oliviashoneinfoFeb 263 minSimplify and Fill Your Life!The season of LENT is drawing nigh. How do you respond to this word? Do you think of going without, denial, fasting and how you should...
oliviashoneinfoJan 182 minBeing Present and PresenceMy kids will sometimes frustratedly cry out "You're not listening to me", and inwardly I'll panic admitting to myself that indeed I...
oliviashoneinfoOct 3, 20212 minAutumn - Our TeacherAutumn is my favourite season. It's a time when I'm inclined to be more reflective as the environment calms down and settles, that life...
oliviashoneinfoSep 10, 20213 minWhy I Love My Body!I love my body! How about that for grabbing your attention although I’ll be honest with you on two counts. Firstly, I didn’t used to love...
oliviashoneinfoJun 18, 20212 minChoosing LifeAn American therapist imparted a profound insight to me some years ago: that I could choose to live how I wanted. I retorted with the...
oliviashoneinfoJun 13, 20213 minThe Holistic Benefits of Yoga?I believe that yoga is a neutral vehicle and that it can be used for different ends: this means that different philosophies and belief...
oliviashoneinfoJun 12, 20213 minHow is Nature Spiritual?It's all around, we live within it, it's always dying but it never dies - what is it?! The title is a giveaway of course, but these are...
oliviashoneinfoJun 3, 20212 minIs Yoga Compatible with My Faith?I'm writing this post for my 'faith' friends who are questioning the compatibility of yoga with the Christian faith. This is a real...
oliviashoneinfoMay 22, 20212 minThere is HopeI have a rather random story to tell showing how deeper understanding can come about when and how you don’t expect it. It was about 7...
oliviashoneinfoMay 15, 20212 minWhy Have an Attitude of Gratitude?Gratitude was first pointed out to me the night before my wedding. A friend claimed that if I went about my wedding day being thankful...
oliviashoneinfoMay 8, 20212 minWhat You Can Learn from Listening to SilenceYou might believe that silence, like stillness, is important; a bit like taking your vitamins or doing a January alcohol detox. However,...
oliviashoneinfoApr 30, 20212 minHow Being Grounded is a Holistic AffairPerhaps you hear the word ‘grounded’ and think of the belligerent teenager kicking against the punitive parental restrictions or maybe...
oliviashoneinfoApr 28, 20212 minDo You Have a Flexible Mind (and Body)?Recent feedback from my yoga classes has given me real food for thought. The first friend said this: "Beforehand I was wary about doing...
oliviashoneinfoApr 3, 20212 minMindful of More: Is Mindfulness Only a De-stressing Tool? So why do mindfulness?? Just in case you’re not familiar with what it is about let’s use American researcher Ellen Langer’s definition,...
oliviashoneinfoApr 3, 20212 minOur Bodies and God: Is Our Physical Form Relevant in Our Spirituality?When you think of the body being involved in spirituality or religion perhaps your mind wonders to the images of the Indian ascetic yogis...
oliviashoneinfoApr 3, 20212 minA Meaningful World: What do Smiles, Sex and Sadness Have in Common?I remember the meal I had with my sister shortly after James, my husband, was recovering from his brain surgeries. I shared deeply with...