Posts Tagged ‘wellness’

As part of the manifesting your goals process it’s very important, as we know, to write them down and be very specific. It’s even more important, as to how you write them down. Powerful affirmations and statements with feeling and gratitude, lead you to successfully accomplish your goals a whole lot quicker, than...

We all have the ability to infuse our bodies with additional energy to enhance the body’s natural healing process. The laying on of hands as in Reiki is particularly effective.  No matter where your hands are placed on your body, the energy, which is channelled through your hands, is attracted to the area where it is...

It’s time to start practicing what I preach. For the most part I do follow my own advice but the one area where I often fall down is my meditation practice. I had a session with a Chinese Medicine Herbalist and acupuncturist last week. Francis from Balance Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine suggested that I had way too...

One of the most proactive actions we can take towards improving our emotional and general wellbeing is to learn how to become more forgiving.  We’ve all suffered hurts and harboured resentments towards another at some time. The key point here is that if the hurt occurred at some time other than now and if we still...

When we are charged with negative emotion and resist experiencing the emotion fully we are unable to process it and let it go. Any unprocessed emotion then becomes part of who we think we are and we identify with that emotion which then becomes part of the “all about me” story. If, however, we manage to remain mindful...

Meditation is one of the best tools to balance our emotions and let go of stress and tension…that is until you get so frustrated with the incessant thoughts running through your head that it defeats the purpose of meditating. I have always struggled to meditate. My brain goes a million miles an hour and I used to get...

It’s always a great idea to have a healthy, tasty snack prepared that’s easy to munch on when you’re on the go or to pick you up before the 3pm slump hits at work. Having a delicious treat on hand, that’s full of goodness, will help to keep you away from the cookie jar when those hunger pangs kick in. If you’re a mum,...

It’s a new year and with that comes resolutions, diets, detoxes, fresh starts and a whole lot of talk. We all start out with great intentions at the beginning of a new year. Whether our energy is directed towards improving our heath or fitness, stepping up the corporate ladder, buying a house or dedicating more time...

Motivation has to come from within for it to last. At some point in our lives, many of us will resort to seeking motivation outside of ourselves; we look for other people or things to inspire us. Whether it be motivation to exercise or eat well and take care of our bodies or the motivation to succeed at work or even...