What are the ingredients of a great holiday? Family - A visit to Mysuru is a stay with my in-laws, a visit to the Reiki House - ie my in-laws home that also doubles as a Reiki Healing service centre. My in-laws have had outstanding success as healers. Their customers come from far and wide. … Continue reading Mysuru Musings: Family, Food and Finding Joy in Simple Things

For me the year 2024 was filled with a lot of revealing experiences of the power of and the need for meditation.  Contrary to what might appear (everything moving along smoothly), I have had many moments in 2024 that seemed very challenging including loss of sleep, physical pain and deep rooted fears. I am not … Continue reading Step Into 2025 With Clarity

Imagine you move to a new city. And you discover the shortest route to work. Everyday that’s what you take. One day there is a massive traffic jam on the regular route and you have no idea how to take a deviation because all you know is this one route to your destination.  On the … Continue reading The Meditative Network – Building Paths For Creativity and Clarity

You have been fully embroiled in living today. You had a number of things screaming for your attention. You gave them your everything. The day is giving in to the evening. You are not still done with what was to be attended to. But at some point you have to move on. The day has … Continue reading Living but artfully. 

The path is not for you to gain something big or great. Once we mature on the path, we must realise that we are not here to make everything ok in our life. Everything in life is already ok deep within us. On the outside there are storms. But the depth is still. This whole … Continue reading Embracing Life’s Storms: The courage to find joy within

Neither the past nor the future is a botheration. In fact uncertainty is totally welcome. You are grateful for the adventure that life is. You are in total acceptance, without judgement of what is. You have a serene smile that is not because you are in pleasure or resisting pain. You are like the dry … Continue reading The Art of Meditation

Jai Guru Dev It may seem like a greeting. The literal meaning is Victory to the Master, the Guru But Gurudev says it’s much more than that. It is the victory of the big mind over the small mind.   In fact when you contemplate on this meaning you realize how much you can get over … Continue reading Jai Guru Dev: Awakening the big mind within

The nature of life is uncertainty. Like a game of cricket or football, outcomes are unpredictable, but the joy is in finding the energy, the passion and doing your best regardless of the outcome. But sometimes the game becomes too tough or you lose the passion to play the game. How then can you find … Continue reading Surfing Life’s Chaos: Prana, Patience, and a Pinch of Wisdom