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Is your sleep on track?

Check the questions below (issued by the National Sleep Foundation) to see if your sleep is on track: You fall asleep within 15-20 minutes of lying down to sleep. You regularly sleep a total of seven to nine hours in a 24-hour period. While in your bed, your sleep is continuous—you don’t have long periods…

Connecting Mind & Body Through Breath

There is no denying our mind and body are fully connected. When we feel anxious and stressed we frequently experience non-specific aches, pains and tightness in the body. Here’s an easy breathing technique to relieve stress and generally improve your mood. Box or Four-Point Breathing is used frequently by athletes and people who work in stressful and…

What your sleeping position reveals

We all know how important it is to get enough sleep. We know that to function well each and every day our body and mind needs those valuable hours to rest and repair. It really is one of the most important elements to maintain your wellbeing. While you may be getting enough sleep, have you…

Are You Healthy The Size You’re At?

How you look in your favourite jeans or dress does not indicate whether your body (and mind) is healthy. It merely indicates that you are happy with your appearance in relation to the cultural norm. Good health is about so much more than how you look but so often a person’s lead reason to change…

Why World Class athletes now practise Yin/Slow Yoga

“You don’t use the body to get into the pose, you use the pose to get into the body” Bernie Clark.   There are so many different types of yoga out there from Vinyasa, Hatha and Purna to Bikram, Ashtanga and Kundalini but when people ask me what makes Yin or Slow different from any…

The Wonders of Water

When the weather is cooler we often find that drinking water becomes an afterthought and we drink considerably less that in the warmer months.   Maintaining good levels of hydration is essential for our bodies to function well. Not only can this reduce brain fog but it’s easy to confuse feelings of hunger with feelings…

Skin Stress and how to beat it

When we’re stressed it seems that it all plays out on our skin, whether that’s the onset of adult acne, dark circles or increased dryness and dehydration.   Here are some guidelines on how to tackle stress internally and externally.   Look at your diet. If you’ve seen an increase in white foods, those with flour,…

Heard of Cortisol (aka the stress hormone) but not sure what it does? Here are 5 things you need to know.

OK, so we all know that stress isn’t good – yet in our modern world avoiding stress seems close to impossible. What is happening on a biochemical level when we are stressed is really fascinating. In years gone by, long-term stress mostly revolved around food being scarce or in the form of floods, famines and…

If the Cup is Empty there’s Nothing to Pour

As women, most of us have a natural propensity to give and give, focusing more on the needs of others than on the needs of ourselves. When we become mothers it gets even worse. We usually stop thinking about ourselves altogether, as if that is what is expected in order to be a ‘good’ mother. …

For clarity and calm… just take 5

While we’re not suggesting you jump onto your desk and meditate when things get stressful at work, you can however, take a few minutes to de-stress.. A few minutes of deep breathing will go a long way to calm your mind and re-energise your body.   – Sit securely in your chair, feet flat to…