! Don't go. Before clicking "Like" and moving on, read about how earning this Certificate is interconnected with The Eight Worldly Winds . What are The Eight Worldly Winds? According to Buddhist teachings, our human nature necessarily means that we will all experience, at one time or another, being " blown about " (that's deeply affected in the moment) by the Eight Worldly Winds (or Conditions): gain and loss status and disgrace (or success and failure) praise and censure (or praise and blame) pleasure and pain This is great news when the Winds brings gain, status/success, praise and pleasure, but not so good when they carry loss, disgrace/failure, censure/blame, or pain. We all try to find ways of reducing our distress when the winds of the world bring devastating storms of suffering to our doorstep. It is our natural instinct to protect ourselves from the pain of the four (unpleasant...

Yesterday I watched this very interesting interview with David Byrne, lead singer of the post-punk band I was a big fan of during my teens, "Talking Heads". Have you heard of them? Some of their famous songs include Psycho Killer , and Burning Down the House . Just listen to the sound of that! Would I choose to listen to songs with these titles today? Probably not. But these two tracks in particular really take me back to my youth with their non-sensical lyrics, interesting and catchy - but weird! - beats and sounds. This was back when all we had was MTV and sitting around on friends' sofas watching music videos on TV all weekend (musicians creating music videos for MTV was a brand new thing) was how I'd spend my time, while choosing not to think or worry about things that affected me but I couldn't do anything about (like both my parents being seriously ill with life-threatening, head-related conditions, for example, so the band's name, "Talking Heads...

Great news! After 1,500 downloads, and thanks to your kind feedback and suggestions, the brand NEW edition of Your Ultimate Guide - How to Revolutionise Your English (with Audio!) is now available to download for FREE. I am so grateful for all the wonderful comments about how helpful this Guide has been to so many, and I am very happy to announce that this new edition: has been edited and improved, contains a much more reader-friendly layout, and most importantly, includes an audio file, so that you can listen as you read! Audiobooks help you see spelling and listen to pronunciation at the same time. By listening, you are also provided with a model for natural English pronunciation, as well as all the features of spoken language, including its rhythm and stress, characteristic pacing and the way it fits together through connected speech. If you're looking for ideas, suggestions or inspiration to get your English skills back on track, this is the Guide for you, with 8 simple a...

The LIVE Masterclass that could change everything: 🔴 The Missing Link Between You and Confident, Fluent English Thursday, 8 June 2023, 10 AM (US Mountain time) REGISTER HERE Let's explore together what might be standing in the way of you being able to use English naturally and spontaneously in any situation, and what specific little things you can do to start incorporating English into who you are and how you see yourself. Watching films and series in English (with or without subtitles), listening to music and to the news, and watching TED talks can be very helpful, but there's immeasurable potential within yourself, a superpower we all have, that you can start accessing straight away to support you in your intention to become more confident and fluent in English. See you there!  

Why register for this free, LIVE Masterclass in English about improving your English? "THE MISSING LINK BETWEEN YOU AND CONFIDENT, FLUENT ENGLISH" THURSDAY, 8 JUNE 2023 AT 10:00 HRS. (US Mountain time) > > Please check your local time zone for the time to join based on your location REGISTER HERE 1. Firstly, because the content will probably contain something (however small) that's unexpected and transformational for you. You might think you already know what you need to do to improve, and you just don't have the time or mental space to do it right now. But what if your pre-conceptions, notions, ideas and beliefs about becoming more confident and fluent in English were only partially true? Joining this Masterclass could offer new insight and understanding, and it could inspire new ideas that you can do and that you do have time for. 2. When was the last time you offered yourself a precious gift? A little story for you: Many years ago I started attending a yoga c...

🔴 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧, 𝗙𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝟴 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝗧 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗛𝗥𝗦. (US Mountain time) > > Please check your local time zone for the time to join based on your location 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 Hello! You might not believe this right now, but you really do have the choice to become free from all limitations and use English naturally, spontaneously and effectively. Join me next Thursday to discover how. *If you don't think you can make it to the live event, register anyway to receive the replay. To keep this 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 (to the point, concise, brief, in a nutshell): we'll be getting straight to 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 (the basics, the core, the essence), and looking at the most common cause behind the anxiety, frustration and stress that using English can generate for so many highly competent profess...