Create your happiness through acts of kindness
‘Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are’ – Roy Bennett Most mornings I leave the house with the intention to do a few acts of kindness during the school run. That is a bit cheating as it is so easy. Give way to a...
Xmas: a fairy tale or a self induced nightmare?
The season of fairy tales is on the doorstep. With the magic of Xmas sorting out all the bad stuff in life. Wars stop for a few days, everybody (even the homeless) will get a hearty hot meal, families reunite and the world sparkles peace. Like a fairy tale. Do you...
How to learn meditation in a split second
Meditation is hot. It has proven to help with lots of different conditions: depression, insomnia, high blood pressure, migraines and more. Meditators notice they feel calmer, more focused and are more productive. Research shows how the brain changes as a result of...
How to stop A-levels results anxiety
A-levels results This week is a big week for A-levels students and their parents. Why? The results will be known on Thursday morning at 8 am. A piece of paper that will be the reward for hard work or not such hard work and more importantly that will shape the lives of...
Why busy mums who want enjoy the summer school holidays should read this article
It’s a bit of a ply, those school holidays which last forever. Freedom? Yes for the kids, but more effort and work is created for the parents. To keep the little ones occupied and happy is costing a lot of time, energy and often a lot of money too. And as you are...
Exam stress: do you remember the fear of failure?
Nowadays exam stress is an issue for 70% of teenagers according to a survey amongst thousands of teens. A few years ago I took my DS (Darling Son) James to his first GCSE exam. I asked him (what a ridiculous question mum) if he was nervous. Of course. He was...
What is your attitude to gratitude?
‘If you’ve forgotten the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness.’ The simple act of feeling (!) grateful and expressing it has a strong impact on health, well-being and relationships. A series of recent studies have found positive...
How meditation can cure insomnia
According to the global average, 1 in 3 people experience a mild case of insomnia at some point in their lives. But an article on The Guardian indicates that the statistic is even higher in Britain. They cited the Great British Sleep Survey, which revealed that 51.3%...
Award winning Mariette’s One Minute Meditation
‘Meditation with a Western flavour’ is the concept of mindfulness meditation for busy people with a hectic lifestyle, like you and me. It is aimed to be easy, have quick results, can be done everywhere and is down-to-earth. Within this concept MOMM - Mariette’s One...
Successtories meditation workshop
The workshops 'Meditation with a Western flavour' are well received. Over two hours spent on relaxation techniques, meditation practices, breathing exercises and some teaching around the subjects of stress management, 'what is meditation', mindfulnes and how to master...
7 easy ways to control your daily stress
Your daily dose of stress will help you safely through the motions of life. We all need a bit of a ‘kick up the bum’ to get into the right gear and perform. And when you get that bit of adrenaline going all goes faster and more efficient. Nothing wrong with that. But...
Three ways to keep domestic stress under control
I am a mum, but my ‘job description’ didn’t mention cleaning and tidying. If that had been the case, maybe I wouldn’t have signed. I don’t like household choirs and I am also not very good at it. Apart from cooking. The fact that I am mainly working from home and am...
Step by step destressing can be done shoe by shoe – stresstips
Stimuli in our environment have a direct impact on your stress levels. Think of sounds, think of smells and think of visual stimuli. Gentle music makes you feel relaxed, natural fragrances have a calming effect and a minimalistic room makes you feel chilled out....
The first step is useless if you don’t continue the walk
What doesn't really work in your life? I’ll confess: I will never be a domestic goddess. My husband admires me for the pace in which I design encrusted surfaces and create chaos. Organising cupboards would be a new experience and I just bought a new bin, because the...
The 7 most stressful challenges for work-life balance
When talking about work-life balance, we usually mean imbalance. Work-life balance as a term was first mentioned in the UK at the end of the 1970s, in the US it popped up in 1986. Work-life balance What we mean by work seems quite obvious. What we mean by...
Wendy’s waistline battle
Wendy is a focussed and successful woman. Everything she wants to achieve works out. She goes for it, fights for it and gets the results. Her life goes the way she wants it to go. Apart from..........her waistline. For as long as Wendy can remember she has been...
The 4 core emotions and diet stress
Dietstress Weight loss is more of an emotional journey than a practical, and knowing what is going on for you makes it easier to be successful. It sounds difficult, but actually as research by Glasgow University has shown, we only know 4 emotions. There are lot of...
Are you glad, sad, scared or mad?
Follow my blog with Bloglovin We think we have an enormous range of feelings. There is an overview available from the NVC – Non Violent Communication, which contains hundreds of feelings and reading through them is very confusing. However, several studies (one from...
Let’s dump stuff and feel emotionally balanced
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Last week I saw a client, Nell, who was in a real state. Her job was on the brink as another reorganisation was announced. Should she take redundancy and enjoy a sabbatical? Her partner wasn’t well and they were waiting for the diagnosis....
FREE online meditation class
Want to sleep like a baby? It's not a dream anymore if you join the online meditation class. It's a taster, so it's free. It's from your own home, so it's easy. I know what I'm doing and it is effective. BOOK via CLICKING THIS LINK and we will meet Wednesday 3 May -...
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