How to recognise and neutralise panic

Ever get that feeling of sheer panic come over you and not really understand at what point it all got so stressful? As many of you know, last year I moved home to England after eight months in Italy, quit the family business (and my inheritance in the process) and...

Why you’re missing out on life (and how to change that)

So, I was talking to Ash over at The Middle Finger Project recently and she reminded me of something – Life’s all about the buzz. Whilst we all have responsibilities and we all have to earn enough to put food on the table and pays the bills, it means very...

How to make more time

I wrote a list once of the stuff I needed to get done in a day…it scared me quite a lot. I have no doubt at all that if you’re reading this now, you’ve managed to squeeze in 5 mins between doing the washing, cooking dinner, writing a report and going...

Take charge of your emotions with mindfulness

I go on about mindfulness a lot on this blog. I firmly believe that mindfulness is the first and hugely important step to having a focused and happy life. Despite its growing rise in popularity however, and my various posts on it, there is still much research to be...

No (wo)man is an island

Sometimes things don’t come easy. Sometimes life’s hard. In those times, inspiration people rally together and pick each other up. Tell their war stories and remind each other why they’re doing what they do. You need a community. You need your own...

The use of focus to calm the mind

Drishti (focus) is something people often forget about. Not just in yoga, but in life generally. Anyone who’s ever done board sports knows that where you look, you go. I found this out one too many times by surfing straight in to someone because I was looking at...