This post is part of a series that makes up my Simple Guide To Health which is part of a broader collection of posts on Living Well. To our bodies the modern world must seem like a very strange place: buildings hide the views that give us a sense of...
This post is part of a series that makes up my Simple Guide To Health which is part of a broader collection of posts on Living Well. A someone who’s never really played sports or watched them for that matter, the thing I’m missing most now that my kids are...
This post is part of a series that makes up my Simple Guide To Health which is part of a broader collection of posts on Living Well. Modern life is seductively complex, at it’s core this complexity comes from too many things and too many choices. Both things and choices...
I’ve been meditating for nearly 15 years and it’s been a life changing experience. In particular I’ve noticed three changes, I’ve become calmer, more accepting of difficulties and able to see things much more clearly from another persons point of view. However I’ve found it difficult to motivate myself to...
This post is part of a series that makes up my Simple Guide To Health which is part of a broader collection of posts on Living Well. In case you’re confused this isn’t another post on mindfulness meditation this guide concerns mindful living. In mindful living the object is to...
When I was 30 my 10 year plan was to build a new career focussed on delivering value from IT Infrastructure, earn £45K a year (in todays terms) and be there for my wife and kids. I exceeded all of these but in doing so contributed to significant health problems. ...
One of the strategies that I adopted to help me recover my health was to take one week a month away from the day to day pressures of work. The plan was that I would still work, but I would withdraw from meetings, email and other distractions. Instead I would...
This post is part of a series that makes up my Simple Guide To Health which is part of a broader collection of posts on Living Well. In keeping with the other guides in this series I’m going to provide my best tips for calming the mind in priority order,...
This post is part of a series that makes up my Simple Guide To Health which is part of a broader collection of posts on Living Well. In developing my own approach to exercise and movement in general, I’ve been forced to confront my own limitations. If I do too...
This post is part of a series that makes up my Simple Guide To Health which is part of a broader collection of posts on Living Well. I consider good sleep to be the bedrock of good health and it’s key enabler for the discipline/willpower that we need to work...