Your Internal Information Highway
The benefits of listening deeply to your body’s communication patterns. If you’ve ever had a “gut feeling,” shivered for no reason, or felt calmer after taking a deep breath, you’ve experienced the power of your body’s incredible information network in action. We tend to think of the brain as a control and command centre, issuing […]
Over-Doing And Under-Resting: Why You And Others Deserve Better
Why is it that even after an apparently good night’s sleep we can wake feeling drained and having to drag ourselves out of bed and on to the next day’s tasks? In this blog I draw my starting thoughts from an interview between two respected, well-known UK psychologists, Julia Samuel and Dr Julie. My brain really […]
Intermittent resting: Micro-moments of renewal for a vibrant life
Intermittent resting: Micro-moments of renewal for a vibrant life We live in a time and place where productivity is highly regarded, and it has become a source of (misplaced) pride to rate our ability to power through fatigue in pursuit of productivity. We ignore the internal whispers that we need a break and sometimes choose […]
Embracing a Rest-forward life
An Invitation To Embrace A Rest-Forward Life What if rest wasn’t a reward, but instead a priority? In this short blog I invite you to embrace a rest-forward approach to life. It is commonplace nowadays to marginalise rest as the reward for a productivity. We squeeze rest into the edges of our days as the last […]
Reclaim Your right to Rest
Reclaim Your Right to Rest Do you really rest? Not just sleep, but true, replenishing rest — the kind that nourishes your soul, calms your mind, and allows you to feel whole. Rest is much more than simply catching up on sleep. It includes time spent in creative pursuits, moments of quiet reflection, meditative stillness, […]
10 ways to finish the year rested
It’s Spring here in New Zealand and at this time of the year, and whilst I love it, I can start yearning for the northern hemisphere, remembering time spent in past years when heading towards the end of the year felt more like a winding down, matching the autumnal season there. Here in the southern […]
The delicate balance of the nervous system: restoring harmony
In the miraculous form that is the human body, one of the key roles the autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays is to maintain stability, controlling everything from our movements to our thoughts and emotions. When looking at the ANS in relation to its role in regulating the body’s response, imagine its work as a delicate […]
Is it time to bring back the nap?
Why I back the art of napping Some years ago, when I was working fulltime in the corporate environment, I learned that the meetings or project work after lunch weren’t necessarily the most productive time for me, or others in the room. Everyone had food in their belly, the circulation of air wasn’t at all […]
When we resist rest
When being ‘switched on’ feels more comfortable than resting: Why we might experience resistance to rest. We live in a culture and society that hardwires us for busyness and distraction. How often do you hear yourself say “I’ve got so much to do, I can’t stop”, or “Just let me finish this one thing and […]
The power of sound vibration in relaxing and healing
Whilst it was yoga that started my own personal journey towards a more holistic approach to health and wellbeing, I have travelled a great distance since then to find the therapies that really have really made a difference to my overall health and deep sense of wellbeing. For many years I have used sound bathing […]