Category Archives: Mindfulness

How sheds can help men stave off loneliness after retirement – according to new research

The wonderful article explains how man-sheds or man-caves provides a space for chaps to chill and potter. An idea originating from Australia has taken this to another level by creating a community called Men’s Sheds that creates workshops for men

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Some Clever Bastard Has Figured Out Exactly How Long The Ideal Holiday Is

Well then, we finally have the answer that keeps coming up regularly in the therapy room. I need not say any more except enjoy this article.
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The good, the bad and…the Cortisol

Want to stop ageing, loose weight, manage diabetes, then drop the stress in your life! This really interesting article explain that when we are operating from fear or stress, the very chemical that we produce to help us survive in

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Keep calm – it’s the secret to ageing well

This wonderful article explains how by keeping calm and being in control of your life can help in later age. Now whilst this makes sense, we are only understanding the neuroscience behind what we understand.

So if you are feeling

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Go to Bed, Woman! 6 Reasons You Need More Sleep

Clients of mine will know how much I go on about getting those 6-8 hours in every night because of the importance of ’emptying our stress buckets’. The specific reason is that we need to get sufficient REM sleep (rapid

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These 6 Amazing Things Will Happen If You Read Before Bed

Reading before bed helps you in so many amazing ways

If you are a client of mine, you’ll know how important getting great sleep is in getting your life under control, back on track, being able to deal with life’s little bumps and seeking opportunities and positive changes. You’ll also

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5 TED Talks to help you manage stress

One of my favorite inspirational “go-to’s” is TED Talks, a website that gets some of the most enlightening and profound talkers around the world to talk about what they love.

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4 Scientifically Proven Ways to Have a Happier Morning

Great days start from the morningThis is a nice little article on getting more from your day. Within my Hypnotherapy room, I put emphasis on the 3 key areas that my customers should be mindful of in order to have wonderfully balanced, happy, ‘in-control’ life:

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The Psychology of Mindfulness

This is an interesting article from The British Psychological Society on the latest focus on well-being, Mindfulness.

Right now, mindfulness is a hot topic in psychology and beyond. In 2012, 40 new papers on mindfulness were published every monthRead the rest