Will Williams is a teacher of meditation, but he doesn’t look like the stereotype of a guru. Will came to meditation after suffering from insomnia for years. Vedic meditation is an ancient tradition but Will says it has many lessons for how we live now, in a world where so many of us are constantly tired and distracted. He gives us some tips for how to approach meditation to make life calmer.
Petra Velzeboer was brought up in a cult, the Children of God. Lacking education but feeling that she was meant to save the world, she used alcohol and drugs to try to cope. Lonely after the birth of her children, she reached rock bottom but realised she had a choice. Petra chose to pursue happiness. […]
Si-Fu Julian Hitch is a Master of Wing Chun Kung Fu. He’s also the co-author with John Vincent, founder of the Leon restaurant chain, of a forthcoming book, ‘Winning not Fighting’. Julian says he’s learned from his own experience of stress that movement helps the body to bypass the worries of the mind. He’s put […]
Wellness Event Producer Samantha Moyo is the founding mother of the sober morning dance movement, Morning Gloryville. It’s a rave that lets people who love dancing the day in a playful, fun way without relying on drugs or alcohol. Samantha herself says she’s still an addict of sorts — Morning Gloryville helped her with drink […]
He is the founder of hit apps buddhify and Sleeplessness. A highly original and creative entrepreneur, talker, writer and overall Mindfulness octopus who has been named ‘one of the people who will change the world.’ Mostly however, Rohan Gunatillake teaches us how to integrate Mindfulness and the modern digital fast lane. How to insert the […]
Meditation Expert ‘The hardest bit is the beginning, to get over the restlessness,’ says meditation guru Guy Burgs. But once you’ve mastered it, and your mind becomes coherent, many of the problems you thought you had will disappear. Burgs, who has fast become one of Britain’s leading experts in meditation, quit his fashion business in […]
A Guided Meditation Bad experiences are seldom the problem, it’s our thoughts about the experience that frazzle us, says author and meditation guru Burgs. Burgs, who has fast become one of Britain’s leading experts in meditation, quit his fashion business in the early Nineties to study meditation in the Far East. So far, this ‘very […]
