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Saluting the Sun – intro

Although you don’t have to practice yoga as part of the study of the Ecology of the Soul, each chapter of  the book includes a detailed explanation of one of the seven asanas or positions of Surya Namaskar, the ‘Salute … Continue reading

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Seeing the beauty #2

“Giving your complete attention,” I said in Seeing the beauty #1. Observe. Let’s mine that idea a little, because its influence and impact spread out into all areas of the process of balancing the Ecology of the Soul. Observation is … Continue reading

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Grace and Gratitude

They’re all talking about it, the Law of Attraction folks. And a good few more besides, many if not most if not all of the West Coast philosophers, gurus, spiritual teachers and self help leaders, all busily sending their daily … Continue reading

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Past, presence, balance

‘If your mind carries a heavy burden of past,’ says Eckhart Tolle, ‘you will experience more of the same. The past perpetuates itself through lack of presence. The quality of your consciousness at this moment is what shapes the future.’ … Continue reading

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Phew, nearly left me mind behind there

It’s a quote from a lone stoner, tripping on something very long and strong, that we picked up hitchhiking after a gig many years ago. We giggled then; we giggle now. The Mind as an oft-misunderstood faculty comes in for … Continue reading

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Silence in the throat

Vishuddha, the fifth chakra, is located in the throat. It governs self-expression, independence, fluency of thought, hearing and speaking – communication, in other words. Which is why in the Ecology of the Soul, the power of communication rests here. Meditation … Continue reading

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Dark to Light: The Mouse Hole of Your Mind

Heard the one about the mouse hole? No, not a joke but a tried and tested method of quieting the mind. Eckhart Tolle mentions it in (I think) The Power of Now. As you sit in meditation and settle yourself down, … Continue reading

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Making inner space

In the early days of my Hatha Yoga study I was privileged to be taught by the powerful, beautiful and eloquent Angela Farmer, who I notice is still working and teaching all over the world (http://www.angela-victor.com). She had a little … Continue reading

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Magic Minute #6: Empty, full, fulfilled, fill-fulled

The Magic Minute; the time to refresh, restore, revive; the tiny amount of time you give yourself to float off on the very biggest things in Life, the Universe and Everything – until you go about your daily business, get … Continue reading

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Soul conscious, body conscious

The Ecology of the Soul is about consciousness, which, as we all know – or would, if we stopped to think about it for one moment – operates at different levels. Mostly when we say we are aware of our own consciousness … Continue reading

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The Blackboard Blog #5: Build a fire inside, solve your own energy crisis

Moving  away from those nasty vices, we continue on the theme of Energy. We make the connection between energy efficiency in the accepted eco sense (buildings that don’t waste energy, cars that use less energy to achieve the same performance, … Continue reading

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