Author: David Lawrence Preston
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Mindfulness
Mindfulness is paying attention to what you are doing and being aware of your thoughts and feelings right now. When you practise mindfulness, everyday activities become more meaningful and enjoyable – even eating a chocolate is more pleasurable when you give it your full attention. In his book, ‘Zen and the Art of Archery,’ Eugen…
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Meditate and be mindful and all else will follow
Would you like to be able to withdraw from daily hustle and bustle whenever you choose and return feeling calm, centred and in tune with the universal flow? It’s perfectly possible. Millions do it every day through meditation. Meditation used to be regarded with suspicion in the West, but nowadays people from all walks of…
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Heaven and hell: an ancient story
Some religions teach that heaven and hell are places where we go after death, but spiritual awareness reveals that this is not so: they are states of consciousness. We create them by the way we think and act. When we align our thoughts with the highest ideas, we feel good. The body is flooded with…
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Do you know what makes you happy?
Most of us think we know what makes us happy, but do we? We chase after money and status, seeking happiness by pandering to the senses. We think these will do the trick, but if we knew what really makes us happy, we would crave little. Take responsibility for your happiness We gain a wonderful…
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Laugh with Buddha
Laughing does you good. Laughter can help you deal with many things including the stresses of our daily lives. A good laugh can stimulate your organs as you take in more oxygen, and leave you with a pleasantly relaxed feeling. The Laughing Buddha is a wandering monk who symbolises happiness and smiles knowingly at the…
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Are you sure you want to be well? The problem of ‘secondary gains’.
When a patient fails to recover even when receiving the best possible treatment, we must question whether they really want to get well. Why? Some people like being ill. They enjoy the attention that comes with it. It may be the only time anyone takes an interest in them. When a person subconsciously depends on…
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Healing and Creative Imagery
Creative Imagery (visualization) is an invaluable healing tool with proven health benefits. It can reduce chronic pain, anxiety, high blood pressure, cholesterol and the stress hormone cortisol. It boosts brain function, the immune system and the heart and circulation. When we relax and focus our minds, we stimulate the life forces within, allowing the body…
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Don’t judge by appearances – an important holistic healing principle
We live in two worlds simultaneously – the physical world bounded by time and space; and the invisible, formless world of energy, intelligence and information. In the quantum world where our consciousness resides we are always well; only in the physical world of matter do we vacillate between sickness and health. When we buy into…
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The remarkable healing of Myrtle Fillmore
Myrtle Fillmore was born in 1845. She was repeatedly told as a child that her health was poor and that she was prone to tuberculosis – believed fatal in those days. It wasn’t until her early forties when, having contracted tuberculosis, she attended a talk on healing by an influential teacher of the time. When…
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Holistic Self-Healing
Many people worried about the side effects of conventional treatments are turning to holistic healing methods, and for good reason. It treats the patient as an individual and addresses the whole person, not just part with the illness. It is natural and gentle, and doesn’t rely on poisons (drugs), sharp blades or burning (e.g. lasers)…