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Relax your shoulder tension. A short meditation
If your mind has been working at 100mph (I wonder why!), then you'll likely be experiencing shoulder tension! If you feel like you're wading through treacle, then you'll also feel shoulder tension... shoulders are a classic place for muscles to lock up and...
Meditation – a salve for coronavirus times.
Coronavirus. How has that thrown all that we do and how we do it to the four winds!! Come and join me in a short meditation (3-4 mins), a healing salve for your mind 🙂 When you calm your mind down so it's not rammed full of thoughts, it's easier to get new ideas! ...
Mum was being extremely difficult for about 6 months or so before we got a dementia diagnosis. Meditation helped me with the stress of trying to constantly trying to reduce her paranoia. It also helped me meet the challenge of getting her to behave like a sensible...
How meditation helped me cope with Mum’s Alzheimer’s
Worry about her and my own ability to cope could have triggered depression in me. Instead, using three different types of meditation have helped keep my mind calm and clear. It's helped me be more effective in solving her problems and keeping her safe at home. (This...
5 steps to creating your own meditation practice
These 5 steps to creating your own meditation practice are exactly what you need to set up your 'foundation practice'. It has been designed for beginners - to give your meditation practice the best possible start and, in time, for it to become as familiar and...
What does the first time meditator experience?
What do you feel as a first-time meditator? You wouldn't be alone if you felt like you were journeying into the unknown with a sense of trepidation, excitement, and curiosity about what might happen. I know I did! One of the things that made me feel confident as I...
The Mindfulness Guide to Mum and Dad
Mindfulness is totally brilliant at sorting out difficult stuff that's affecting you (and it's one of the reason's I use it). This guide explains how I used it to improve my relationship with both Mum and Dad. Watch the video (its one of my early ones so a bit rough...
Behind the scenes secrets to sticking with meditation
Is this you? "I feel like a multiple meditation failure" or "I started full of enthusiasm and goodwill several times, but rarely made it past day 5". ARGH!!! I feel your frustration at wanting to do it but not being able to keep up the momentum. Let me help by...
TLC time!
Fifteen years ago I had to run to keep up with myself! A full-time job. A part-time job. And as much exercise as possible fitted round the sides. Where was room for my other half with all of this? Nowhere! No wonder we were struggling... A better relationship with my...
Stress: how meditation reduces it
A combination of 4 actions Meditation weaves together 4 actions which together reduce the feeling of stress. Relaxing. Focusing. Retrieving your wandering mind. Letting go. Let's look at the very first skill, relaxing At first, you might find it hard to settle down...
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