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The anxiety and isolation brought about by the pandemic means that more people are needing extra support – just at a time when face-to-face contact is most difficult.  However, it is perfectly possible to benefit from counselling and hypnotherapy over media such as FaceTime and Zoom.  I have successfully treated many people this way, so…

Make this Christmas an extra special one for your loved ones with a magazine subscription to their favourite magazine. Get a subscription to Spirit and Destiny magazine for just £3.10 per month this festive season. A magazine subscription is a great way to keep yourself entertained over the winter and makes a thoughtful gift for…

We are all stuck at home more at the moment.  Instead of getting frustrated and unhappy, try these simple but constructive tips, to make your home a haven TOP TIPS TO CREATE PEACE AT HOME   Create an atmosphere. When you are choosing your décor and domestic accessories, be aware of the impression you are…

Life is especially full of stress and anxiety during the pandemic, and worry can become a habit.  But habits can be broken.  Here are seven secrets to free you from fretting and set you on your way to a fearless life.   Adopt sensible routine, whatever has changed in your life Limit ‘to-do’ list Banish…

        LUNAR LORE   The Moon is mistress of magic, poetry and insight.  A great deal of research shows that the phases of the Moon affect life on earth, so your emotions, health and moods may all have more connection with the Moon than you realise.   The following are selected extracts from Teresa Dellbridge’s…

Longing to get out into the countryside, to renew yourself and relax?  Did you know that doing this in your imagination can be almost as good for you as going physically?  Please take fifteen minutes out of your busy life to enjoy this peaceful visualisation, and nourish your soul.  

If you’re feeling down, uncertain and anxious because of the virus, you are not alone.  It’s natural to experience all these things – but you can do something about this.  Anxiety is a state of mind.  Once you realise that your anxiety does not lead to control, but that there are ways to control your…

If things in the world around you seem depressing and draining, don’t let it get you down.  This isn’t the whole story.  By developing your spirituality you can make yourself stronger and happier, and make a real difference to the world out there.   YOUR SPIRITUAL AWAKENING For many people in the developed world the…

WITH YOUR ROUTINE DISRUPTED AND PERHAPS MORE TIME ON YOUR HANDS YOU NEED WILLPOWER TO KEEP ACTIVE?  HERE’S HOW TO IMPROVE YOURS   Maybe you’ve always been the kind of person that made up their mind and was then very strong-willed about it.  Or possibly you’ve often struggled with keeping your good resolutions.  Perhaps you…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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.…

Good news!  Hypnotherapy offers a swift and simple way to move on from marijuana addiction and get your life back.  Even clients who have found that marijuana ruled their lives have been able to leave the habit after one session of hypnosis.  There were no side effects or difficult symptoms – just a feeling of…

One of the ways I use to describe hypnotherapy is that it is like a ‘verbal massage’.   You can lie back and relax, feeling your emotions, body and spirit being soothed and renewed.  At the same time your subconscious mind is receiving fresh ‘programming’, enabling you to make change at a deep level.  As one…

Did you know that the latest research reveals that smoking may actually cause mental health problems?  Professionals used to believe this was the other way round – in other words, if you were suffering from stress, depression or even something more serious, this could encourage you to smoke.  However, researchers from King’s College London have…