When hope heals
How a positive sense of calm and control can help combat disease. David Servan-Schreiber | March 2009 issue Ten years after he was diagnosed HIV-positive, Paul was still alive. This was long before tri-therapy—the remarkably effective treatment that keeps AIDS patients alive—and everyone asked Read More...
Just do it
It is a misconception that meditation is difficult Tijn Touber | April 2006 issue “Everyone says I should meditate. All spiritual books end with the advice to take time for meditation. But no one tells you how!” The young man who stood before me was completely stressed out. For months he had Read More...
Because God whispers
Being silent means more than just holding your tongue. It means listening for the softest, most subtle sound of all - the sound of the soul. Tijn Touber | July 2008 issue I’m not listening. “Hurry up, sir. You have just half an hour to reach the hotel. After that the whole island becomes Read More...
Small can be healthy
Toxins like radon and even DDT may have beneficial effects at very low doses. Ursula Sautter | May 2008 issue A glass of red wine after dinner a couple of times a week can help prevent heart disease; a nightly magnum of the stuff will corrode your liver. This is pretty much accepted wisdom. But Read More...
Healthy thinking: Meditation.
A simple practice in meditation. | June 2003 issue In the following meditation, the emphasis is on breathing, but the underlying aim is to achieve a calm, non-judgemental awareness whereby your thoughts, feelings and sensations come and go without getting caught up in them. Sit in a relaxed Read More...
Less perspiration, more inspiration
Living effortlessly is not only more pleasurable, it is also more rewarding. Tijn Touber's column. Tijn Touber | August 2003 issue In the past, when I spent a lot of time in the recording studio making records, I was often sent outside when Monique came in to do her vocals. My stress, which started Read More...