With most parts of The UK now slowly coming out of COVID-19 lockdown with eased restrictions allowing people to travel and stay over, it’s the perfect time to reset and rejuvenate at a UK hideaway after such a stressful and worrying time or maybe it’s just been on your bucket list to do and experience … Continued
Guest Author: Aisha Ahmada Summer’s finally arrived and you may have lots of plans. But don’t forget it’s the simple mindful moments that add up to leave you feeling revitalised. Here are some of my top tips to incorporate mindfulness into your daily life these holidays and beyond: Visiting The Beach? As you walk along … Continued
Can you remember the feeling of being refreshed and full of vitality, inspiration and a new you after attending your retreat? Are you still enjoying those benefits you gained or is life not as amazing as it could possibly be for you? It is so easy to slip back into old patterns of behaviour, treadmill … Continued
Do you work too much or sleep too little? Do you have more than 10 things on your daily to-do list? Are you constantly in your head… thinking, planning, worrying? If so, then it might be time to simplify. Below are five radical ways to simplify your life. Why radical? Because the reality is that … Continued
Guest Blog by Karen Luckhurst In the last couple of decades, science has been corroborating what Zen masters have known for years; that regular meditation helps people cope with stress, illness and chronic pain as well as promoting wellbeing and a host of other benefits. In fact, regular meditation practice is associated with improvements in … Continued
I have been reading articles around how we should not be seeking balance in our lives. That in seeking it we are sending our minds crazy for we should accept the craziness that is life, all aspects of it and quit trying to find balance. Yet this feels naïve to me. For the reality of … Continued
The Benefits of Retreating Regularly… To retreat would mean to get away from the place and people that we have grown too accustomed with and in. For those who know too little about the real essence of retreats, they might see this as an idea of defeat since you seem to run away from everything. … Continued
In these busy times, taking time out to really relax and allow our mind body and soul to rejuvenate can take some effort! Getting into habits that serve us rather than getting swept along with life can take conscious focus to achieve this and even more to stay in that habit. Yet, how many times … Continued
How much of your ‘to do’ list do you need to get done before you allow yourself time to breathe – notice the nature around you – notice a special moment with a loved one; their expression, engagement in something, their being – ‘be’ with yourself….. Time is the most precious resource we have because … Continued