Meditation – what makes us human?
Adult Learning A large part of what makes us human has to do with a particular state of mind that we are able to harness, a type consciousness if you like. This type of consciousness is often referred to as autonoetic consciousness. The ability to not only carry out biological...
Google Scholar. The better version of Google.
Adult Learning Photo credit: Image by Wolfgang Claussen from Pixabay Here’s how it plays out in the clinic. Patient: I have sciatica. Ben: Let’s see if it is sciatica and we can do some testing. Patient: Google told me that it’s ‘sciatica’ because the...
The Shakti Acupressure Mat – find your health through plastic nails!
Ben's Blogs The Shakti Acupressure Mat. A question I get a lot is ‘are the Shakti mats any good?’ Firstly, for people who haven’t heard of the now pretty popular Shakti Mat. It as an acupressure mat that simulates lying on a bed of nails. A method used in eastern medicine for...
Ben’s Blog: Your brain as a muscle – use Podcasts!
Ben's Blogs I’m not a watcher of TV but a listener of Podcasts. In an age of abundance and information overload I find it increasingly important to listen to experts in their respective fields as opposed to catching rehearsed sound bites and sensational news encapsulated in...