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A journey of self- awareness through horticulture, mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, pilates and psychology

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  • 13th Jan 2020

    Take control of your mind-body connection. Part 1: Understanding you!

    Take control of your mind-body connection. Part 1: Understanding you!

    As we become more mindful of noticing our senses we may also start to become more consciously aware of our breathing. Breathing happens automatically we never have to consciously think about it. But when we do start to notice our breathing we start to become consciously aware of our bodies. What we think and feel…

  • 8th Jan 2020

    Guided sensory meditation (audio)

    Guided sensory meditation (audio)

    Over the past week we have explored what we can see, what we can feel, what we can hear and taste. Which sense do you most connect with each day? Taking just a few seconds to connect to your senses every day all helps build mindfulness into your daily routine, reduce a busy over thinking…

  • 8th Jan 2020

    Taste the flavour!

    Taste the flavour!

    We may all be making small changes to our eating habits in January with the desire to loose weight and or be healthier. Noticing the taste of food is an important part of mindful eating to help maintain a healthy weight and a well balanced diet. If we notice the taste for a few seconds…

  • 7th Jan 2020

    Hear the birds!

    Hear the birds!

    Have you ever been outside with all the noise of traffic, people talking and daily life and ever just noticed the birds? Connecting to one sound such as the birds just for a few minutes helps to reduce a busy over thinking mind and become more present. We may miss all the small sounds in…

  • 6th Jan 2020

    Smell the flowers!

    Smell the flowers!

    Connecting to our sense of smell can have a powerful affect on the way we feel through the daytime. Noticing the scent of the shower gel in the shower may make you more consciously aware of how busy our minds are in the shower! Just taking a few minutes to notice the fragrance and the…

  • 5th Jan 2020

    Feel the breeze!

    Feel the breeze!

    On a lovely winters day it is lovely to feel the fresh breeze on my face it makes me know I am alive! Our skin is our main sensory organ. In our busy lives rushing round in automatic pilot we may not notice what we are touching or what we feel against our skin. Taking…

  • 2nd Jan 2020

    Notice the rainbow!

    Notice the rainbow!

    How long does it take to look up at the sky? A few seconds yet for most people our thoughts are elsewhere. Taking time just 1-2 minutes to stop, look up and notice the clouds and sky helps our minds to become present, to notice what is happening right now. We may be lucky to…

  • 17th Feb 2019

    1 minute of loving kindness…

    1 minute of loving kindness…

    Mindfulness has also be termed ‘ kindfulness’ as it helps us become more self – aware of how we treat ourselves and others. Our internal voice can be very self critical, reminding us of what we don’t like about ourselves, what we haven’t done or achieved and this eats away at our confidence, self belief…

  • 24th Jan 2019

    2 minutes of mindfulness..

    2 minutes of mindfulness..

    How do we be more mindful and how can we make it a habit everyday? Mindfulness has been clinically found to have a positive affect on our mental wellbeing, reducing stress, anxiety, low mood and improving wellbeing. As a mindfulness meditation teacher for the past five years I have had the pleasure of helping people…

  • 24th Jan 2019

    How to worry less……..

    My 8 year old son is worrier, what if there is a dog in the park, what if i get hit by a football in sport, what if it rains too much and we flood!! For a little brain so many negative thoughts and assumptions of what might happen are based on previous experience and…

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