Mind/Body/Spirit – Elizabeth Allan

Baby: 9 months in, 9 months out

January 4, 2020 by Elizabeth Allan

When you have a baby, you get lots of advice. One early tip was to keep a journal of the experience, to help you process things, or remember things. This blog would have been the perfect place to keep a… Read more →

ASMR on YouTube

December 3, 2018 by Elizabeth Allan

What is ASMR? I first heard of ASMR when I was living in Saudi Arabia, trawling the internet at night, as everyone who lives alone in a studio apartment is wont to do. For the uninitiated, ASMR stands for autonomous… Read more →

Philosophy of Mind and the Body

April 7, 2018 by E. Beth Allan

As a teenager I was certain there was life after death and at university I learned this meant I sat on the side of Dualism when it came to the Mind/Body philosophical conundrum. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy… Read more →

Greek Mythology according to Stephen Fry

April 4, 2018 by E. Beth Allan

Mythology Versus Religion Reading Stephen Fry’s retelling of Greek mythology in his novel Mythos, I had an epiphany as to how it is possible for Creationists to believe the world was created in six days, little more than 6000 years… Read more →

Anti-Social Media

March 7, 2018 by E. Beth Allan

Zadie Smith recently released a collection of essays in a book called Feel Free. One of the older essays, Generation Why?, is a review of the Facebook-inspired movie The Social Network as well as a savage indictment of social media… Read more →

Dorothy Dickson

June 21, 2016 by E. Beth Allan

Her full name is Sister Dorothy Anne Dickson of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Mission, but I know her as Auntie Dot. The following is a transcription of an interview she gave with my cousin, Pastor Joseph McCauley.… Read more →

Splore Festival 2016

February 23, 2016 by E. Beth Allan

This was my third trip to Splore, the scenic festival about an hour south of Auckland. They say it’s an integrated, eco-aware, family-friendly event and that it’s not all about the music—but the music is always gonna be top of… Read more →

Osho

December 13, 2015 by E. Beth Allan

Today I was tidying up my papers in preparation for going back to NZ from Saudi and I came across a pamphlet on Rudra Meditation, which I’d been meaning to read for years. The final pointer was: “The greatest sadhana… Read more →

Wayne Dyer’s Books

October 10, 2015 by E. Beth Allan

I plan to read all of Dr. Wayne Dyer‘s books and quote my favourite parts below. I’ve realised some of the 41 books shown on his website include anthologies or re-editions, so I’m aiming to read the 34 listed on… Read more →

“A Crude Awakening”

July 12, 2014 by E. Beth Allan

This doco was released in 2006 but the facts remain valid and it’s well worth a look. Oil is a pet hate of mine and I was half expecting to have heard all the horror tales before but there was… Read more →

Renegade Collective Magazine

June 7, 2014 by E. Beth Allan

As part of a birthday package, my mother recently hunted around for a magazine that she thought I’d like and came up with Renegade Collective, which neither of us had seen before. The Aussie mag proved to be a great… Read more →

Google Poems

July 18, 2013 by E. Beth Allan

These 4-line ditties have hit the headlines lately, after Google Poetics drew our attention to the fact that when you type a word or two into Google, the search engine gives you four popular ways to complete the phrase. I… Read more →

Brown Noise

April 4, 2013 by E. Beth Allan

I live on a major Auckland street, on a section between two other major streets, and the roar of trucks bothers me at night and then wakes me back up at around 6am. I already wear silicon earplugs but these… Read more →

Hot Spots

February 16, 2013 by E. Beth Allan

Some places around the world where I took a few breaths to imagine those who had gone before me! Herman Melville’s grave, Woodlawns Cemetery, The Bronx.… Read more →

Alkaline Vs Acid Foods

January 26, 2013 by E. Beth Allan

Image borrowed from: vitamedica.com This is by no means intended to be a scientific treatise on the topic, but simply a reflection on my causes and findings so far… And I’ll begin by mentioning that a quick google search will… Read more →

Shadow Dance

September 21, 2012 by E. Beth Allan

The cover of this book doesn’t do it any favours but one of the recommendations on the back says: “As useful a self-help book as one is likely to find.” And I would tend to agree! There’s a certain amount… Read more →

Why is the healthy option so much more expensive?

July 24, 2012 by E. Beth Allan

If I can go to bed at around 1 or 2am and wake at around 10, I’m fine. But as soon as I have to get up at 7am, and therefore get to sleep earlier, I start having issues. It’s… Read more →

Spiritual Dangers of Drugs and Clubs

March 29, 2012 by E. Beth Allan

Everyone knows the physical and mental risks that drugs pose to living people, but what if they also threaten your well-being beyond the grave? Of course you’ll need to believe in an Afterlife to even consider this, but I… Read more →

The Placebo Effect

March 25, 2012 by E. Beth Allan

At Womad a week ago, I went to the Village of Wellness and had a chakra balancing session. This involved sitting backwards on a tilted chair, face pressed into a cushioned-hole, clutching a big crystal in each hand, while a… Read more →

What makes me different?

March 23, 2012 by E. Beth Allan

I kept a blog when I was living in Japan almost ten years ago and so my point of difference was obvious. I was going to interesting places, meeting interesting people, and learning interesting things all the time. Starting a… Read more →

Category: <span>Mind/Body/Spirit</span>