A tip about the tipping point!

Have you reached your tipping point? If so which way will you tip? We are globally at that tipping point. I’m not talking about taking any particular political side wherever you may be – that’s your choice. Frankly all political philosophies have both strong and weak points and sadly the weaker points are on show …

Are Your Worries Causing Your Unhappiness?

Worry, Worry, Worry What Dampens Your Happiness? You don’t have to be a “total loser” in life to admit that you have problems. We all have them. Some just deal with them better than others. It’s definitely not a “flaw in character”, it’s life. Is there a way to rise above your worries to a …

Looking For Something Different. Part 4

A successful Medical Doctor who in recent years has specialised in Natural Medicine, owes much of her success to regular visits to the Wincel Group in Forest Row, East Sussex, UK. “After some years in Medical practice, I came to the conclusion that the Medical profession and in particular Psychiatry, were moving in the wrong …

“Looking for something different. Part 3”

As the huge jetliner came in to land at Singapore’s Changi airport, a young woman of 37 smiled at the sheer pleasure of having recently achieved her determination, to recover from a serious accident and be once again in the co-pilot’s seat of a major airline’s Airbus 321. She was once again well on her …

“Looking for something different. Part 2”

On my search for something different I arranged a meeting with Gisela and Karl-Heinz Guenter-Vogel at their delightful late, 19th century home in Forest Row, East Sussex, I was immediately struck by the warmth of their environment on the edge of Ashdown Forest, as well as their dynamic and very contrasting personalities.  I asked Gisela what …

“Looking for something different. Part 1”

“Fed up with finding one self-help group after another that promised so much but delivered so little, I searched for something that not only had a different approach but was also effective!” “Don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t desperate and considering jumping off a high building but I was confused and troubled by the crazy …

“The Worst Word”.

What is the one word that has recently pushed itself into the forefront of our current vocabulary? Anxiety! A dictionary defines anxiety as “Uneasy thoughts or fears over the possibility of coming misfortune”. We currently live in a world of massive uncertainty. The advent of Covid-19 has placed all our previously predictable futures in jeopardy. …

Tomorrow’s Question Mark?

Today and for an uncertain number of weeks into the future, Planet Earth is on hold! We are entering terra incognita – unknown territory. Nobody knows how we will all emerge from the ravages of the Corona Virus. I have always been known as the eternal optimist and I’m not going to change my tune …

“Improving Body and Soul”

Body and soul is defined in the Collins dictionary as “every part of you, including your mind and emotions”. Somehow, over the centuries, the word “Soul” has been downgraded by many to mean a mere function of the mind. Fortunately the spiritual element has been retained by most religions although its exact function differs from …