Reading Time: 7 minutesThat’s right. After reading and implementing what follows, you will be ready to order a new Black Belt for your dressing gown. Today’s golden nuggets of health related wisdom will soon become as plain as the nose on your face. First things first… Shut Your Mouth! No really, shut your mouth. If you’re not laughing,Continue reading “Nasal Breathing and Mouth Taping – The deadly art of sleepy Ninjas”
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Box Breathing – The Cheat Code to Stress Management
Reading Time: 5 minutesStress Management is one of our 5 Circles of Health, our approach to forging happy, healthy, hard to kill humans. We know how important a healthy mind is in creating a healthy body, and vice versa. Stress management has a multitude of faces. We can manage our physical stress by applying the correct stimuli andContinue reading “Box Breathing – The Cheat Code to Stress Management”
The Eight-fold Year – Reconnecting with Nature
Reading Time: 7 minutesAs the sun rose this morning, marking the traditional date allocated to the old Celtic festival of Bealtaine, Kelley and I (and the hound, of course) were already out in the wild to watch the glowing orb ascend to the heavens, thereby marking the start of the light half of the year. As is typicalContinue reading “The Eight-fold Year – Reconnecting with Nature”
Powerful Life Lessons from Mr Miyagi
Reading Time: 6 minutesMy grandfather was a sage in his own, unassuming right. His biggest teachings for me were ones of patience, dedication, play, and unconditional love. He was a quiet giant who emanated so much love in the way only grandads can. To me he was the epitome of Stoicism. I really cannot remember a time whenContinue reading “Powerful Life Lessons from Mr Miyagi”
Focus on the Journey – Resolutions
Reading Time: 5 minutesIt’s resolution time. That point at which we decide that an aspect of our life will change for betterment in the coming twelve months. An honourable task, but why do we fail so often to see these things through, only to repeat the process again the following year? Look at the word. RE-SOLUTION. PREFIX re- Continue reading “Focus on the Journey – Resolutions”
Memento Mori – Death and the Art of Mindful Living
Reading Time: 7 minutes“Death twitches my ear; ‘Live’ he says…’I’m coming’.” Virgil The one and only thing we can have absolute confidence in is that, without a shadow of a doubt, one day we will die. It doesn’t matter whether you are rich or poor, famous or unknown, happy or sad, at some point you will shuffle offContinue reading “Memento Mori – Death and the Art of Mindful Living”
Life Lessons From My Dog – Part 3
Reading Time: 7 minutesThat’s right. The Hairy Sage is back from the mountains with more wise advice. He’s like Marcus Aurelius, if Marcus could lick his own balls. My dog is now older, wiser, and positively vibrating with the kind of Zen-like insights that only come about once in a lifetime. And here are the lessons he hasContinue reading “Life Lessons From My Dog – Part 3”
Vitamin V – Why Foraging is the Ultimate Human Exercise
Reading Time: 10 minutesHow many plants do you eat? Do you get your ‘5 a day’ quota or are you like my Mum and only eat peas (we have to phone ahead when we go out for dinner)? But how many actual varieties of plants do you actually consume? The Earth has an estimated 400,000 plant species thatContinue reading “Vitamin V – Why Foraging is the Ultimate Human Exercise”
The Wild Life Guide to Training Outdoors in Winter
Reading Time: 10 minutesI’m well known for stripping off and going for a cold dip whenever the opportunity arises. I even have an emergency dip kit in both of our vehicles for fear of not being able to take an impromptu plunge. I love cold exposure for all the benefit I talk of here, but the real truth,Continue reading “The Wild Life Guide to Training Outdoors in Winter”