That we are already happy and free may not be our experience at present, but it can be, and it doesn’t involve years and years of struggling with self-development. In fact self-development can just get in the way, because self-development is all about the self, all about the ego, all about me, which is the root cause of all our problems.

The way to be free and happy is not achieved by acquiring anything outside of our selves, or by developing this quality or that quality. Nor is it achieved by trying to be a special type of person, or being a “good” person, but by looking at the story of who we think we are. We are free when we stop believing and identifying with the image we have of ourselves in our own heads.

Freedom is for everybody, not just for the select few. We don’t need to live in a special place, we don’t need to don special clothes or recite sacred words in sacred places. It is available for each and every one of us, if we are willing to look at our selves with honesty and with courage.

This web site includes articles written by myself, a list of retreats and regular meetings, a section on stories and anecdotes from many spiritual traditions. It also includes a section on focusing, which is the art of listening to our own deeper wisdom, which resides in the body.