Happy Solstice 2016

Happy Solstice and festive holidays to you... read more on what the Solstice means and my top tips for reducing stress so that you can stay healthy and happy and enjoy some festive indulgence. Happy Solstice and festive holidays to you This is the time - RIGHT NOW at the Solstice… to stop the world and allow your body and your mind to recover fully from a busy hectic year. If you can it's a time ...

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Magnetic Shampoo? Have Nikken Gone Too Far this Time?

Animal Magnetism Pioneering Japanese wellness company Nikken have long been at the cutting edge of magnetic therapy ever since they invented magnetic insoles back in 1975. Subsequently magnetic beds, bracelets and seat covers followed a natural progression and all seemed perfectly sensible. Magnetised water through their unique Pimag Waterfall system was a little more left field but still rooted ...

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Where Company Values Actually Mean Something by Actually Meeting Personal Life Values

Is this a list of self-improvement goals from a "how to be happy" blog? It could be for sure, but it's actually a list of company values from the amazing Buffer (I think they are some sort of Silicon Valley IT company where everyone chooses their workplace, salary and holidays). Imagine working for a company (or with a company more to the point) with these values. How many companies have purely ...

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Open House Events - Brighton, UK, 3rd - 6th December

Stress, pain, low energy, poor sleep & environmental issues are on the increase. We have discovered all natural solutions to keep you healthy, energised and happy! Come along to experience for yourself technologies to support your health and daily active lifestyle. We have fabulous alkaline, structured filtered water for you to try, magnetic jewellery and insoles and much more. And you'll ...

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Introducing the new KenkoTouch from Nikken

This is a brand new Nikken product  - please contact me directly if you are interested to learn more. "I have two sons who are both extremely athletic and are usually aching in one way or another. I used the KenkoTouch™ on them for muscle discomfort and the results were excellent." - Michelle Giangualano Massage is a proven, effective treatment for muscle aches and inflammation. A deep-tissue ...

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Finding Depth - More Pocket Philosphy from Gaping Void

More thoughtful life philosophy from the excellent http://gapingvoid.com The way you do anything is the way you do everything. When trying to become your best person, it’s a holistic process; the people around you and the places you go and the things you read all become a part of how you define yourself. So you have to develop a set of standards. Find your depth, your emotions, what makes ...

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The Mandorla - An Image of Hope for our Torn World

Painting by Cicero Greathouse. I have just finished reading a novel by Lindsay Clarke called "Alice's Masque". It follows a man's (hero's) journey and transformation to finding himself (or his bliss or sovereignty) through three parts entitled Outward, Inward, and Mandorla. Where the Outward and Inward are symbolised by circles the Mandorla is an ancient sacred symbol representing the intersection ...

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A Delicious Immune System Booster - Turmeric Milk

Turmeric is arguably the most powerful herb on the planet at fighting and potentially reversing disease. Curcumin is the main active ingredient in turmeric. It is strongly anti-inflammatory. It so powerful that it matches the effectiveness of some anti-inflammatory drugs. Watch the recipe video here courtesy of curejoy.com and learn how to prepare turmeric milk, the perfect anti-inflammatory ...

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Les Brown's Brilliant You've Gotta Be Hungry Speech in Just 7 minutes

Brilliant motivational speech from Les Brown on how it can take a number of nos before the yes comes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtZSBZbgH ...

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Two Easy Ways to Lose Weight

The two biggest changes I made in my diet to lose weight : 1. Less Bread 2. More Water That's it. Other things help of course like exercise, but when I was younger and a bit more weighty I ate loads of toast and sandwiches, and I barely drank any water. Now bread is a rarity in my diet (occasionally I may have some sour dough) and I drink heaps of water. Bread didn't really fill me up nor give ...

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This App Changed My Life!

I'm not one for apps really (I didn't even know how to spell them until I just looked it up now). I haven't got a smart phone and hope I won't ever need, or be forced, to get one. A lot of technology seems to me to complicate life rather than aid it. Don't other people see the advantages of not being on call 24/7 nor forever connected to the web? A few years ago I was given a kindle for birthday ...

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The Dark and the Light and Everything In Between - Art to Make Life More Bearable

I was recently invited to an exhibition of pottery work by local ceramics artist Nicky Bryant. Her pots were lovely - organic and pitted, uneven and rough around the edges and to the touch, extremely earthy in feel and colour. Nearly all were creams and browns and stone colours and some looked almost burned like charcoal. They were very tactile and I wanted to pick them up, hold them, run ...

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The Power of UNcopyright by Leo Babauta

Does anyone remember those anti-piracy skull and cross bone messages you used to see on the inside sleeves of records - "home taping is killing music!"? I always thought to the contrary it actually helped spread music. I discovered so many bands via home made C90 cassettes spread around school - many of whom I would never have heard otherwise, and many of which I went on to legitimately buy their ...

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Two Easy Ways Towards That Elusive Flat Stomach

There are alot of things we can do to get healthy or lose weight or improve our body shapes. But most of these involve alot of effort - an effort beyond what most of us can consistently muster, certainly in the long run. However there are two simple pieces of equipment I use that contribute significantly towards keeping me trim around the middle. One is a weighted hula-hoop. The added weight actually ...

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Best Practice in Email Marketing

The following article extract is reproduced from the excellent Tips and Best Practices Guide at Mailchimp. In email marketing, it’s important to remember that permission is key. Without permission, you could be reported for abuse whether or not you’re a legitimate marketer. The following tips can help you prevent spam complaints as you start sending email to subscribers: Choose your opt-in ...

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A Personal Message from Nikken Consultant Julie Tara

Hi Everyone, I'd like to give you a quick overview of my personal story, so far, with how and why I have chosen our wonderful company NIKKEN to build my professional career:    My first career was in Professional Ballet, which I left due to a recurring back injury and the need to create more autonomy in my work life. I was tired of the intense ...

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The Circle of Life - Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell - A Book That Should Have Been Unfilmable

One thing about this book is that it engenders strong viewpoints. Readers seem to either love it or hate it. For me it is one of the cleverest, most original and ultimately satisfying books, I've ever read. The stories are arranged in a Russian Doll like structure with the opening story also being the last. This structure along with the chronological setting of each story gives the book, as a whole, ...

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Shiny Happy People - What Do They Have in Common?

Wellbeing and life coaching is a massive industry these days. There is a wealth of self-help advice, blogs, newsletters, and books out there, all with their own theories on what it takes "to be happy". But is "happiness" even measurable? Is it relative? Is it something that can be learned or are you just born with it? Does it depend on our circumstances - is the concept of happiness still fair ...

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Water Music from the African Rainforest - The Meeting Pool by Baka Beyond

The much maligned term “world music” is entirely apt for Baka Beyond’s The Meeting Pool which records the coming together of a wealth of musical cultures. The group take their name from the Baka rainforest people of Cameroon with whom band leader Martin Cradick struck up a fruitful musical partnership following a visit to the region in 1992. Field recordings provide much of the music’s African ...

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