‘LIFESTYLE’ Archives
SEARCHING IN THE SOCIETAL WEB
By William Buist The ‘societal web’ is beginning to emerge. Businesses are moving from telling to listening, from informing opinion to facilitating collaborative insight, from one to many and from mono-media to infinite-media. The challenge for us all during this transition will be on how we can continue to maintain our income streams and [...]
TAKE THE STRESS OUT OF RELATIONSHIPS
By Annie Lawler One of the key reasons that people come to consultations at Breathing Space is because of dysfunctional relationships in one way or another. The area of relationships is one of the main causes of stress in our lives – at home, at work and in all social interactions. However, we’re more in control of the outcomes in most [...]
WIND TURBINES – GENERATING YOUR OWN POWER
Generating your own energy is probably the way of the future and you can start doing it now. There are 7 key options: wind turbines, solar water heating and solar electricity, ground source and air source heat pumps, wood fuelled heating and hydro power. We're taking a look at Wind Turbines in more detail. WIND TURBINES harness the power [...]
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteering Opportunities New friends and new skills are not all you’ll get from volunteering. You’ll also feel good and it can help you get fitter too! So, here are some ideas ... Get Concerned Help The Aged and Age Concern support older people. Get involved in befriending, help with someone’s shopping, or visit an older person [...]
HARPS, DIDGERIDOOS, KITCHEN TABLES AND A VERY QUIET MIND
I am lying on a large wooden table. Attached to the underside of the table is a series of strings – like piano or harp strings. I am covered in a blanket with a cloth across my eyes to block out the light. A young (rather fit looking!) therapist called Christian is sitting next to me gently plucking the strings below. A haunting musical sound [...]
HOW MY JOB CHANGED MY LIFE AND MY HEALTH
I’ve been with Passion for the Planet for over a year now. Did I see myself working here a year? The short answer, to begin with, was no. Let me explain. I didn’t apply for the job. I didn’t want a job in media and I wasn’t environmentally friendly. I wasn’t a complete eco hazard – I recycled bottles and clothing, and would walk [...]
ATTRACTING MONEY IS ABOUT RUBBISH!
Why Attracting Money During The Recession Is All About Rubbish We are currently living in a time where you cannot turn on the news without hearing another sad tale of the “credit crunch”. Most of us know of someone, if not ourselves, who has been made redundant or has been asked to work fewer hours. Our high streets are littered with closed [...]
THE INTERNET: HOW TO STOP WASTING TIME & INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY
Spam and unsolicited emails are the biggest waste of business time today. As defences have improved so has the cunning of the “Spammers”. Last year they embedded all messages inside pictures to avoid detection, but the latest spam tools read the text inside pictures. So first and foremost guard your email address as you would your pin number. [...]
FANCY A DRINK? MAKE SURE ITS NOT BOTTLED WATER.
Millions of people in the UK spend millions of pounds on bottled water every year. And we’re being sold a scam… so let’s just clear something up; By opting for tap water over bottles you can help the ENVIRONMENT, YOUR POCKET and YOUR HEALTH! Now, if all this is true then why is bottled water such a successful industry? It doesn’t [...]
MAKE THIS YEAR YOUR BEST YEAR YET
By Sarah Alexander Your Intuition can help you achieve what you want. Do you want to move house, change careers or improve your love life? If so, learn how to use your intuition and let it guide you in all that you do. Your intuition works in parallel to the Reticular Activating System in your brain that draws your attention to those [...]
