How I FINALLY learnt to meditate – and how you can too.

Reading Time: 7 minutesAs much as I’d like it to be, my mind is anything but serene. I love the idea of wandering through wildflower meadows, dressed in flowing linen, with a winsome smile and a mind purely focused on the gentle movement of the clouds. But what I have is the equivalent of watching a bag ofContinue reading “How I FINALLY learnt to meditate – and how you can too.”

This Balanced Life

Reading Time: 8 minutesWe talk about balance an awful lot within the health and well-being world. A healthy work/life balance. A balanced diet. A mind and body balance. A balanced recovery/work ration. Working our muscles in a balanced way. All important aspects of a healthy life. But today I want to talk about the physical act of balancingContinue reading “This Balanced Life”

Box Breathing

Reading Time: 4 minutesStress Management is one of our 5 Circles of Health, our approach to forging happy, healthy, hard to kill humans. We know how important a healthy mind is in creating a healthy body, and vice versa. Stress management has a multitude of faces. We can manage our physical stress by applying the correct stimuli andContinue reading “Box Breathing”

A Challenging Year Ahead

Reading Time: 5 minutesIt’s resolution time. That point at which we decide that an aspect of our life will change for betterment in the coming twelve months. An honourable task, but why do we fail so often to see these things through, only to repeat the process again the following year? Look at the word. RE-SOLUTION. PREFIX re-  Continue reading “A Challenging Year Ahead”

The dark days are over (well, in theory)

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhilst out walking at the weekend we spotted our first snowdrops (plúirín sneachta in Irish). This for me is the true indicator that Imbolc has arrived. This ancient festival signifying the start of Spring is the light at the end of the tunnel, leading us out of Winter and into the light half of the year. YouContinue reading “The dark days are over (well, in theory)”