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  • OnTheBeach: Don’t Curse the Dark, Light a Lamp

    When I did my daily practice of Laughter in October 2012, I came across a video from Dr Madan Kataria, the founder of Laughter Yoga, in which he talked about the ancient Indian wisdom which says ‘don’t curse the dark, light a lamp’. Most of us have a tendency to curse the dark, to complain…

  • OnTheBeach: 100 Things You Love About You

    At the end of September, Allison Crow had a free Doodle Meditation event on Facebook – it was her Manifestation and Meditation with Markers Chakra Series. I love these doodle meditations – I love the colour, I love the chance to just doodle and draw and use coloured pens. And doing the course reminded me…

  • 10 Lessons From The Forevaaaaah Process of Getting My Book Out in The World

    As you may know, I’ve just released the print version of my book “Fall in Love With Life“. The process seemed to take forevaaaaaaaaaaaah…and this is the article I wrote 7 weeks into the editing process. Oh. My. God. This process is taking FOREVAAAAAAAAH. I finished the book on August 6th. And I haven’t even…

  • OnTheBeach: Do Life Like a Dog

    Dog: Yay, you’re awake! Me: Oh dear god is it morning already? 5 more minutes. Dog: Yay, breakfast! Me: Right, breakfast, and then I need to do x, y, z and a, b, c Dog: Yay, walkies! Me: Right, let’s get the dog walked, then I can crack on with the next thing on my…

  • Woohoo! Fall in Love With Life ‘Real’ Book Now Available on Amazon

    HAPPY DANCE! The long-awaited physical copy of Fall in Love With Life is now up and ready on Amazon (UK and US) It’s been emotional! Actually, it’s taken 2 months longer than I expected…mostly because I just didn’t take into account the fact that I’d need to wait for the physical proof copy to get…

  • OnTheBeach: Honouring the Energy of Autumn

    So, if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, the Autumn season is fully upon us. Leaves are falling, crops are being harvested, the air is starting to cool and the winter clothing is dug out of the back of the wardrobe (boo!) It’s a season when I hang on to the last vestiges of summer –…

  • Out Today! Self-Printed: The Sane Person’s Guide to Self-Publishing by Catherine Ryan Howard

    Let me introduce to you Catherine Ryan Howard: saviour of self-publishing authors everywhere! I came across Catherine’s work while googling using images in ebooks; formatting for Amazon KDP; formatting for Smashwords; and formatting for create space (print on demand service). So, she’s been pretty much my guru, my guiding light, and my saviour for the…

  • OnTheBeach: 10 Lessons from a Day at the Cricket

    Last month, me and my dad got some tickets to a sold out game at Edgbaston Cricket Ground – my neighbour couldn’t go, so we took his place. We normally go to test cricket (the one that lasts 5 days…and there still can be a draw!), but this was a 20/20 game – quick, frantic…

  • OnTheBeach: What’s Your Excuse for Not Taking Care of Yourself?

    At the end of August, I took a week off to rest and rejuvenate. The thing was, I had been needing that week for 2 months. But I was trying to get my book released. So when I got brain fry, I took 2 days off (plus a weekend) because I absolutely had to, but…

  • Guest Post: How To Inhabit Your Joy by Zoe Foster

    To celebrate the release of my new book, Fall In Love With Life, I have invited a few friends to share their experiences and tips for falling in love with life. Today, I welcome Zoe Foster of www.rawyogauk.com Here’s Zoe’s take on loving life: I want to dispel a myth about yoga – and meditation…