L E T T E R from Jo – How We Act is the Most Important Thing
Once upon a time, I was all about collecting knowledge, being smart, knowing things, knowing lots of different things, more […]
Once upon a time, I was all about collecting knowledge, being smart, knowing things, knowing lots of different things, more […]
‘I was having team with Master Han in his office when the mailman arrived with a letter from the master’s […]
Here are some examples of common low grade thinking patterns that you might recognise; “God, bad things always seem to […]
The High Vibe Challenge is kicking along and I love getting all the feedback from students within the Private Facebook […]
It’s a volatile time on the planet right now. As we scroll through horrific images one after another, anger brews […]
Over the last few weeks, I have been in the thick of an extraordinary amount of difficult change, not just […]
I don’t know about you but when I’m looking to change something, a situation, aspects of my life, relationships, projects, […]
I looked at my Calendar yesterday (you may or may not know how much I live by my Calendar!) and there were […]
When did life get so serious? When did we take ourselves so seriously? One of my core values and something […]
Wonder is such an important part of life, and with so much on we rarely take time to engage with […]
Tim Ferris says “Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask. After all, conscious thinking is largely asking […]
What would this week look like, if you fully anchored yourself in this? How would you respond in every moment? […]
I have found time and time again, with our students that have had life pulled out from under them that […]
We are so good most of the time at looking back, and admitting, sometimes admiringly, that everything was for the […]
On Wednesday now I am going to puddle about with Zen teachings, replacing our Tao Tuesday for awhile. There are […]
Money is important and valuable and enables us to do all sorts of wonderful things. But when we place money […]
I wanted to share this wonderful fable for you to ponder. It’s important that we consciously choose how we are […]
We only recently received our shipment of things that we packed in early February to London. Since then we lived […]
I wrote last Monday about some ways in which to reframe and approach your meditation practice, whatever the lineage and […]
This translation is by Stephen Mitchell of Chapter 44 of the Tao Te Ching, that we can really saturate in. […]
Yes, I agree with this quote and inspiring words like bliss and divinity and beauty are often used in conjunction […]
Integrity was once beautifully described to me as doing the right thing even if no one was looking. I feel […]
The lure of people pleasing is that it gives you a clear goal and a way forward. You literally do […]
A student went to his meditation teacher and said, “My meditation is horrible! I feel so distracted, or my legs […]
Maharishi used to teach that there were three very important things to living a high-grade life that I’ll abridge here: […]
After studying meditation in various lineages for a decade, something dawned on me. I was looking for this experience of […]
Every single moment that happens now, has with it an accumulation of past decisions. Thin gossamer threads that string through […]
An important question I ask myself when I am feeling very contracted is how can I bring more love to this. […]
I personally dislike the constant messaging in the self-development and entrepreneurial spaces of rise and grind. Of own the day. […]
Morning everyone! As a new chapter opens for The Broad Place I wanted to take the time to put the […]
I frequently do this, write a YES list. What do I want in my life. It’s a very full life, so there has to […]
Too often we think, myself included, ‘I don’t have time for this’, surrounding anything that is nourishing, rewarding, spiritual and […]
David Whyte said,’ How easily the thread is broken between this life and the next’. It’s a beautiful line, isn’t […]
It’s the first day of 2019. If you woke today bright and alive, brilliant. If you woke hungover as hell […]
The Letter I wrote the other day about the need for planning and our common misunderstanding that planning depletes our […]
I find this one of the most challenging of all the opposites we experience, the balance between simplicity and happiness […]
When Emily or I teach Integrated Meditation, we both drill into our students to not chase perfection. You will never […]
I really wish to use The Broad Place to share important messages. Erin Lovell Verinder who was recently interviewed at […]
I still remember reading The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand’s pivotal book. I was maybe 21 at the time and it fried […]
Around this time of year, Arran and I start formulating our ideas for the following year. 2018 was massive for […]
Today we are going to gift you something special, because trust me, you need it. Everyone, especially at this time of the […]
Beauty can be so underrated in our modern way of life. Tiny moments of beauty can light me up for hours […]
Years back I had to really ask myself why were the unimportant things and people in my life getting so […]
‘Be The Change You Want To See In The World’ Ghandi We need to make change right now, not tomorrow, […]