Success versus health is a nonsense – clearly its a nonsense! It’s like climbing to the top of a mountain and realising you’d left your intestines at the bottom. I realise that’s a really weird metaphor but if id suggested your legs instead of your intestines you’d have said ‘well clearly I’d have known if …
I want to shake up this whole mindfulness solves everything business. Mindfulness can make your overwhelm feel a lot better or a whole lot worse. And it’s definitely not a cure-all get out of jail free card to plaster over the cracks in how you treat (or mistreat) your ‘human resource’ Man I hate that …
Just being aware of the present moment doesn’t solve anything Read More »
I make such bad decisions when I’m overwhelmed Yesterday we had a brand new front door fitted. This momentous event was after two and a half years of water coming under the newly fitted front door I made the unfortunate decision to have fitted when in the midst of immense overwhelm. It was half term …
Spring isn’t like switching on a light switch, not even a slow dimmer. It comes in waves, blossom comes and gets blown by the wind; dandelions emerge and get wilted by frost. I go into the garden and start to create some huge project and the tools get soaked by a deluge of cold rain. …
How does your body feel as we move from winter into spring? Longer days mean shorter nights and maybe waking earlier. Does this make you feel exhausted or excited or both at once? Once upon a time, I worked as a receptionist in a Natural Health Centre Every Spring would result in a flood of …
I want to help people who are feeling utterly overwhelmed and exhausted get out of their head, tune into their body and start to listen deeply to what it is telling them. Why? Because when you’re feeling so overwhelmed that you can’t see the wood from the trees, you can’t get the clarity you need …
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It’s time to take back control of your attention. Rebel! Your attention is precious. Everybody wants it. You can learn how to control where you place it. After all, where you place your attention is your life.
This is how you are today. Your body is amazing. Look at everything it does for you without any effort or direction from you.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the advice on what to eat, but live in a country surrounded by the most amazing easily accessible food, maybe it’s time to get out of your head and back into your body. What does your body need? What is the most delicious, satisfying food you could eat right …
Stop scheduling ‘exercise’ and start moving when you need to. If you still want the scheduled exercise then you can do that too but when you need to move – move away from your screen and bounce, or twirl or just pretend you need something from somewhere that requires walking somewhere. Don’t wait for the …
