On this International Day of Peace practitioners of many traditions and faiths, as well as many equally non-sectarian communities focus their attention on creating more peace in the world, even if just for a day. The United Nations proclaimed the [...]
Learning to live with a chronic illness involves finding joy in chaos. I have been experiencing a tricky time recently, with a reactivation of symptoms, including my mental health, and the feeling of impending doom that is carried in the [...]
Two years ago I was crying like a baby, gripped by fear, two months ago I skied my first black run with freedom and love. In this excerpt from the second edition of A Journey to Peace through Yoga, I describe using [...]
Public health policy desperately needs to re-frame its recommendations regarding the management of chronic pain or we will drown under escalating healthcare costs and effects of the increased consumption of prescription pain pharmaceuticals. Add to this the treatment of associated [...]
Yesterday I had one of the most physically and emotionally satisfying days of my life. A day that would have been impossible even last year. I skied all day, from 8am to after 4pm, skied black runs, explored new runs [...]
“Sometimes life seems far from perfect, sometimes life just is and that’s enough. My lesson is to surrender to what is; embrace what is and what happens next is joy. A little bubbling well of joy that is increasingly close [...]
“Peace is not a place you land and unpack.” Petrea King, Quest for Life 2016. … and neither is Recovery. “In stages, the impossible becomes possible.” T.V.K. Desikachar Recovery from any adversity, whether illness, drug addiction, trauma, mental health disturbance, grief, disaster [...]
Join me on my 21-day experiment to road-test a felt experience of gratitude. Gratitude has been attributed with some pretty powerful guns in the world of personal and professional transformation, and once again I find myself curious about the veracity of these claims. Is [...]
How can we celebrate abundance without indulging in and celebrating conspicuous consumption? Is feeling abundant about feeling safe? If so, can we feel safe and abundant with what we have now? In the yogic calendar it has recently been an auspicious [...]
In this excerpt from my book, A Journey to Peace through Yoga, I discuss the possible interpretations of my journey from wheelchair to wellness and offer my interpretation. My recovery is an ongoing journey, as I continue to find aspects of my [...]