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When I open my blog to write a new blogpost, it always kindly says in the text box “What’s on your mind?”. Well, non-striving is on my mind! 😄 It’s been on my mind since we discussed it in the mindfulness meditation session I had at home last week. Non-striving…

Okay, so now please think of ALL the good things that happened to you today, and please include all the kind things people did to you, the nice words directed your way, both verbally and in writing. How long is your list? There is so much kindness coming your way…

“Be you, you are enough”. These beautiful words were expressed by someone I didn’t know well who had come to my house a few years ago to help repair something in our kitchen. As I told him I was divorcing, my eyes full of tears, this is what he said.…

To me, self practice is pure luxury. It is the time when I know I have enough time and space to simply be on the mat, treating myself, doing exactly what I want to do. I make sure I have all the props I could need around me, check that…

This past week, I have had several great conversations with friends about acceptance, about how to get to a place where we can accept things as they are. I believe that is something most of us struggle with? Can we only be at peace when we are on holiday in…

For the last year, I have felt this incredible aliveness in my body. I am in no doubts it is a combination of the yoga and mindfulness meditation I am practicing that is making me feel this way. With yoga, through movement and breath, you are decompressing joints and increasing…

How do you feel about your spine? To be honest, if you asked me that question a few years ago, I would not have known what to answer! We are probably most often aware of our spine when something is hurting in the back. Everything changes when you start caring…