All Articles Posted By Carl Munson
A matter of love and death
Where would a health writer be without an occasional acknowledgement of that great and ultimate taboo - death?
By Carl Munson
Keep your distance with Yoga training
The dream of training as a yoga teacher for a more fulfilling way of life is appealing to growing numbers of people. Devon-based training centre Kevala are helping make it a reality. Carl Munson finds out how…
By Kevala.com
I guarantee you peace
I say the best chance we have of finding peace is to look within...
By Carl Munson
SoQi to good health
There are times when the phrase: “It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it” seems to have been created just for me. It came to mind most recently, when I re-acquainted myself with ‘SoQi’ therapy in my efforts to keep you abreast with the latest holistic developments.
By Carl Munson
Enjoy love, intimacy & sexuality - meet your Inner Mate...
Perhaps you're single and still seeking that elusive 'soul mate'. Maybe you're disenchanted with your current relationship. Maybe you've given up on relationships altogether. Imagine having a mate who could be there for you 24/7; a mate who can support you in creating wonderful loving relationships. Well you may be surprised to discover that your Inner Mate is waiting for you right now - just moments away.
By Carl Munson
The future of counselling
Although counselling was my entry point into the world of complementary therapies, I think it's fair to say it has a difficult image. Counselling is seen by many, if not most, as an admission of weakness – a totally incorrect judgement on what many, like me, discover is a powerful and potentially life-changing tool.
By Carl Munson
What is Natural Living?
The terms ‘alternative’, ‘complementary’, ‘holistic’, ‘green’ and even ‘spiritual’, all seem to find a home under the umbrella of natural living. Alone, they may conjure up images and prejudices that we may not want to necessarily associate with, but mixed together as an all-encompassing way of life that honours our health, our communities and the planet, who in their right mind is not into living naturally?
By Carl Munson
Glorious food
Regular readers will know that I’m a big fan of the benefits of nutrition and other natural measures over pharmaceutical interventions wherever possible. Now it’s official: food is better medicine than drugs. Well it is if you believe nutrional guru and Patrick Holford and Times contributor Jerome Burne whose book of that name is just about to be published.
By Carl Munson
Could you live without TV?
OK, it’s not an obviously health-related question, but if you bear with me, I’m sure you’ll end up agreeing that television does have a deep impact on our wellbeing.
By Carl Munson
Erica the change agent
Dramatic events in my own life this week, and the reflections of having spent just over a year in my forties, have made me wonder if people can truly and significantly change themselves and their personalities for the better. Some years ago, I was sure personal growth or transformation were merely a matter of inspiration and determination; now older, and arguably - only marginally wiser - I see that change though seemingly simple, is not necessarily easy.
By Carl Munson
Diet Detective tracks down natural MS treatment
When his world was hit by the devastating effects of MS (Multiple Sclerosis), a fit and athletic 23 year-old Damian Houston was left wondering “Why me?” Now, after nearly twenty years facing the debilitating effects of the degenerative disease, Damian believes he has found a way to repair and regenerate his body, using a natural but powerful supplementation programme.
By Carl Munson
Is a successful massage career possible?
This is a question Amy Roberts (the massage therapists' guru) is often asked.
Here she talks to Carl Munson about the reality of having a thriving massage therapy practice, the mass movement towards wellness and what you can do to make it happen.
By Carl Munson talks to Amy Roberts
Research, rocket science and reality
I saw some research this week which confirmed that parents who want to ensure their newborn baby sleeps at night should try giving their child a massage. Is it me? Or does this piece of work smack of Basil’s Fawlty’s put-down to Sybil, reckoning her specialist subject was "stating the bleedin’ obvious".
By Carl Munson
Do Ron, Ron, Ron. Do, Ron Ron
It was my pleasure to be in London last weekend to hear the message of Ron Williams, an inspiring man with an inspiring vision for health and wellbeing. Ron took the trouble to fit a UK visit into his honeymoon schedule, between a marriage ceremony in Utah and a waiting – and very understanding - wife in Cancun.
By Carl Munson
Christmas – what’s the alternative?
Christmas is coming, and like a flu you know you are just going to have to cope with for a few days, it’s going to get you.
Carl Munson assesses the options...
By Carl Munson
For real change dig deep and get help
As another new year approaches, many of our minds will no doubt be applied to resolutions and other desirable changes.
By Carl Munson
Choosing holistic therapy training
If, like natural health writer Carl Munson, you’ve ever noticed advertisements for holistic therapy training by distance learning and wondered how it all works and how good the quality of training is, read on…
By Carl Munson
Bullying is not the way forward Gillian
Predictably, the opening of 2007’s starting gates saw the cream of the UK’s health and personal development celebrities stepping up for their share of the “New Year – New You” market.
By Carl Munson
Still plenty of bang for your baht in Bangkok
Whilst on a recent trip to Thailand researching new treats and treatments, I had the chance to check out Healthlands, a small chain of spas, with branches in Bangkok and and Pattaya.
By Carl Munson
Pinning down pain with painless acupuncture
In the great A-Z of complementary therapies, Acupuncture usually gets top billing, followed equally predictably by concerns as to whether this ancient eastern treatment hurts.
By Carl Munson
Sick of healthy eating?
A Totnesian friend of mine, having heard a radio phone-in that posed the question: “Can healthy eating make you ill?”, told me he didn’t get through, but was ready to say: “most definitely YES! I live in Totnes and I know”.
By Carl Munson
Suddenly it all makes sense
Not wanting to sound too pathetic or even prophetic, I’ve got something of a confession session for you today; a few words that I trust will help you understand not only where I’m coming from and where I’m at, but may also shed some light in your life if you’ve ever wondered: “Is there more to life than this?” and “What’s the point of my existence?” (It’s not too late to turn away, if you can’t bear such lightweight issues!)
By Carl Munson
Appealing on behalf of healing
The word “healing” really seems to push people’s buttons. Just recently, I heard a Radio 4 guest - on one of those hot-air opinion-based programmes - slam anything to do with healing (i.e. “run a mile”) based on the merest mention of the word. Fair play I suppose, it does conjure up images of eccentric characters standing over or behind those in need, with their hands hovering mysteriously in the air, eyes closed and an atmosphere of mystical expectation.
By Carl Munson
How to get high on life
How to get High on Life (the Hedolists' Handbook) is a handbook for getting high ON life – not high IN life.
Many approaches exist that help you get high in life, mostly unsustainable, though fun at times. But that’s not what this is all about. We’re hedolists not hedonists.
Many spiritual and religious paths exist that can help you find a high outside your living life – in a church, in a retreat or in a cave somewhere. But what sort of life is it if you have to retreat to bring your mind, body and spirit together? That’s why we’re hedolists and not holists.
By Carl Munson
Love that strawberry (The Secret they don’t tell you in “The Secret")
I got The Secret last year and shared it with my friends. Though excited at the time - we loved it and got very fired up - some months later, I see no real change in my buddies - if anything their old cars are older; they are still in the same houses they'd rather not be in given an option and they still need me to buy them a pint from time to time. You get the idea.
By Carl Munson
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