Posts Tagged ‘meditation’
Rebecca’s oil of the month: geranium
For April Rebecca has chosen the essential oil geranium. The warm, expansive scent of this oil can provide not only a brilliant detox, enabling us to let go both physically and emotionally, it is also a heart chakra oil that helps you weather deep heartbreak and access compassion for yourself and self-love… Geraniums are grown…
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Lotus: to keep calm and carry on
Lotus is a homeopathic remedy that is just right for this period of uncertainty and anxiety, writes homeopath Sue Leach, because it is calming, grounding and healing in one. The remedy was made from a lotus plant growing in a pond in sacred ground in an ashram in Kerala, southern India. The seeds of this…
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The power of crystal healing
Our new office manager Rebecca Marr is passionate about crystals. She explains how they can be a powerful force in your life in recalibrating your personal energy, and she offers a few tips on choosing the right crystal for you… Crystals have been worked with by medicine people and shamans around the world for thousands…
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Adi shakti: restoring your personal power
We share with you a meditation, Adi shakti, to empower and motivate, tuning into your personal power and the infinite energy of the cosmos This Hindu mantra is sometimes also called Adi parashakti, meaning the First Power. It’s a powerful mantra to attract infinite divine power and energy. When meditating with this mantra our intention…
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The therapeutic power of silence
Noise is bad for us, it’s official. Take a lesson from Zen Buddhists, incorporating silence into your everyday life… [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1”] The World Health Organisation has concluded that every person in Europe is losing one day per year of healthy life due to noise. Living in a consistently noisy environment creates extremely high…
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The symbolism of padmasana (lotus position)
Lotus position is the quintessential meditation posture. Sitting cross-legged and tall with straight back is so integral a part of yoga and meditation the world over that we don’t even question its meaning. Yet the lotus is a potent symbol and padmasana, lotus pose, has deep significance… [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1”] Padmasana (lotus position) is the…
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Our 31-day challenge to stay mindful
We’re in for a weird and possibility unsettling time this month as restaurants and hairdressers reopen, and we adjust and inch back to normality. So we’re offering you something to sustain you throughout July. Follow our 31-day mindfulness challenge… if you are mindful you will stay calm, grounded, focused and together… [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1”]…
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Journalling for mindfulness, setting intentions and getting creative
Keeping a journal isn’t simply keeping a diary. Journalling is a chance to be reflective every day or few days, go deeper with your own thoughts, set your intentions and express yourself. Rebecca Marr outlines its many benefits, with suggestions on how to get the maximum benefit from your journalling Journalling for mindfulness, setting…
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Friday night guided meditation
Hannah Bimpson, our hatha yoga instructor, invites you to chill on Fridays with this beautiful guided forest meditation. Make yourself comfortable… and experience the end-of-the-week aaaah! [swpm_protected for=”4″ format_protected_msg=”1”] Hannah’s meditation takes you on a peaceful, ultra-relaxing meditative walk in nature, relishing the smells, sounds and touch of the forest. Allow 25 minutes to connect…
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Living in harmony: the art of contentedness
How content are you? Being content is definitely a daily skill – and probably taking a bit of work right now for you! According to Mahatma Ghandi, ‘Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.’ Here are some simple tips on living in harmony by practising the…
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