Many people have instructed me on meditation and its profound benefits. Wherever you look on the well-being or mindfulness shelf (whether physical or digital) there is an abundance of information. From Goan Yoga retreats to Zen Buddhist master classes there is a plethora of advice and guidance on how to achieve the perfect meditative state. I am, in fact, completely sold on the art of mediation and struggle manfully to achieve the necessary inner peace prior to starting each

As we come up to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, our thoughts often drift toward that beautiful area of France where the seismic and impactful events took place. Cycling along the coastal road to where the landings were made, I find it difficult to imagine the scenes from that summer in 1944. Last year I took a breather from a ride, at the beach in Arromanches and watched the kite surfers weaving in and out of the now derelict remains of the Mulberry Harbour. Yet ¾ of a centur