Siya Kolisi, rose from poverty to heroically leading South Africa as the Springbok’s first black captain to win a Rugby World Cup in 2019. Rugby was an important part of the apartheid architecture set against the backdrop of South Africa’s history of racism, segregation and colonialism. Siya is fondly remembered by his teacher as aContinue reading “You are here to inspire & share your story”
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Meditation can change the way our brains work
The Dalai Lama has continued through the years to directly encourage research on the brain and meditation, the neuroscience of meditation. Countless Tibetan Buddhist monks have worked with Richard Davidson, a prominent professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who researched monks meditating over the course of tens of thousands of hours. These research studies haveContinue reading “Meditation can change the way our brains work”
To live is to choose, choose well
Living a life that is aligned to your core values goes a long way towards feeling more fulfilled and help you experience a greater sense of wellbeing. Start with self-compassion, not approval from others. A step in helping you find clarity to being your best is to reflect on what are your top 3 values,Continue reading “To live is to choose, choose well”
To see the upside, in the downside
Gloria Steinem, a writer and trailblazing feminist sparked a movement amongst women while pushing for a future of equality, authenticity and respect. Gloria marshalled a new age of equality, through her work more women are afforded the respect and opportunity they deserved and also changed how women thought about themselves. She speaks passionately about theContinue reading “To see the upside, in the downside”
Stress is caused by wanting to be ‘there’
A quotable quote seems to exist in the space between and that invisible connection to one’s life experiences. It meets you where you are and it has the capacity to take you as far as it can because often, as AnaÏs Nin wisely said “we see the world not as it is but as weContinue reading “Stress is caused by wanting to be ‘there’”
Love the life you live
The beginning of a lifelong journey towards being the best possible you. Make this journey one of inspiration and reflection to getting to know the real you and move you towards the best version of yourself. Think about a time when you’ve been your happiest…what was important for you? Create a vision for how youContinue reading “Love the life you live”
What you browse affects the world
I have always enjoyed reading or watching stories of remarkable individuals, the ordinary to the extraordinary, the impossible to the possible because it inspires me. Stories that bring us optimism, hope and courage. Sometimes, seeing is believing and when a spark is ignited within us, we learn and grow within ourselves that our ability toContinue reading “What you browse affects the world”
Meditation is a quality you acquire
Growing up as a child, I was always intrigued by the inner peace I saw in monks, this invisible quality they had in them was visible to me. My encounters with the enlightened – I met the Dalai Lama on my 20th birthday and two decades later I met Sadhguru, yogi and guru. Both ofContinue reading “Meditation is a quality you acquire”
Wellbeing is the quality of your life
Wellbeing to me means a way of living, consciously created. One that is purposeful, the joy of small moments filled with gratitude and being your best. The journey to being your best starts with the simple act of bringing awareness to your daily life. By bringing awareness to the way you live your life eachContinue reading “Wellbeing is the quality of your life”
Meditation and the monkey mind
Blog | Podcast 5 mins Imagine your eyes are closed and you are seated for meditation and you enjoy the first nanosecond of silence in your mind which is very quickly in the next nanosecond followed by the usual mind chatter, what we call the monkey mind. Thoughts come flooding in about what your plansContinue reading “Meditation and the monkey mind”
Awaken Your Inner Journey 