Lisa Catano shows how it is possible to take responsibility and break free from imposed fear to spare our children from the vicious cycle of mind-control programming. A child in a mind-control programme, it’s a fear-induced ‘punishment-reward system’ where the child has to keep working for their love. Because you are a child and know …

It’s OK to be committed to your work and to perform well in the workplace, but this does not mean you should be a workaholic, but rather an engaged worker. Cari Miller explains the difference between the two and how workaholism impacts negatively on general well-being. ‘I’m a real workaholic.’ Sound familiar? It should. ‘Workaholism’ …

‘The area where we experience our greatest discomfort is also the area where we can potentially grow the most.’ Editor Daleen Totten explores Arjan Bogaers’ insightful words in an interview with him where he explains how time spent with a life coach can bring personal enrichment.

The mind – and its emotions – is a fascinating realm to work within. When we realise that the mind and body are really one entity, it becomes very easy to nourish the mind through nutrition. Ian Craig explores this fascinating subject through personal experience. My first aha moment, when it comes to the mind …

– Causes for addiction and how mindfulness meditation can help with them Mindfulness meditation can free us from the negative emotions that hold us prisoner, thereby helping us overcome addictions. One of the first steps in dealing with addiction is to discover the emotional cause of it, whether it is fear, depression, anxiety, or pessimism. …

Nothing of our physical senses can ever fully satisfy our Soul. No part of reasoning from our ‘sensible’ earthly mind will ever know the true inspiration and guidance from our Soul. May we be humble and listen to that still, small voice from within, whose whisper is more powerful than all the shouting of this …

The stress we live with today sucks at our very soul and saps us of our valuable energy. It is time to take stock, breathe and live realistically in order to avoid total burnout. The term ‘burnout’ was first coined in the 1970s by Herbert Freudenberg, an American psychologist who used the term to …

‘…Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances.’ – Viktor Frankl, MD, PHD

‘To keep the body in good health is a duty…Otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.’ - Buddha

‘Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It’s a way of entering into the quiet that’s already there – buried under the 50 000 thoughts the average person thinks every day’ – Deepak Chopra

The thought manifests as the word, The word manifests as the deed, The deed develops into habit, And habit hardens in character, So watch the thought and its ways with care, And let it spring from love, Born out of concern for all beings … As the shadow follows the body, As we think, so we become ~ Buddha (from the Dhammapada)