Penning a new chapter of life

The Australian Jewish NewsJune 20, 2011 WHEN David Bardas was forced into early retirement 15 years ago, the former Sportsgirl/Sportscraft chief executive confronted the age-old dilemma of what to do next. So he took up the pursuit of writing poetry in his backyard shed. It was something his late father-in-law, Victor Smorgon, one of the [...]

Beating cancer – beyond chemotherapy

The New Zealand Listener By Ruth Laugesen | Published on June 13, 2011 | Issue 3710 Some believe the right mental attitude, a healthy diet, exercise and meditation can help beat cancer, but how do these claims stack up? Getty Images No one knows better than investment banker Rob Cameron how quickly a life can [...]

Learning to live in the moment

Denise Ryan – The Age March 14, 2011   Meditation Teacher Janet Etty-Leal at Yarraman Oaks Primary School.  A FEW boys twitch and are reluctant to close their eyes. It’s not easy to get those aged 10 to 12 to keep still, let alone stop their minds from racing. But it doesn’t take long before [...]

Dealing with cancer

Leader Newspaper – Moonee Valley 20th Dec 2010 Isabelle Henry wants every other cancer sufferer to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. The 60-year-old Ascot vale nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer in April last year and plummeted into a journey of emotional turmoil. Facing the possibility of death on [...]