Clear your mind and focus on the photo for 5 minutes. First, concentrate on your breathing until your mind is only filled with the sensation of your chest and stomach moving in and out. Secondly, allow your breathing to continue whilst you foresincally look into the picture. Notice all the details and colours. After doing [...]
I've always been considered 'sensitive.' At school, my teachers described me as conscientious and shy. I can't remember a time when I didn't observe a situation before acting, or seemed to instinctively 'know' when there was tension between others. It wasn't until a couple of months ago though that I started to understand that my [...]
Mind the gap the sign said! Oops! One torn hamstring later and a sciatic nerve pounding I think I may read the sign next time! I’m sending this blog from an aeroplane high in the sky, rushing home to see my daughter who’s 15th birthday it is this day! 15! When did that happen? Last [...]
Mindfulness: the state or quality of being mindful or aware of something. I’ve tried mindful meditation before and found it hard to get in to. I felt self-conscious and found it difficult to remain calm, without over-thinking every action. I’m curious to know what difference it makes to approach mindfulness from another angle. Whether it’s [...]
The idea of starting over is one that fascinates us all. Whatever happened this year, the next one we will get stronger, smarter and we won't do the same mistakes. It is only natural to believe that change is something within our grasp and most of us consider New Year a time to start as [...]
So December has been and gone! When did that happen? I swear it’s still March! I know December was here because I’ve seen Christmas jumpers, trees all sparkly and hosted a Christmas party and more importantly I can officially post I am watching “Love Actually" without having to keep a dark secret a secret! I [...]
We each wake up every morning with exactly £86,400 in our energy bank account. Meaning we each have 86,400 seconds in our day and how we chose to spend that energy or time is totally up to us. Some people allow this energy just to flutter away each day and then wonder where time has [...]
It’s that time of year again when people make promises to themselves to drastically change something about their life. Mostly for the better, sometimes to the detriment of their health. We start thinking about how to keep our mental happiness topped-up. Crash diets, extreme exercise, unobtainable targets to develop a new hobby. The intentions of [...]
With Christmas done and dusted, it's time to turn our attention to the impending new year... and those dreaded resolutions! After the indulgence of the festive season, it's no surprise so many of us resolve to get fit and healthy in the new year. But if you find yourself struggling to keep your new year's [...]
Detoxing is not always easy, particulalry the first time. Read how Dean relied on his willpower to get him through. But the results were more than worth it.
