Supporting the Cancer Council Sadly, most of us have experienced first-hand the devastating impact cancer has on our family and friends. My mother Margaret, suffered from breast cancer and died in 1990. Throughout her brave 18 year battle with cancer Margaret never gave up hope and always maintained a positive mental attitude. Margaret was an enthusiastic, [...]

Putting Meditation Back on the Mat “Meditation is no longer seen as fringe, esoteric and weird…a stress reduction modality, not just for coping, but for flourishing.”  April 20, 2012   Last week’s New York Times article on meditation was a great reminder that we need to make meditation a regular part of our life. It seems [...]

… it tastes good and is good for you. Dark chocolate is a complex plant food with hundreds of compounds and chemicals, so calling it my favourite vegetable is probably a stretch, but, there is no disputing the health benefits we are now beginning to fully appreciate, that dark chocolate provides. Dark chocolate has 65% or [...]

For those of you in Sydney, did you notice anything unusual at 1:37am this morning? Odds are you were, like me, sound asleep and didn’t observe the start of the new moon phase of the lunar cycle. The different phases of the 28 day lunar cycle each have a unique energy (or vibration) and by [...]