16 May 2012
CONSIDER the word meditation and an image of a wise man, sitting serenely cross-legged on top of a mountain, intoning a mantra and contemplating divinity may well pop into your mind.
But if you are considering attempting to reduce the chatter of a busy mind using the practice of meditation...
24 Jan 2012
RESEARCH carried out by the national depression initiative, beyondblue, shows a commonly held view among people of all ages – including older people – is it is normal for people to become depressed as they reach later life.
13 Dec 2011
PEOPLE describe feng shui as the Chinese art of placement to improve the flow of qi, or life’s energy. But do we really believe it, let alone understand what it is?
25 Nov 2011
WE DO not usually think of depression as a preventable condition. It is easy to believe in that old saw “you can’t help how you feel” but the truth is, you can.
19 Jul 2011
LIFE after stroke is a unique challenge for everyone who experiences it, including the loved ones of the survivor. And although this trauma strikes each victim with differing degrees of severity, one universal symptom persists: depression.
27 May 2011
BEING intimate simply means allowing and experiencing closeness, and the only thing that stops us enjoying intimacy is fear.
14 Dec 2010
FOR most people Christmas shopping is a stressful experience but usually one we can get out of unscathed, but what about sufferers of “shopping rage”?
01 Oct 2010
THE word “harmony” denotes a state of existence where things operate together and are shared peacefully, without discord. It can be a mood, an emotional environment, physical wellbeing, a perfect poem or nature in motion.
31 Aug 2010
POSITIVE thinking is often misunderstood. It is not actually being happy and smiling all the time. Rather, it is a choice, a commitment, a way of life – the philosophy of finding the positive in every life situation.
04 May 2010
WHILE depression in men is being talked about more often, many men are still reluctant to discuss their feelings. One in six men suffer from depression at any given time and the number of suicides for males is four times higher than for females.
