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Ben is a musician, massage therapist and event organiser. He grew up in London, but has lived in Leeds, West Yorkshire since 1990.

His interests include 5 Rhythms dance, gathering and cooking with wild food, permaculture and study of shamanic practices.

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Entertainment > Music Business Music piracy: Is downloading music ethical?: 5 of 50

Well, maybe the answer should be "downloading music can be done in an ethical way". It can also be done in a greedy and selfish way, which shows no respect for the music or the musician. There are many different places from which music can be downloaded. If you search the Internet, you will find a plethora of sites which hav...
Religion & Spirituality > Meditation & Prayer Learning to meditate: 14 of 28

In his book "Zenarchy", Kerry Thornley tells us of a friend of his who believed that meditation was excellent for peace of mind, provided one has the peace of mind to be able to meditate. (I would tell you the exact quote, but I gave my copy away years ago). That is the conundrum many of us find ourselves in with meditation....
Health & Fitness > Alternative Therapies Communicating with your massage therapist: 6 of 12

If you're receiving a massage, especially if you're paying for it, you want to get the most benefit from it, so it makes sense to be as clear as possible in communication with your therapist. This communication should start from when your first book or inquire about a massage - if you haven't been to this particular therapis...
Religion & Spirituality > Pagan & Earth-Based Religions How to dance in the spirit: 1 of 2

Your body already knows. Physical matter, after all, is an expression of Spirit. Yet, somehow, this strange thing we call the conscious mind has arisen which gets in the way of us recognising our constant and intimate relationship with Spirit. So, if you want to dance in a way that recognises and nurtures that relationship, ...
Religion & Spirituality > Pagan & Earth-Based Religions On making a set of Runes: 5 of 8

More and more people are getting interested in Runes and it's not hard to find a set of Runes for sale - some books on Rune reading come with their own set and auction websites are abundant with homemade sets. So, you might well ask, why bother making your own set? I guess the key to that question is in the word "bother" - R...
Food & Drink > Sauce, Spread & Dips Recipes: Salsa: 31 of 33

Here's a recipe I found in an old notebook. I devised this as a condiment for a festival cafe I was working at a couple of years ago. This is strictly for spice lovers, but you can always tone it down by decreasing the number of chilies and increasing the amount of fresh tomatoes or tomato puree. The beauty of the recipe is ...
Health & Fitness > Alternative Therapies Visualization for renewal: 5 of 5

This is a simple but powerful visualisation that I do before starting a new course of study or undertaking a task for the first time. If you wanted, you could use it every day as a way of welcoming the new possibilities that each day brings. It's all about allowing the old ideas that we no longer need to drop away and new be...