Balanced Lives
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Our mission is to provide quality advice and guidance on creating harmony and balance between your personal and professional lives.
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We seek balance.
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We seek balance: throughout our lives as individuals we seek to achieve our real potential in a positive way that encompasses our professional and personal responsibilities and goals. Regardless of our gender, origin, age or stage we hope to go through our lives fulfilled and complete, remembering that we are individuals with our individual purpose.
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How do we create this balance?
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ABOUT US
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Dr. Linda S Spedding
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Throughout her professional life she has carried out pro bono work and serves as an officer on the board of relevant Foundations and Charities assisting women and children (referred to in more detail at www.womeninlawinternational.com). She has been - and is - particularly inspired by the Vedic Sanatam Dharma Tradition and is committed to the dissemination of this Wisdom through all of her activities and particularly through her endeavours in assisting with related publications and Retreats (www.adhyatmik.org). Dr Spedding has developed a series of awareness raising publications for children and families in order to highlight the importance of respecting our environment and planet (www.eeniemeeniebeeniebo.org) Most recently she is assisting with a key project that prioritises the preservation of the Ganga and Himalayan Region in India (www.savegangasavehimalaya.org).
Linda is convinced of the key positive role of women to create balance in today’s world. Linda now practices and trains in the above areas while looking after her family in a tranquil apartment overlooking the River.
Linda is convinced of the key positive role of women to create balance in today’s world. Linda now practices and trains in the above areas while looking after her family in a tranquil apartment overlooking the River.
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Christina Mangino
Christina Mangino has over 20 years of yoga practice with an inspirational style of teaching, invoking humor and joy in the spirit of celebration. Although long interested in yoga, Christina began delving deeper into yoga after moving to London in 2000 and during her first pregnancy in 2003. In 2011, her focus shifted to intensive study of the principles of Yoga and Vedic Teaching under the tutelage of Dr. Swami Purna. Since that time, she has continued her spiritual method of yoga practice and studied the Purna Health Management System (PHMS) extensively. She is a contributor to the publications of PHMS.
Christina’s practices incorporate asana, meditation, contemplation, mantra, breathwork, and music. She offers workshops, body work, nutritional counseling, coaching, with a focus on the Vedic teachings as taught by Dr. Swami Purna. She incorporates ancient teachings into modern life with an emphasis on the accessibility of the spiritual path into everyday living. |
Books for Restoring Balance
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Balanced Living: Finding Meaning, Health and Happiness under Guidance
In Balanced Living, Dr Spedding explores the extraordinary life experience she has had living with the Guidance of Sri Svamiji and hopes to share some of this with others. She has included 3 life perspectives as regards integrating such wisdom into her life experience - as an individual, as a woman and as a legal professional and advisor particularly concerned about responsible conduct, sustainable development and our legacy for upcoming generations.
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Happiness is not a matter of intensity
but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.
but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.
-T. Merton
The Seven Commandments of Wellbeing
Professor Dr. Svami Purna advises and recommends:
‘For good health and happiness and all round wellbeing one should follow a good balanced framework for life that includes:
‘For good health and happiness and all round wellbeing one should follow a good balanced framework for life that includes:
1. Good food. (balanced and healthy sattvic nutrition);
2. Good sleep. (sound, deep, carefree and relaxed 6-8 hours sleep);
3. Good exercise. (walking, asanas, swimming and moderate physical activities);
4. Good mind. (positive approach towards life in thought and action including good deeds, voluntary work or seva without any condition, expectation or agenda, gain or reward);
5. Good meditation. (review, contemplation, gentle analysis, silence, pranayama, positive sound and music, focus of mind on nature including flowers and trees);
6. Good human interaction and relationships. (pleasant, positive gossip free interaction with family, friends, workplace associates and the outside world where interaction occurs with human beings, and responsibility for self - no blame or complain);
7. Good interaction with plants and animals. (recognising them as us with the same atma and force as they are also our life supports).
2. Good sleep. (sound, deep, carefree and relaxed 6-8 hours sleep);
3. Good exercise. (walking, asanas, swimming and moderate physical activities);
4. Good mind. (positive approach towards life in thought and action including good deeds, voluntary work or seva without any condition, expectation or agenda, gain or reward);
5. Good meditation. (review, contemplation, gentle analysis, silence, pranayama, positive sound and music, focus of mind on nature including flowers and trees);
6. Good human interaction and relationships. (pleasant, positive gossip free interaction with family, friends, workplace associates and the outside world where interaction occurs with human beings, and responsibility for self - no blame or complain);
7. Good interaction with plants and animals. (recognising them as us with the same atma and force as they are also our life supports).
These are the simple Seven Commandments for a good life and lasting wellbeing and happiness.
To view more about Dr. Svami Purna's guide to health and happiness please see the Purna Health powerpoint below:
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Regardless of our gender, origin, age or stage we hope to go through our lives fulfilled and complete, remembering that we are individuals with our individual purpose.
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Services
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It has been often mentioned that many people who regard themselves - and are considered to be -successful in business or professional environments measure themselves on seven key elements that are referred to with the following headings (in no particular order): Health, Family, Social, Individual or Personal Financial, Business or Professional , Civic or Community and Spiritual. Their overall goal is to maintain a balance between these elements in order to to live a healthy, contented and fulfilling life and to realise their potential and meaning. The practical integration of balance into daily life allows for the achievement of a happy, healthy life that supports the realisation of success in the world in a virtuous circle. All of this includes implicitly the core features of responsibility for self and self discipline, as well as self love or care or esteem.
Balanced Living. Begin the Process.
B - A - L - A - N - C - E
Be Always Loving and Naturally Calm Everywhere.
This reminds us that we must begin the process with self love and self esteem, not self criticism. Life is a journey that should be wonderful and much of the experience is in our hands.
Be Always Loving and Naturally Calm Everywhere.
This reminds us that we must begin the process with self love and self esteem, not self criticism. Life is a journey that should be wonderful and much of the experience is in our hands.
SESSIONSIndividual and group teaching, sessions that are practical in nature- while also explorative and delving - are offered.
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EXERCISESVarious exercises that can be implemented at any stage or time in life
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INSPIRATIONHints and tips for self inspiration, reminder and improvement.
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