“There has been no shortage of health deities over the years, from the Aztec god of medicine Ixtlilton to the Afro-American Babalu Aye, spirit of illness and disease. There are at least sixteen in Celtic mythology alone; the Greeks and Romans had more than twenty between them. You would be hard pressed to find a topic that matters more to humans – who are we without our health?” – New Philosopher
Read MoreBeing overwhelmed and busy in a common theme for most people – including myself – right now. We’re all working really hard; juggling our careers, health and relationships whilst pushing towards a goal of something better for ourselves and our future.
Read MoreMy darling friend Paul Shaw is a former investment banker / corporate hot-shot who held senior executive positions at Ernst & Young and Bank of Scotland. Driven by the desire to create and the vision to do something more meaningful he has since founded and invested in a number of start-ups across healthcare, adventure and social enterprise.
Read MoreMatt Singmin aka SOLON has been taking people out of the Ashrams and leading them towards the dance floor since 2009. He’s one half of the Future Sound of Yoga, a deep/tech house DJ and has a Philosophy/Literature major from Oxford University in England. I got to catch up with him and preview the new Future Sound of Yoga II mix.
Read MoreArrh the illusive work-life balance – reasonable working hours, a comfortable salary, low stress, flexibility and a guiding sense of purpose. You’re shiting me right? Work–life balance is a such precarious idea because it looks at your life in two opposing ratios that needs to be weighed up against each other. The very term implies that you have a work life and the rest of your life – that is arguably more important – and the two need to fight it out for equal proportions of time and energy in order for you to be happy.
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