Author Archives: Kris Deva North

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About Kris Deva North

Author, Meditation Coach, Teacher of the Taoist Arts.

Chocolate is Good for You – or What to Eat for Peak Performance.

Eat what you like and pay attention to how your body responds. Then make any changes, or decide to carry on as before. No point in stressing out over what you eat, is there? If you get diarrhea, constipation, IBS … Continue reading

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Facebook Officially Uncool – So Buys WhatsApp ($19billion)

But let’s not despair:  our Facebook still has a glowing future as platform for us Preachers, Healers and Spiritual Entertainers. Kids are leaving because parents are joining – and being parental in their posts. So FB, cleverly, on the prowl, ambush … Continue reading

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Master Your Moods with a Mirror!

MANAGING MOOD There is a season, and a time to every purpose. Let’s take the first step: let’s manage our moods instead of our moods managing us. You will need a few different moods: time spent on mood-practice is seldom … Continue reading

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Muddy Shorts and Bloody Knees, Sweaty Shirts and Aching Legs

Amid these days of storms and cold I step beyond the warmth and comfort of home, of watching sport and Harry Potter. Well wrapped up and rubber-booted, bent against the wind I walk to the woods. To enter I must … Continue reading

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On Men: Blood, Breath, Movement

Sharing the Man Experience we realise that basic knowledge of the mechanics can lead to improved sexual health. Recent surveys have found that men in static jobs have lower libido and sperm count than those in active work, and even … Continue reading

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A Treat for Valentines

And there she was, lovely as Ziyi Zhang, amber eyes, copper-colored hair, high-collar gold cheongsam side slit to  ivory thighs.  And there stood Harry, not entirely sober, eels in his belly slithering.  She pretended not to notice his staring until … Continue reading

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Learning From The Horse

This Friday I shall celebrate Chinese New Year at our annual Shamanic Healing workshop, sharing secrets: some I was born with and others learned since being asked, at the age of fifteen, by a shaman of the Wakamba, to lay … Continue reading

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Walking Back

Two Dogs, Three Crows, Nine Pigeons and a flight of Seagulls attended my first walk of the year on a cold crisp English morning.  I looked out for my friends the Magpies but they must have been visiting family. I’d … Continue reading

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Mexico

Twenty-two years ago my three-week visit to Mexico started and ended in a dentist’s chair.  That wasn’t the plan, although I did hear Mexico City was the destination of choice for American tooth-tourists.  This time was different.  Not being one … Continue reading

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Life Starts and Ends in Bed

“If you want to understand the business of Life, then you need to examine the business of where Life starts and where Life ends…the business of the bedchamber.”  Taoist Classics: Art of the Bedchamber. THE TAOISTS of ancient China considered sex healthy, … Continue reading

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