Entertainer, Mental Health Activist, Author of “Frazzled” Having suffered bouts of depression from age 13, it wasn’t until after the birth of her first daughter that world-famous comedian Ruby Wax realized it was ‘not a virus’. Multiple institutionalizations, an MA in Mindfulness, and two books later, Wax now tours with her searingly funny and personal account […]
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Fashion executive turned wellbeing guru, Howard Napper
Yoga, Diet, and Sleep Expert Stress is just our perception of a future event. Most often it doesn’t even materialize, says London-based yoga guru and health expert Howard Napper. Napper, a very fit fifty-something, started his own quest after hitting rock bottom as an eighteen-year-old boozing and drugging fashion designer. Through simple lifestyle choices, like […]
Yoga Teacher, Sascha Hodges
Yoga Goddess Some of us have dabbled with the downward dog. Not so many know it can totally sort out your brain. ‘The greatest benefits are not only physical strength but also strength of mind,’ says Australian-born yoga guru Sascha Wyness. London-based Wyness has been practicing yoga since her early 20s and says it has […]
Mindfulness in Education Tsar, Sir Anthony Seldon
Educationalist, Author and Co-founder of Action for Happiness Fed up with our education system, which he calls target-oriented and ‘sick’, Sir Anthony Seldon set out to teach children how to ‘lead lives full of meaning and love’ instead. Seldon, a prominent political historian and commentator, took his Buddhism-meets-school philosophy and successfully applied it to Wellington […]
Fighting for your Child, Dani Maimone
Mother of Child with Eating Disorder and Depression Depression and anxiety among children and teenagers has soared. Yet a staggering 70 percent don’t receive help when they need it most. When Dani Maimone’s teenage daughter developed an eating disorder and became so depressed that all she wanted to do was die, Maimone faced years of fighting […]
A Guided Meditation, Burgs and Bruce Parry
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 […]
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