To be truly conscious is to be present at all times. Easier said than done, right? We only use 5% of our conscious mind. The remaining 95% is our subconscious and unconscious mind. To be conscious requires us to be the observer of our mind, to remain in our centre and turn our awareness away Read More
To read the first piece in this two-part series the importance of teamwork and learn about the first two stages of group development, click here. Once you navigate through the forming and storming stages, you finally arrive at a place of acceptance. The third phase, norming, is when we mutually understand and accept our differences. Read More
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford Dr Bruce Tuckman carried out research into the theory of group dynamics. In 1965, he published a theory known as ‘Tuckman’s stages of group development’. According to his theory, there are four phases of group development – Forming, Storming, Read More
To read the first piece in this two-part series on understanding the shadow and the ego, as well as the relationship between them, click here. So, now that we know the ego is not the issue here, we can realise it is the illusion of who we think we are. The self. When we get Read More
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” — Carl Jung Just like we all have a will, a mind and a heart, we all have a shadow side. It’s about whether or not we want to identify with it. But what exactly is the shadow? Carl Jung said Read More