Before you have a baby everyone has a story to share or a warning to give. You take it all in, some of it you disregard convinced it will be different for you. Other stuff, no one tells you, and perhaps it's best that way.

The secret to optimum performance is not to get faster, but in fact to get less slow, to do what you know you can do regardless of where or why or in front of who. Sporting greats are the ones who perform like it doesn't matter even when it REALLY does.

Even if this is the toughest ever time to be alive...

The longer I live and explore a spiritual life the easier it gets. When I started off my adventures I visited a dozen or so different faiths and I got down and dirty with the meditation, the praying, the mantras. I had the patter and the pose, but none of it felt right. Some of it felt convoluted or ridiculous. Most of it didn't quite fit, it was someone else's story, someone else's journey.

[1 minute self development] I was out with a friend celebrating his new job. He was chuffed. No doubt about it, this one was a big step up for him an...

How many labels do you hear each day? What about the numerous labels you place upon yourself throughout the day? It seems that today's society is made up of endless classifications and identifiers, but are they helping us or are they simply restricting our soul progression?

According to new research by Asthma UK, over a third of sufferers are at risk of a potentially fatal asthma attack. A study of almost 25,000 peopl...

I had not planned on writing a blog this month as I have been slightly exhausted from all the writing I have been doing.

Mindfulness won't change your life overnight, but make it a habit and I guarantee it will. I never guarantee things (take a look back at my posts) but this is the most simple yet powerful thing you can do for your well-being.

In taking my spiritual self too seriously I nearly lost everything. I pushed people away and I denied my human self it's pleasures, it's fun, it's stress-relieving love of laughter. I became a spiritual shell, one surrounded by a core of self-inflicted dogma, but with very little going on inside.

Since Neptune made its move into Pisces on 4 February 2012, forceful shifts have substantially altered the energy field. This means that, at times you...

Relationships are a minefield. For those suffering a broken heart, Valentine's Day may strike your heart cold with fear. Yet within this minefield there is massive room for learning. Heartache goes hand in hand with the evolution of you as a soulfully enlightened and aware being.

Be yourself, with no control, with no reaction and breathe! Suck up some oxygen, decide to alter your thoughts, pick your battles and breathe.

I can't help noticing that a lot of self-help advice is not actually that useful. Being inspirational is all very well, but being told, for example, "stop worrying" and "stop blaming other people for your problems" and "you can't love others till you love yourself" is getting a bit grating.

It's that time of year. Most people will have already made resolutions. Twitter and Facebook are awash with posts declaring how people are planning to get organised, eat better, get fit. I say don't do it. Rip them up, press delete. Don't set yourself up to fail.

Let's be honest, January is a gloomy old month. Christmas and new year frivolity are in the distant past, but everyone's broke because we're still paying for them.

My flatmate gets a bit haggered. Overwhelmed from lack of sleep and the many tasks ahead of her. She wanted to apply for postgraduate studies, clear...

Isn't it so strange how any sane person can be brought to their knees being crippled by heartbreak? It doesn't matter how strong or logical you are, it seems that when the heart experiences heartache, we all seem to respond in one way, that is - totally.

There's a lot of advice out there about being yourself. It's generally in favour of the idea, and quite right too. The opposite of being yourself is not being yourself, and who wants that? Who would you be then? You'd be somebody else. And that can't be right.

What is it that you'd really love to achieve? Lose weight? Make more money? Get a new job? Quit smoking? The other evening, there was only a small ...

I think actually this is just our subconscious playing avoidance tactics with us; always striving to find happiness outside of ourselves, not wanting to have to look closer to home and realise that all the answers lie within us (there's a famous quote there somewhere!).

There's a persuasion researcher in France called Nicolas Gueguen. He's a man who clearly enjoys his work. One of his studies was entitled 'Bust Size and Hitchhiking: A Field Study'.

Always remember one of your Divine decreed rights is to be happy, and that powerful perspective of yours can colour the sky in whatever colour makes you feel joy. Who cares if people think you have rose coloured glasses.