When an illiterate gets angry, you’ll get to understand that calmness is probably a sign of education.

The calmness was fracturing, tendrils of fear seeping through her mind like ivy. Once the fear consumed her, she’d run.

Mindfulness (present-moment awareness) is deliberately focusing our attention on our thoughts, emotions, feelings, sensations and mental activity without losing awareness of what is happening in the present moment. It is essentially being in a state...

The ability to stay calm and focused in the midst of change is what distinguishes great leaders from those just collecting a paycheck.

On the still calm waters of surrender, the reflections of clarity appear.

Opportunity seldom rises with blood pressure.

To be self-compassionate is not to be self-indulgent or self-centred. A major component of self-compassion is to be kind to yourself. Treat yourself with love, care, dignity and make your wellbeing a priority. With self-compassion,...

Don’t let the rain drive you to the wrong shelter; the shade can turn out to be your protector and also your destroyer, and sometimes the rain is the perfect protector from the rain.

Only the frantic of fear can harm you. Your calm and centered self knows exactly what to do.

We cannot control the mind by trying to force it to be peaceful or positive. Many have attempted this using a plethora of methods throughout the ages, but it simply does not work. Trying to...

To persons standing alone on a hill during a clear midnight such as this, the roll of the world is almost a palpable movement. To enjoy the epic form of that gratification it is necessary...

The power of prayer is so profound that it can assuage our emotions. It calms the mind, dilutes all our worries, gives an anchor to fears and endows us with a remarkable peace of mind.

It looks like fallen petals, and it looks like rain. It looks like the sounds the birds make at dawn. It looks like the aisle of grocery stores when a song I love suddenly begins...

Through practising body scan awareness meditation, we can greatly reduce the detrimental effects of stress and make our working lives pleasant and enjoyable.

Religion is, as it were, the calm bottom of the sea at its deepest point, which remains calm however high the waves on the surface may be.

In your serenity there is a clarity, strength and correctness that is beyond the petty scuffles of the moment — a greater truth. It is the truth of who you are; beautiful, calm, secure, open,...

Conscious breathing anchors us into the nowness of life and gives us a fresh outlook, no different from how a baby observes reality without mental commentary. The baby enjoys watching the world and human activity...

When you reach a calm and quiet meditative state, that is when you can hear the sound of silence.

But he’s got your way of making me lean into peace whenever I see red.

In calmness of mind is greatness.

The word ‘pranayama’, often referred to as alternate breathing, comes from the Sanskrit meaning ‘extension of life force’ or ‘extension of breath’. At times, we are going to have days where we are bombarded with...

Women are gifts, open them with care, judge them with leniecy, test and weigh their depths, then accept those with true worth and value.

In the moments of your deepest need, despair and desperation, what you need more than any other thing, is calm and faith.

Maybe”.

The fact is, inner peace isn’t something that comes when you finally paint the whole house a nice shade of cream and start drinking herbal tea. Inner peace is something that is shaped by the...

If someone gives you a gift and you choose not to receive it, to whom then does the gift belong?” Of course it stays with the giver.

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as the capacity of your mind to be calm and stable. Without calmness, the mirror of mindfulness will have an agitated...

Many of us have been unconsciously programmed to treat walking as a means to an end, especially while in the workplace. Naturally, a lack of mindfulness while walking leaves one hostage to self-perpetuating stress and...

When you commune with your ever-present inner calm, you are released from the madness and pain of all outer turmoil.

Things sometimes go our way and sometimes they don’t. All we can do is apply ourselves to our profession, giving our very best effort but emotionally letting go of the outcome. Why? Because if we...

Patience is the antidote to the restless poison of the Ego. Without it we all become ego-maniacal bulls in china shops, destroying our future happiness as we blindly rush in where angels fear to tread....

Calmness and confidence are the source of energy brings with itself unlimited opportunities. Let us but ring out the old, ring in the new.

Stress, burnout and strain on the human heart are all increasingly taking their toll for millions of hardworking people. However, even someone who is working in a job that simply ‘pays the bills’ can turn...

Cockiness is a display of an empty lifestyle, humility is when you see yourself as a zero while others are making you their hero.

Inner-calm will lead you on a beautiful journey back to your original self; the perfect, beautiful you.

The point is that when I see a sunset or a waterfall or something, for a split second it’s so great, because for a little bit I’m out of my brain, and it’s got nothing...

When you can begin to see the similarities between you and your work colleagues in respect of ‘being human’ and the collective challenges we all face, it makes life much easier to deal with, especially...

Aesthetical expression of calmness and contentment glow on our face after burning ego into ashes

Whether someone is a CEO of a major corporation or is serving meals in a diner, failure to adopt a mindful approach will mean that mental and emotional exhaustion could become a habitual condition. Whether...

She listened to the soft splashing sound when the water met the bank. It took just a few moments before she was able to completely fade out the smell of pollution and inhaled the salty...

When you walk in peace you will literally see attackers shattering themselves against your inner-calm.

Nothing can give you peace if there is no calmness in your mind.

When the weeks have built up with frustration and immense stress and one of your co-workers, a manager or an employee triggers irritation or angers you, knowing how to respond in a mindful way can...

Sufi’s soul seeking serenity succeeds at the cost of the body which gets spifflicated by the spines of the social world.

The incredible benefits of practising and applying mindfulness and self-compassion in the workplace are being increasingly recognised by human resource professionals as well as the medical profession, as the stresses of competing in today’s global...

…I got to love solitude – to see the Moon rise and set – I had time to watch it trace the window square across the wall in silent grace…

There is a simple path to follow, that appears only when you calm your mind.

Happiness is the inner perception of calmness, tranquility and joy.

Like gratitude, authentic appreciation in the workplace is a realisation that can be nurtured and accessed with daily mindful practice. By and large, people who are grateful, happy and enthusiastic are going to demonstrate better...

Composure is the first rung of leadership.