Of all the books I’ve read about meditation, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence, these are the five that I have enjoyed most, and gained the most insight from.

Michael James Wong is a man on a mission: he wants to open up the conversation about meditation and mindfulness, making it accessible to anyone who is interested.

If you’re going to pick just one resolution for 2018, my recommendation would be to start meditating. The benefits are wide-reaching, and will impact all areas of your life.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights empowers us all, and is as relevant today as it was in 1948. We each need to stand up for our own rights, and those of others.

With regular meditation comes a greater trust that our reactions are true. Ego and intellect are put to one side, allowing instinct and intuition to take precedence.

We don’t meditate to put something into ourselves, but to give ourselves the opportunity to let what is already there come out: like blowing the dust off our inner light bulb.

“Giving myself permission to take just twenty minutes twice a day to ‘be’ and not ‘do’, allows me to take the multiple benefits of meditation out into the day.”

It’s not often that we take time out to consider what truly makes us happy. In fact, when was the last time you stopped, and asked yourself that question?

On World Kindness Day, it is worth remembering that Nietzsche argued kindness and love are the “most curative herbs and agents in human intercourse."

Self Care Week is the perfect opportunity to examine how we look after ourselves physically, mentally, and spiritually, and how we can make positive changes. 

When you’re meditating there are a multitude of extraordinary things going on in your mind and body. Let’s take a look at them in more detail.

Does meditation physically change the way your brain works? Let’s take a look at the research…

As an antidote to the many external demands on our energy, we need to spend more time on ourselves. Meditation is a highly effective way of doing this.

Today is World Mental Health Day, an opportunity to reflect on how we can end the stigma around mental health, and better look after our own mental wellbeing.

In an ‘always-on’ digital world, we need to find a way to step back from constant connectivity. Anthony Thompson explores why meditation is the perfect antidote.

Developing the ability to focus on the moment – not the past or the future – is the secret behind the power of meditation in combating symptoms of depression.

Many people find that meditation can relieve, even halt, the onset of anxiety. Find out more about how to recognise anxiety, and how meditation can help.

What’s the point in speculation? Anthony Thompson explores how meditation helps us become more committed to outcomes than attached to results.

There are many wonderful benefits that come from regular meditation, including “coming to your senses” and gaining access to your intuition, creativity, and humour.

Meditation prepares us for the inevitable stresses which occur as we go about our lives, not only making us more resilient to stress, but more capable of dealing with it.