BySusan Ni Rahilly
Healing is revolution. Healing is about change. Healing comes through “Accepting your own Good”. The change that you bring about through healing, is in being able to accept yourself and your own good. You change from being guilty about your existence, to a state of accepting the goodness in just being your self. Eastern Philosophy,…
ByCatherine Green
How is your physical health? How is your mental and emotional health? Do you rely on the NHS for support, do you use private healthcare, or do you simply ignore it and hope it goes away? These are questions I had to ask myself recently. I have been documenting my struggle with NHS care for…
ByCatherine Green
Yesterday marked a significant breakthrough in the treatment of my rare congenital disease, Lymphodoema Distichiasis.. I finally met the elusive doctor that I should have seen back in Oct (when I went to the wrong hospital). He immediately ordered a referral to my GP for me to have ECG/ECHO and have my heart monitored because…
ByJoan Jacobs
If you have ever done any kind of introspective work, you probably came across the term “to let go”. Let go of your past…Let go of what holds you back….Let go what is not your truth… and so on. Who would turn down such a tempting proposition?But how does one “let go of one’s past”?…
ByJoan Jacobs
There is a fine line between effort, which is crucial to achieve health-related or any other goal, and trying TOO hard, which in many cases, has the opposite effect. In other words, to heal from disease, effort verses “letting go” must be balanced. As phrased in the spiritual jargon: there must be room for “the…
BySusan Ni Rahilly
25 years ago I bought an expensive leg cream – one of the really good quality, big name French manufacturers. I read the leaflet about using the cream, massaging it in, how often to do it etc. I was totally surprised to read that the instructions told me that if I was on a reducing…
BySusan Ni Rahilly
There are so many, many definitions of what Meditation is, and of course there are many systems of teaching Meditation technique. The Yoga approach is one of the most well known and structured ways to learn. The Zen way, of sitting zazen, is one of the least structured meditation practices. And this is J. Krishnamurti’s…
BySusan Ni Rahilly
Guilt is a totally wasted emotion. This is an excerpt from my book Daddy’s Girl’s Guilty as Hell: For me guilt and all its residue and baggage serves very little positive purpose, save to show me when I need compassion for myself and when to move on. Guilt gets in the way of grieving. Guilt…
ByCatherine Green
Here are 5 simple self-care routines that you can practice at home to ensure good mental health and improve gut health: 1. Drink water This is such a simple practice and yet one that so many people overlook when they feel unwell. Water is freely available in the Western world, and yet we seem to…
ByRobyn Harris
‘Mindfulness’ has become a common concept these days and many people are benefiting greatly from this practice, however I have always felt that something was missing… For me it doesn’t fully take into account that we are more than just our mind: we are Mind, Body & Spirit. Even these divisions are artificial and it’s…
ByRobyn Harris
Following on from my recent series on Saying Goodbye, I thought I’d look at the situation from another perspective, that of the friends and family of the person who has been bereaved. So often in this country, dying and grief are taboo subjects and so they’re rarely talked about in general conversation. This means that…
ByRobyn Harris
So, the messages I’d like to share from this experience are: This time of lockdown has given us a whole new appreciation of connection. I encourage you to never take this for granted and to be grateful for all those who bring light and joy into your life. Remember to treasure the time you have…