Wisdom in the wound: reuniting psyche and soma

Wisdom in the wound: reuniting psyche and soma

In a society that values thinking over feeling, logic over intuition, and willpower over surrender, the modern person is in flight from their own body. To reject the body is to become trapped in a narrow, horizontal space where harbingers of awakening, such as grief,...
3 inspiring life lessons from The Truman Show

3 inspiring life lessons from The Truman Show

Whenever I watch The Truman Show, it puts me in a trance. This film is a masterpiece, packed with multiple layers of symbolism and meaning. As the years go by, it only feels more relevant, Truman’s journey more profound. I’ll explain in this post why The...
Regrets: do they heal or hinder?

Regrets: do they heal or hinder?

“No regrets” is popular mantra in our society, but how healthy is it? From one angle, regret is a form of attachment to an alternate reality that was never destined to transpire. If everything happens for a reason, then where is the value in looking back...
The bittersweet taste of freedom

The bittersweet taste of freedom

What is freedom? It’s an immense question, and one I’m now beginning to grapple with. I find it challenging not to idealise certain forms of freedom. Often, for example, I find myself longing to be financially free. But is this freedom in its purest sense?...
Living your heart’s truth

Living your heart’s truth

While reading ‘Blue Truth’ by David Deida, I came across the following passage on the nature of truth: “The mind is more malleable than the emotions or the body, and so the mind is relatively swift to change. After your mind has grasped the truth,...
When did you last do nothing?

When did you last do nothing?

Until recently, I’ve lived most of my adult life under the spell of to-do lists. On some level, I believed that fulfilment is the fruit of busyness, target-setting and goal achievement. After all, success and happiness depend on consistent action – right?...