Serenity and Wellbeing
PRACTICAL WAYS TO CREATE PEACE DURING LOCKDOWN Many people are stuck at home, with all the worries and restrictions of Coronavirus, and this can make you feel out of control as well as on edge. But one thing you can control is your domestic space. Try as many of the following as you like, Continue reading
BEING KIND IS GOOD FOR YOU, GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH, AND FOR THE HEALTH OF EVERYONE AROUND YOU! It’s easy, it’s free and it feels good. DEFINITION OF KINDNESS Mark Twain called kindness ‘the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see’. The poet Wordsworth wrote ‘the best bits of a [wo]man’s Continue reading
SAVE OUR TREES – STOP HS2 If you care at all for Nature, if you have ever marvelled at, enjoyed or felt comforted in the presence of a tree, please share this and show your support. ‘There is more to a tree than a graceful shape…Trees are vital on every level. They Continue reading
PERFORM THE ‘PIGEON BREATH FROM DRU YOGA Stand comfortably, feet slightly apart, clasping your hands together under your chin, with your forearms pressed vertically against each other and against your chest. Take a deep breath in, pushing your chin upwards with your fists and opening your elbows out, like a pigeon’s wings. Blow your breath Continue reading
A warm hello to everyone. There’s so much that’s positive to focus on, and so many wise and amusing words out there. If we all remember to be as kind as we can be to everyone, grateful for the good things that we have (there are so many, and true gratitude gives you such a Continue reading
Trees give endlessly. I sat in the aura of this wonderful, tangled thorn tree and realised that trees love to give, and if we love to receive their gifts, then we in turn are giving back to them, resulting in an ever-increasing cycle of loving energy! And this exultant tree can teach you to smile. Continue reading
A visit to Boscastle, in Cornwall this Sunday, experiencing the breathtaking wildness of the sea, totally electrified me. If you’re feeling stale and you need a tonic, go down to the sea-shore and breathe deep. Here there is freedom, and magic, the promise of change and the hint that all yet remains the same in Continue reading
Don’t wait for good weather to get outside and let renewal flood your heart. Many places are doubly inspiring in rain, mist and wind. I recently visited Stanton Drew stone circle in Somerset, with my husband, and it was magical. ‘Opening our eyes may take a lifetime. Seeing, however, happens in a flash of lightning. Continue reading