I did a Life Essentials course with Michael Rowland many years ago.  Michael had spent some time in India with highly regarded sage Muktananda.  Studying with Muktananda at his ashram proved life changing for Michael as it has proved to be for many others I have met over the years.  Most devotees or students of...

The world of wellness can be mightily confusing. There is a glut of information out there on how to eat, how to exercise, how to parent, how to become successful, how to handle stress and how to be happy. There are experts on everything. So, whose advice should we follow? Which course of action should we take, and...

Well I am officially at the end of my ‘21 Day No Complaint Experiment’.  And how did I do? Let’s just say, it put a whole lot into perspective. Let’s look back at the video on the Truth Theory Facebook page that started that started this whole thing. The concept that “complaining rewires your brain for negativity”...

Here it goes. Today was day one of the 21 day ‘No Complaint Experiment’. I was scrolling through Facebook last night and stumbled upon a video posted on the Truth Theory Facebook page. The first thing that caught my eye were the words “complaining rewires your brain for negativity”. Seems pretty simple. It goes on to...

Are you a glass half full or a glass half empty kind of person? How do your tendencies affect your team at work, your family and your friends? Be honest with yourself and if you feel that you could use a bit more positivity take these three smalls steps to cultivate it: One: Before you leave for work, even if it’s...

It’s the month of love. Well commercialised love, but nevertheless there’s still a lot of attention placed on romance and I admit that despite my personal aversion to the overt display of public affection and overpriced dinners that come with Valentine’s Day, I’m still a romantic at heart and seem to get sucked in...

There’s a famous poem that I read the other day that really resonated with me. Hundreds of people come into our lives, some of the relationships fleeting and others that last a lifetime. I am a firm believer that if you find it a struggle or an effort to maintain a friendship or relationship of any kind, it’s probably...

We all have beliefs about just about everything and unfortunately many of them hold us back.   Now I’m not talking about religious or moral beliefs necessarily I’m referring to our opinions that we believe define who we are.  Many of these beliefs are the source of a lot of our emotional suffering and keep us stuck...

I’m using this week’s post as a bit of an opportunity to vent. It’s about something that I am struggling to get my head around. Everywhere I turn, there’s a new guru in the area of self-development. Now I am all for people putting themselves out there, offering their wisdom and / or experience to help people improve...

I’m a firm believer in the adage ‘if you give a busy person something to do they will do it’. I know when I am moping around, with time up my sleeve, I procrastinate and make poor use of my time. When I am flat out and everyone wants a piece of me, I am super productive…until it all comes crumbling down. Finding a...