Creative strategies for better living
What’s really keeping you awake A good night’s sleep is becoming more and more elusive. While many issues including stress and overwork play a part, there are some definite biological factors driving our difficulties in getting quality shut-eye. Because sleep deprivation has such a huge impact on all aspects of quality of life, I’m keen…
What would happen if all your usual methods of preoccupation and distraction were taken away. All the talking, moving, doing, reading was given over to gentle self-inquiry? How would it be to simply sit in silence allowing yourself to make contact with your moment to moment experience? At Easter I decided to forego family get…
I’ve just returned from forest bathing in Japan. A friend and I walked the Kumano Kodo, an ancient pilgrimage route that wends its way through a series of Shinto Buddhist shrines. For five days and six nights we immersed ourselves in nature, waking each day with the sole purpose of putting one foot in front…
Just another hipster health fad? Well no! Golden milk as its commonly known, is a delicious creamy drink that has been enjoyed for centuries–and for good reason. Turmeric contains a wide range of antioxidant, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anticarcinogenic, antimutagenic and anti-inflammatory properties. Phew! While the amazing properties of turmeric are a recent finding for science, this flavoursome…
Sauerkraut, a fermented food that’s been made in Europe for hundreds of years, is making a comeback. Sought after for its health giving properties, it’s delicious and super simple to make. Made from health-giving cabbage, the process of fermentation produces live and active probiotics that are great for the health of your digestive tract — and the rest…
If you were to describe your life at the moment, I’m guessing you would use the word ‘busy.’ How many people do you know with never ending ‘to-do’ lists? If someone asks you how you are – How often would you reply ‘Good….but busy.’ Why are we so obsessed with packing our schedules, thinking a mile…
Reading this at a desk? Perhaps you’ve been there for a few hours already? Here’s some facts to make you leap out of your chair (in a good way!). It turns out spending our days at a desk is not only robbing us of our vitality, it’s slowly but surely killing us. If you think…
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. – Oscar Wilde. Is it possible that change is difficult because we are going about it the wrong way? With great bravado we set out on a course of dramatic ‘self improvement’, dragging ourselves out of bed for gruelling boot camp sessions, signing…
Getting outdoors and into nature can be a little more of a challenge in winter. To bring the outdoors inside—and sneak in some gardening time in the comfort of your home, why not make a mini-terrarium! You only need a glass jar and a few items from the garden shop. Select plants according to their water needs,…
Something is going on between our stomach and our brains. And its not just those chocolate cravings you’ve been having! In our digestive tract there is a giant mass of bacterial cells otherwise known as intestinal flora.( It sounds fascinating I know – but read on.) The experts who study these things estimate there are…