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Published on Tuesday, 19 October 2010 12:00 | | 
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I had been reflecting on why I often feel that I don’t have enough time for my creative interests. So I was looking forward to attending the first Creative Awakening seminar organised by the Institute of Oriental Philosophy UK at Taplow Court, writes Louise Ellis.
Published on Wednesday, 06 October 2010 10:16 | | |
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The synthesis of the material and spiritual in certain Buddhist teachings has gone generally unnoticed in the West, writes Eddy Canfor-Dumas. One of the few exceptions was the late E F Schumacher, who devoted a short chapter in his renowned work, Small Is Beautiful, to Buddhist economics.
Published on Saturday, 05 June 2010 19:03 | | |
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Next time you're bored in the shopping arcade...
Published on Saturday, 05 June 2010 18:00 | | |
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Kseniya Simonova from Ukraine started drawing with sand after her business collapsed and had less than a year's experience as a sand animator when she entered the Ukraine's Got Talent TV show.
She became last year's winner, constructing an animation that portrayed life during the invasion and occupation of Ukraine in the Second World War.
Published on Monday, 24 May 2010 11:34 | |
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The group Bringing Unity Back Into the Community (BUBIC) in Haringey, North London, recently won the London Drug Team of the Year award. Manager Kelvin O'Mard explains how he and members of his team help make a difference to the lives of crack users, ex-crack users, their friends and families.
Published on Sunday, 14 March 2010 18:23 | | |
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Our levels of stress, anxiety and depression are higher than ever. So too are rates of stress-related physical illnesses such as hypertension, writes Louise Ellis
The insurer Aviva UK Health says that psychological stress was the primary cause of sickness claims last year. A Coventry University study, meanwhile, shows that in some parts of the country almost two-thirds of workers say they are suffering from stress-induced depression.
Published on Sunday, 14 March 2010 06:00 | | |
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Many people think that to live a green life you must live in the country but these days the Good Life is coming to the city, writes Julia Stephenson