Mindfulness Reflections

Do you wish you had more opportunities to develop your English skills for the purposes of socialising and feeling more at ease whenever you need to interact in English? If you don't live in an English-speaking country, where should you look for English-speaking people to become friends with? In this week's video , I share the top 5 places where English speakers are probably hanging out and looking forward to meeting you, the local expert, to exchange ideas, advice, tips and suggestions. Who do you practise English with? Let us know in the comments section on YouTube! I help professionals at advanced English levels to become truly confident and fluent through my English training program that teaches independent learning skills and focuses on wholesome topics such as self-development, psychology, science, art and culture. To find out more, apply to see if you qualify for a place and we can discuss your current and future English needs, goals and aspirations. Let's chat on Zo...

There is a right way and there is a wrong way, but this isn't about judgement, it's about reality. You can test it for yourself. The right way leads to wholesome, happy, healthy results. That is, the right way leads to well-being. What does well-being involve? It involves understanding and compassion, clarity, space, and freedom. Freedom from worry and anxiety, freedom from stress, from being in a hurry all day, every day. In other words, when we are calm and relaxed, when we are free from worries and concerns, when there is confidence in ourselves, we are much more likely to engage in actions that help us realise our full potential. That is the right way. Conversely, the wrong way leads to unwholesome, unhappy, unhealthy results. The wrong way leads to ill-being: confusion, frustration, anger, violence, stress, and a lack of time and space to do the things we want to do. The wrong way leads to toxicity, both within and around us. The seeds or potential for both the right way a...

  When you know exactly what to do and how to do it, the accomplishment and success of any task, plan or project is practically guaranteed even before taking the first step. Let me give you a real-life example: over the last couple of years, I've gained a few stubborn pounds around the waist. It has taken a lot of effort and discipline to keep the weight gain in check, but the scales continue to show a number above the ideal mark, no matter how much I exercise and consume mainly healthy, wholesome food. In the meantime, I've heard of fasting (that is, abstaining from consuming food) as a way of losing weight, particularly intermittent fasting for women my age, and many spiritual teachings also talk about the benefits of this practice, but for me, up until now, it simply hasn't been an option. I don't enjoy feeling hungry. Can you relate? The problem is that I didn't understand what "intermittent fasting" means. I had the idea that it means not eating at al...