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Top Ten Quotes on Love

Posted on August 6, 2016
by Watkins

On Love: Top Ten Quotes (actually a personal selection of 14 favourite insights) This is an extract from Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance by Haim Shapira. Before you start reading my selection, please take a moment, think about it and write your own sentence…

Book

What Is the Confidence Karma Method?

Posted on August 2, 2016
by Watkins

This is an extract from the book Unlock Your Confidence: Find The Keys To Lasting Change Through The Confidence Karma Method by Dr. Gary Wood. This gives an overview of the various chapters and steps that Dr. Gary Wood deals with in this fantastic book.…

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Happiness ABC

Posted on July 21, 2016
by Watkins

A. Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life. B. Different people have different perceptions of happiness. Some of us must go bungee jumping to trigger our rush of joy, while others will find their bliss staying at home; some of us are happy in…

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This is Why Broken Hearts are Unbreakable

Posted on July 20, 2016
by Vicky Hartley

The best people I know have been hurt the worst. They have been thrown down and torn apart, lied to and cheated on. They have been battered and bruised, maimed, shamed, and raped, and yet, somehow, they have overcome. They have turned fierce. They have…

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#14days of Wellbeing Round Up!

Posted on February 28, 2016
by Watkins

We hope you have enjoyed the past 14 days! We loved sharing our wellbeing tips and tricks with you. If you would like to find out more, and to be informed about the next time we do the #14days of wellbeing, please sign up to our…

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Introducing… the 14 Days of Wellbeing from Watkins and Nourish

Posted on February 15, 2016
by Watkins

Reconnect with your resolutions with our 14 days of wellbeing! For the next 14 days we will be sharing some of the best advice from our books and authors to help you improve your wellness. From spirituality, to health and diet (on our sister imprint, Nourish) we will be…

Mindfulness

Reader review – I Met a Monk by Rose Elliot

Posted on January 28, 2016
by Watkins

A review of I Met a Monk by Meggie Bentley This book was such a wonderful gift. The biographical interludes are perhaps bittersweet but the comfort and support Rose has found, and now so generously shares with us all, is indeed life affirming. Following the…

Personal Development

Conversation with Dani DiPirro, author of The Positively Present Guide to Life

Posted on October 21, 2015
by Watkins

Listen to this podcast with Dani DiPirro author of The Positively Present Guide to Life and Every Day Matters 2016 Desk Diary. Follow Watkins Media on SoundCloud and listen to the latest interviews and talks. https://soundcloud.com/watkins-media/a-conversation-with-dani-dipirro-author-of-the-positively-present-guide-to-life Dani DiPirro is an author, blogger, and designer living…

Mindfulness

Mudras: An Ancient Practice to Achieve Universal Harmony

Posted on October 7, 2015
by Watkins

by Swami Saradananda I would like to begin this article on ‘mudras’ by greeting you with the most common Indian gesture, which might be familiar to you if you attend yoga classes. By joining your palms together with all of your fingers straight up, you…

Personal Development

The Two Best Ways to Uncover Your Truth

Posted on October 5, 2015
by Watkins

by Dani DiPirro Staying true to yourself is one of the best ways to make the most of every moment and to feel as if you’re living a fulfilling, honest life — but what does it really mean to ‘stay true to yourself’? Your personal…

Personal Development

The Phoenix Generation: A New Era of Connection, Compassion & Consciousness

Posted on September 16, 2015
by Watkins

by Kingsley L. Dennis This article has been cross-posted from Watkins Mind Body Spirit. In the years ahead we are going to see great change sweeping through our diverse human societies. Some may say we are in the midst of a 3rd Industrial Revolution. Yet…

Mindfulness

Letting Go, Let it Be… the Power of the Giveaway

Posted on September 15, 2015
by Watkins

By Barbara Meiklejohn-Free I always remember a time in my life when letting go was a problem for me. I held on to my belongings for dear life. I loved to spend money, and I still do, but now I do it with giving thought to…