by Alison | May 5, 2022 | meditation, self care, wellbeing
How long is it since you had a holiday? And how long since you took a holiday before you were exhausted, when you could really enjoy it? With all the travel restrictions of the last couple of years, I’m guessing that more of us than usual are long overdue for a...
by Alison | Jul 12, 2021 | self care, wellbeing, yoga
Answer truthfully…how do you feel about self care for mums? How often do you take time out? Not at all? Nowhere near enough? Or do you manage it sometimes, but still know you need to find more time for you? Here’s why self care for busy mums matters so...
by Alison | Feb 8, 2021 | Neal's Yard Remedies, organic, self care, wellbeing
When the weather turns colder, our skin can start to suffer. The skincare products we use during the spring and summer might not be adequate when the chill sets in. But there’s plenty we can do to keep skin happy during the colder months of the year….read on for my...
by Alison | Sep 9, 2020 | emotions, healing, meditation, mental health, self care, wellbeing, yoga
In my yoga and therapy practice, particularly in my work with new mothers, people often say to me that they have no time to themselves, and certainly no time to sit in meditation. I know from my own experience of early motherhood that there really was no time to call...
by Alison | Sep 9, 2020 | emotions, healing, meditation, mental health, self care, wellbeing, yoga
In Buddhism, as well as in yoga philosophy, there is a term maitri, which means loving-kindness or friendliness. Imagine someone you hold most dear: a partner, a parent, a child. Feel that very simple and uncomplicated love – an unconditional love which...
by Alison | Sep 9, 2020 | emotions, healing, meditation, mental health, self care, wellbeing, yoga
How many times during the day are you truly in the present moment? How many times are you mindful of your actions, your breath, your body, your thought processes? For many of us, it is very few. We may move through our day on auto-pilot, dwelling on something from...
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