Consciously practicing gratitude has been a huge part of my healing journey. My journey to discovering gratitude was interesting. I was never ungrateful as such, but I did have a tendency to see all the things that were going wrong in my life quite easily and I could probably have listed 10 things or more… Continue reading PRACTICE GRATITUDE IN 3 SIMPLE STEPS
This #MindfulMonday I wanted to tell you about my Jar of Goals. 2015 has been a truly transformational year for me. This time last year I had so many hopes and dreams. I wanted to write a book, rebrand my website, finally kick my addictions and so much more. That is not just any old… Continue reading DO YOU WANT TO BE HAPPIER? CREATE A JAR OF GOALS FOR 2016
So only four more sleeps till Santa gets here and as this is also the time of year when we can lose our way a bit, this mindful monday i’ve decided to share my Top 5 Tips for staying on track this holiday season HYDRATE FIRST THING EVERY MORNING Keeping hydrated is important every day… Continue reading MY 5 TOP TIPS FOR SURVIVING THE HOLIDAY SEASON
Is breathing good for you? Well of course it is we need to it to keep us alive but have you ever noticed in situations that are stressful our rates of breathing change and some of us even hold our breath without even realising it! Down through the years I have struggled to find something… Continue reading CAN MEDITATION HELP IMPROVE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
Welcome to #MindfulMonday and this week I’m introducing my theme for December which is #betrue to you and others this holiday season. December is a month that fascinates me for so many reasons primarily because most of us let ourselves get so stressed, burn the candle at both ends and we tend to leave ourselves… Continue reading STRESS LESS THIS DECEMBER AND #BETRUE TO YOU
Its #MindfulMonday again and this week is a very special Monday for me as I have just returned from Dzogchen Beara in West Cork, where I have been on a meditation retreat for the weekend with Sogyal Rinpoche. Rinpoche is a world-renowned Buddhist teacher from Tibet, and author of the highly acclaimed The Tibetan Book of Living… Continue reading CHANGING NEGATIVE PATTERNS ONE STEP AT A TIME
Its #mindfulmonday and I wanted to recap on some of lessons so far from #KeepGoing month. The main reason I wanted to do #KeepGoing month is to help people realize that we all deserve much more than we think, but we need to push through our fears. The main message is to stop making… Continue reading DON’T WAIT TILL TOMORROW TO CHANGE WHAT YOU CAN TODAY
Dear Me, I’m writing this letter to apologise for not treating you properly, for not wanting to spend time with you and for always speaking to you in a way that no one should ever be spoken too. The thought of failure used to scare me into hiding from you. The fear… Continue reading I’M WRITING THIS LETTER TO APOLOGISE…
It’s Mindful Monday again and today I wanted to talk about mindfulness and meditation becoming trendy and cool. I thought this was great in the beginning but now the inevitable has happened and on a daily basis I now get people sending me links to articles questioning does it work or is it just ridiculous.… Continue reading IS MEDITATION REALLY BENEFICIAL?
If you have been brought up to believe in certain things, achieve in a certain way and follow a path that other people in your family have before you there’s a good chance you are not following your passion! Afraid to disappoint and step outside of our comfort zone, we are brought up in a… Continue reading DON’T BE AFRAID OF YOUR PASSION
