Wellbeing

New Years Resolutions – why are some doomed to fail?

Why are some – should that be MOST – New Years Resolutions doomed to fail? For more years than I care to remember I’ve silently started the New Year with a wish to change in some way or another – usually related to improving one of my many failings. Be a better person – lose [...]

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Icy pavements this winter – don’t be caught out.

How many of you dread the snow and ice each winter? Each year it seems that the roads and footpaths are neglected while cash-strapped local authorities prioritise gritting to just the main trunk roads. For short journeys it would be far less stressful to leave the car at home when there’s snow and ice around. [...]

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Changing your life – 5 simple first steps

So you’re not happy with the way you live your life! Why not do something about it? If you’re miserable, frustrated, angry or depressed then you owe it to yourself to try to do something about it. But where to begin? When you’re feeling low it can be difficult to see where to start. Before [...]

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My Pilates Progress

Thought I’d let you know how my pilates adventure is getting along. Well gentle reader you’ll be glad to now that I’m still attending weekly classes on Monday nights. My sillhouette is still gargantuan but I can definitely feel those core muscles contracting and sometimes I kid myself on that a long hidden waistline lurks [...]

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New Year’s challenge – Pilates and Meditation

Each New Year starts for me with the idea that I’ve got one or two goals that I’d like to accomplish over the next year. Since free time’s precious I usually pick hobbies or interests which sound enjoyable – like the year I attended a stained glass workshop at Pearsons in Liverpool (really enjoyed that!). [...]

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November Book of the Month – Perfect Health by Deepak Chopra

The last 6 weeks or so have flashed by. For the last year I’ve been taking an ITEC Holistic Massage course with the Edinburgh Therapy Academy and as it gets closer to the final exam I’m struggling to keep up with the paperwork. So apologies for totally missing out October and book of the month! [...]

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Why did you become interested in reflexology?

So why or how did you become interested in reflexology? Everyone’s got a different story to tell. My interest started when I was introduced to the therapy by a friend at a stressful period in my life. Kids growing up, work-life balance all to pot, organisational changes at work – all the usual stressors that [...]

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