Lazy Spring Walks

Part of my daily routine involves walking my dog along the canal towpath near our home. We take the children to school, and then we wander off for an hour, sometimes with friends, sometimes alone. Last week I took a leisurely walk with a friend. We have both been busy lately, so it was nice…

When Reiki Healing Doesn’t Work

Reiki energy healing is becoming more popular in the Western world as a method for holistic healing. People receive training (myself included) in how to harness the natural energy that is available to all, and we learn how to feel subtle differences in other people, to distinguish what kind of healing they might require. But…

What We Create in the Here and Now…

We wandered in the dark through the Medina, throngs of people wandered too; the selling and bartering reaching new heights in the nighttime hours; silken bright vibrant cloth, shirts dresses and trousers, a mass of colour, carpets hung on the walls, sparkling jewellery, restaurants and food stalls spilling out into the cobbled streets… And we…

What Causes Suffering and How Can We Transcend It?

Suffering has been with humanity since humanity began I would suppose, and there has always been someone to help guide us, humans, through this nightmare, if we would only listen, observe and learn how to do it. Gautam Siddhartha, better known as The Buddha, from India. devoted his life to helping people transcend their suffering…

Look Back with Your Eyes Closed

Try this: Close your eyes. Sit comfortably somewhere of course. Find something that your senses detect. An example: The eyelids touching each other. Imagine that your whole world is made of transparent clay. This clay makes everything and is not seen. This clay makes everything it wants. The things it makes appear to our senses….

Discovering the Joys of Gardening

I think I’m getting old. I have developed an interest in gardening. That’s something for retired people, isn’t it?! Unless you do it for a career, of course. I know there are people who enjoy gardening to produce home-grown food, indeed many of my friends have allotments and cultivate beautiful gardens at home. But it…