I love this simple breath practice. I teach this simple practice in all my yoga classes (READ MORE…) and to many clients (READ MORE…) and loved ones who sometimes wish I’d stop encouraging them to do their calming breath 🙂 I know how they feel. And I also know that it’s one of the simplest […]
You can listen by clicking the image above I adore crystals. I use them every day in many different ways – for goal setting, to support in meditation, for pain relief (as well as seeking appropriate medical support – please always see a doctor for medical issues. Crystals can help support the body’s natural healing […]
Am delighted that my work is featured in another Psychologies (December 2018) cover story. In Can You Beat Anxiety the Natural Way? (see p54 for the full four page spread), Panic Button, journalist Heidi Scrimgeour shares part of her journey, having online counselling with me to help her manage anxiety. One of my specialisms is […]
Do you ever have one of those days where either everything is going amazingly smoothly or, if things are going wrong, you have that deep sense of ease and wellbeing and are still absolutely fine about it? Better than those days we’re it’s as if you’ve got out of bed on the wrong side. Do […]
The other day, I (briefly, thankfully) forgot about walking my walk and instead starting spinning mentally as I tried to predict all sorts of scenarios I have absolutely no control over. This was a far from peaceful interlude and was entirely fear based. Fortunately, I remembered my tool kit pretty quickly and thought I’d share […]
I remember reading Debbie Ford’s wonderful The Dark Side of the Light Chasers many many years ago (click HERE). When I went on to train as a psychosynthesis counsellor (HERE), we did a lot of work with ‘subpersonalities’ and I recognised a lot of the parallels with Ford’s work. Jung famously wrote and talked about […]
As any human, let along anyone with a history of anxiety knows, doing things that take us outside our comfort zones can be scary. This week, I’m thanking everyone who voted for my book, 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing (click HERE) in the Janey Loves Platinum Awards 2018. And I’m […]
This past week or so has been quite strange for me. On Friday, I felt so stuck (technology, weirdness from a couple of strangers and I can’t even remember what else gave me pause), I gave up and decided to focus on my own self-care. A short time after doing this, I had a breakthrough […]
Self-care isn’t rocket science. Eating food that will nourish and fuel us, being active, connecting with loved ones, getting enough sleep and rest, keeping things organised enough that we don’t waste time and energy looking for things, living within our means and saving for our future, taking time to reflect and connect with something bigger […]
This week, we’re looking at ways in which we can start each day with even a minute of self-care to transform the day ahead. When you think about your ideal morning self-care practice, what do you imagine? We’re all different and it’s about honouring that so we can create things that work for us. For me, […]