The magic of Avatar might have triumphed at the Golden Globes but some of the fans have found the effects of the film go on far longer than the end credit, often leaving them feeling extremely depressed reported The Times.

The argument that films provoke copycat behaviour and extreme actions is an old one. Of read more »

The New Year seems to bring about the saying ‘out with the old and in with the new’ quite often, but whats so bad about the old? Come the 1st of January we all reach for the black bin liners in preparation for the obligatory January de-clutter, but perhaps we should think a little more read more »

For those of you who are beginning to feel the mounting pressure of Christmas, here are some more stress busters which will hopefully help you to keep your seasonal sparkle.
Tis the season to be jolly, or sadly more often than not stressed. The last minute shopping, preparing all the food, visiting estranged family members, read more »

Parents can often have difficulties conveying their religious and spiritual beliefs to their children, but no matter what they are there is always opportunity and room to bring them into daily family life whilst having fun and spending time as a family in the process. Listed below are a few fun exercises as suggested by read more »

An article on the Examiner website written by a work/life balance expert looks at exactly how life coaching can help turn people’s lives around.
Many people are in a job that they have no passion for, and have often given up hope of every having their dream job, and some have perhaps not even explored what read more »

An article on The Australian newspaper website describes a slightly more unusual life coaching session – it takes place on the ski slopes.
Europe-based ski company Pollen Brooks has combined ski-ing and life coaching lessons. The idea is that such a sport takes you out of your comfort zone, pushing fear levels, and this can then read more »

The National, an English newspaper published in the Middle East, has an article that looks at the role of the life coach, and why people choose to use one.
It compares the concept to life coaching of having a tutor at a young age, one that helps with a specific academic subject, or perhaps a sport. read more »

An article from a website for a town in Kansas documents an interesting experiment undertaken by a San Diego web editor.
After many years of accumulating ’stuff’, Dave Bruno decided to have a mass cull, and reduce his possessions to just 100 items, and live off them for a year, without buying anything new, or if read more »

Spiritual healing on the NHS is currently a rare thing, reports The Times, but on -going research may change that. Currently, cancer patients at University College London are offered complementary therapy, including healers and a massage therapist, and the services are in great demand.
Currently the NHS are sceptical, and unwilling to provide more support for read more »

Over at the Guardian this month, for their regular feature: ‘One Month Of…’ they’re trying 10 minute meditation.
Despite a difficult start, the article reports how, after a couple of weeks, it becomes easier to achieve a ’stillness of mind’, and let go of thoughts and anxieties, even if only for ten minutes. Keeping up an read more »