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#meditation

  • Art Therapy

    ART CHAT #3: Art & Mental Health

    Photo by Valerie Titova on Unsplash ART & MENTAL HEALTH I couldn’t have an ‘Art Chat’ series of posts and not talk about the benefits of doing art (and all creative activities) for our mental health. When…

    March 21, 2022
  • recalibrating

    Rest and Recalibration

    WELL HELLO THERE! REST AND RECALIBRATION – As the name of this post might suggest, I’ve been a bit absent from the blog as I’ve needed some time out to – rest and recalibrate.…

    November 8, 2021
  • No. 1 sitting on a windowsill

    One thing at a time

    ZEN TIP TUESDAY #33 This week’s Zen Tip Tuesday (ZTT) is again written by myself!  This will be the last Gem of Zen for 2019, but ZTT will continue on an ad hoc basis…

    December 17, 2019
  • ASMR - Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response

    ASMR – Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response

    ZEN TIP TUESDAY #32 This week for ZTT I welcome back myself!  This is my second Gem of Zen contribution, the first being ZTT #21 – Rainy Days, White Noise and Hygge. If you would…

    December 3, 2019
  • Finding a little zen during stressful times

    ZEN TIP TUESDAY #26 A big welcome to Jo Castro for today’s ZTT.  I’ve known Jo via the blogosphere for a few years now but we haven’t met in person, yet!  Jo lives on…

    September 10, 2019
  • A girl sitting on rocks in a serene meditative state

    The Positively Life-Changing Power of Theta Healing

    ZEN TIP TUESDAY #20 Today it’s my great pleasure to introduce you to Chelsey Prior.  Chelsey contacted me after Write of the Middle’s #ZTT was brought to her attention by Sammie of The Annoyed…

    June 4, 2019
  • meditation mudra

    Morning Meditation and Yoga

    ZEN TIP TUESDAY #11 For ZTT #11 – I extend a big welcome to Marita Dortins.  Marita has been a yoga teacher since 2001, encouraging people to breathe, to stand tall, and to live…

    April 2, 2019
  • Meditation and making it a daily practice

    Meditation & making it a daily practice

    ZEN TIP TUESDAY #7 For ZTT #7 I welcome Josee Perron.  Josee is a nature loving adventurer with a passion for words (both writing and reading them) and she enjoys encouraging others to see…

    March 5, 2019
  • grass, long grass, woman, nature, outdoors,

    Three simple life changers

    This post is part of the Gorgeous 50’s series inspired by a book given to me by one of my sisters on my 50th birthday – ‘Grown up and Gorgeous in your 50’s’ by…

    October 18, 2018
  • anxiety, worry, fear

    Let’s Talk About Anxiety

    Anxiety – what is it? Feeling anxious in certain situations can help us avoid danger, triggering our ‘fight or flight’ response. It is how we’ve evolved to keep ourselves safe. Sometimes though, we can…

    October 8, 2018
  • mindfulness, mindful, beach, sunrise

    Mindful in May – Week 5

    I’ve been participating in Mindful in May, a transformative one month online mindfulness program which brings together the world’s best meditation teachers, wellbeing experts and neuroscientists to teach you the tools to transform your…

    June 7, 2018
  • meditation, mindful, mindfulness

    Mindful in May – Week 4

    I’m participating in Mindful in May, a transformative one month online mindfulness program which brings together the world’s best meditation teachers, wellbeing experts and neuroscientists to teach you the tools to transform your mind…

    May 31, 2018