by John | Apr 18, 2018 | Blog |
I know it sounds weird right? I’m on holiday in the beautiful island of Mauritius. Sunny weather, nice breeze, warm temperatures and a beautiful beach, but for several days at the beginning of the holiday, I was grumpy! Now to those of you who know me, that might...
by John | Dec 14, 2017 | Blog |
I recently had the privilege of meeting a number of people whom I had worked with as part of my recent research with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. We had come together to film a promotional video and it was a fascinating and deeply moving experience for me, as I got to...
by John | Nov 28, 2016 | Blog |
“When you can just sit, having the experience you have, whatever it is, without comparing it to what it should be, you will have true ease.” (Zazen – The Practice Of Freedom – Edward Espe Brown, Zen Teacher) A few weeks ago, I returned from the...
by John | Nov 24, 2016 | Blog |
In 2006, my wife and I were invited to go on a trip to Ghana, West Africa. We were with my friend, of joint Ghanian Japanese descent, and for his 30th birthday he invited his closest friends to join him on a journey of rediscovering his heritage and ancestry. As it...
by John | Nov 11, 2016 | Blog |
A few weeks ago, a good friend of mine pointed me towards a book that she had read that had really touched her. “Love Warrior”, by Glennon Doyle Melton, documents the authors struggles with alcohol, bulimia, marriage, parenthood and infidelity. It’s a truly inspiring...
by John | Nov 5, 2016 | Blog |
My wife bought me this picture this week for my office. The saying on it has a lot of meaning for me in so many ways, but it’s taken on a deeper meaning given the current circumstances of our lives. It’s like slowly I have been seeing deeper into the...
