Category: Mind and body

Andy’s Man Club – It’s OK To Talk

Andy’s Man Club started off as a small group of men meeting to talk in Halifax, in the North of the UK. It’s since grown to be a countrywide network of 28 men’s groups. Andy Roberts was loving and doting father, son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and friend. He was an all round top guy, […]

Livingworks ASIST – Suicide Prevention Training

Every week 125 people in the UK take their own lives. And 75% of all UK suicides are male.* One of the main aims of Feelschool is to reduce male suicide through development of emotional intelligence skills. I was lucky enough to get a funded place on a suicide prevention course in Lincoln, UK a […]

Birthday floatation session at Calm Water, Nottingham

I had a floatation tank experience at Calm Water Floatation today as a birthday present. My housemate and I had no idea what to expect and we’re excited to try it out. We’re both pretty hectic people so the idea of doing nothing in the dark for an hour is a bit of a change […]

Coffee. Love/Hate.

I love coffee. I love the taste, I love coffee shops and the ritual of making it and I love the high that makes me feel like I am achieving more than I have ever achieved. And then I Crash And Burn. Damn you coffee.

Engaged, contemporary Buddhism

A lot of traditional Buddhism is no use to me because it is laden with Indian tradition, religious concepts and suggests withdrawing from the world to best practice Buddhism. None of these things are practical here and now for me. It also seems a bit pointless withdrawing into a monastery. Day to day life is […]

How to be… a fake.

There are lots of people around, whether it be print, TV or internet that will tell you “how to be…” something or other. Whether it is “How to be romantic” or “how to look like some idiot celebrity”, it’s everywhere. This is messed up. Nobody needs any advice on how to be anything. We would […]