In the same way that hair needs to be conditioned, so do our minds. My own hair is a perfect example: it’s fine and becomes easily tangled. I have to make a conscious effort to brush it and keep it conditioned, unless I want it to resemble a haystack! We humans may have the most [...]
It is proven that getting enough sleep (7-8 hours nightly) supports our immune system, and with the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s wise to start improving on the amount of hours you get. But for those of you who find it hard to even get to sleep in the first place, what can you do to help [...]
If you are lucky enough to be in lockdown, unlike the saintly key workers and medics (including my incredible daughter and her partner), then you have an opportunity to reflect: to work on you. To address aspects of your personality that you would like to strengthen. Covid-19 has forced unprecedented changes in the way we [...]
April is Stress Awareness Month, and it’s also National Pet Month. Although we will soon be approaching May, many of us will still be in lockdown - and during these uncertain times, mental illnesses are peaking. We must be aware of this, and do everything within our control to manage our stress. The starting point, [...]
Captain Tom Moore has touched the hearts of millions around the world with his astonishing achievements. But it’s not just the colossal amount of money that he’s raised for the NHS, which has made us feel instant love towards the hero. In times of uncertainty, and nothing in modern day history compares with the harrowing [...]
Whether your vice is alcohol, tobacco, gambling, or something else, many of us seem to have vices. We often pretend we don’t, or in the extreme, beat ourselves up about why we rely on habits which do us no good. But what we find hard is to acknowledge them in the first place. In my [...]
Without a doubt, the most fascinating talk that I’ve ever attended was an interactive talk about our amazing intuition and how to use it! The speaker was a 47 year old female, and we knew this because she asked us to guess her age. There were about sixty of us, and Margaret asked us to [...]
Recently, a friend of mine had to make a difficult decision; it was about whether to attend a family funeral. In normal circumstances, this sort of decision may be unheard of; naturally they should go and pay their respects, but sadly the family are estranged and have a very difficult family history. So there were [...]
Whether you enjoy running, painting or writing, when we participate in a hobby that we love it makes our souls feel nourished; it’s a great stress reliever and helps with depression. We know when we are truly in our zone, because we are so absorbed in our beloved pursuit that we have the ability to [...]
For those of us who have suffered abuse or trauma, being in the present moment can be especially hard to achieve. This is because we have impaired concentration and can be easily distracted: we frequently find ourselves simply staring at the wall! The Chinese call this "kòng bái ding zhe", or "white space staring”. But [...]