Articles

    Keeping a watchful eye over the honesty box

    Keeping a watchful eye over the honesty box

    29 Jun 2006

    An interesting article in the New Scientist demonstrates that the feeling of being watched, even by a photocopy of a pair of eyes, prompts us to be more honest.

    Sleeping and dreaming

    Sleeping and dreaming

    29 Jun 2006

    Two interesting podcasts about dreaming, the first from ITConversations, a discussion with Dr Rubin Naiman about the medical value of sleeping, dreaming and awakening.

    Successful use of EFT for fear of public speaking

    Successful use of EFT for fear of public speaking

    27 Jun 2006

    I got an email from an attendee at an EFT for public speaking anxiety I did more than a year ago.

    Bodyscan meditation

    Bodyscan meditation

    22 Jun 2006

    I’ve produced a guided ‘bodyscan’ meditation for downloading or listening. The bodyscan meditation is a way of systematically directing your attention to the breathing and the body using the imagination to hold your awareness steady.

    Hurricanes are a Good Time to Meditate

    Hurricanes are a Good Time to Meditate

    20 Jun 2006

    By Lance Winslow Andy: this has to be the most unexpected piece of meditation advice I’ve ever seen.

    Yakking relief with EFT

    Yakking relief with EFT

    17 Jun 2006

    I was standing at a bus stop in Newcastle the other day in front of two extravert African women chattering away in a loud, staccato language I’d never heard before.

    Review: Like a Hole in The Head

    Review: Like a Hole in The Head

    15 Jun 2006

    I’ve just finished reading ‘Like a Hole in The Head’ by Ivan Noble.

    A happy monk

    A happy monk

    14 Jun 2006

    It’s just a coincidence, but following on from the Canadian happiness post which included a piece about the happiness abilities of a Buddhist monk, here’s a podcast by a Buddhist monk about the neurobiolgy of happiness!