Posts Tagged ‘meditation’
The Secret to Changing Habits
This last year has brought many changes, disruptive changes… and big or constant change can mean stress. What is the secret to changing habits so to embrace the possibilities that lie within and beyond change? If you’ve had to completely alter your day to accommodate for more online meetings, kids and meals at home, or…
Continue ReadingHow To Change Your Life
What do I know about how to change your life? Where shall I begin?! From personal experience, decades of coaching clients around the globe, and drawing from my studies in psychology, neuroscience, epigenetics and mindfulness, I’ve learned that the most important resource we must learn to direct and manage is the brain. The brain can…
Continue ReadingHow to Manage Anxiety
I’ve learned many valuable lessons in life, especially about control (or lack thereof) that affects anxiety levels. These lessons have helped me and many of my coaching clients in times of overwhelm and stress. They may help you or someone you know too. Here are my top 5 strategies for managing anxiety: Life is a crazy wild ride,…
Continue ReadingCalm Your Farm
Do you wish you could create better calm, clarity and confidence to better manage the many challenges of life, and learn to Calm Your Farm? What if I told you I had the perfect solution to do just that. Managing the juggle and challenges of life these days appears to be creating stress, anxiety, overwhelm…
Continue ReadingWaking Up To Yourself
I’ve been clearing out my bookshelves over the recent break, getting rid of books I no longer have any interest in. The piles have moved from the floor into cardboard boxes. Next stop is my local church store. Letting go of books is one thing – letting go of ‘stories’ is another. By ‘stories’ I mean all the…
Continue ReadingWhat does happy mean to you?
We all work and live for the notion of happiness. But what does happy really mean, and how do you really get there? Do you wake up some days asking yourself: Why (the f*) am I working so hard? When is it my turn? Why am I so tired all the time? Why can’t I give myself…
Continue ReadingThe Art & Science of REST
Following on from the overwhelming responses from my last blog on the ABC of Self Care, I thought it apt to prepare ourselves for the holidays with the Art & Science of REST. We’ve heard a lot about the importance of getting enough good quality sleep, but what about rest? With the Festive Season at…
Continue ReadingWhat are we missing out on when we rush?
There seems to be one speed with which the world is operating: RUSH. “Rush hour’ has become our way of life. We rush our food. We rush our conversations. We rush our leisure. We rush our intimacy. We rush our fitness. We rush our driving. We rush our work. We rush our time out. We…
Continue ReadingSimple Mindfulness Exercises
Download this article here. Meditation is an exercise in mindfulness. Despite what you may think, it doesn’t need to be hard and won’t require you to fit something else into your already busy schedule. If you can take between 4-16 minutes* each day to sit and meditate or be guided through a relaxing visualisation then I would…
Continue ReadingPeace of Mind for Busy People
Taking time off for peaceful relaxation can benefit even the busiest person. Here are some tips on how to find the time… “Do not confuse peace of mind with spaced-out insensitivity. A truly peaceful mind is very sensitive, very aware.” – Tenzin Gyatso (14th Dalai Lama) The busier and more chaotic our lives get, the more…
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