Blog - My little place of calm

June 10, 2019

Road to recovery

That feeling of drowning, heaviness, darkness – acute anxiety and depression felt like this. No light, no joy, everything scary,

March 25, 2019

How do we learn to forgive?

If someone has hurt you deeply to your core, can you, or indeed, do you find it in your heart

July 22, 2018

Why I journal

From doodling (badly!) about all the things I’m grateful for that particular day/in general/in my life, to writing down my

May 13, 2018

My recommended reads and listens

I am constantly buying new books and downloads so a comprehensive list of my collection would be incredibly long! I’ve

April 1, 2018

Thoughts not facts

How do you distinguish between what is truth and what is your perception? Imagine this scenario: a person you know

March 7, 2018

Getting your kids to calm their thoughts

This is a great tool I use in my mindfulness sessions with kids as it enables me to explain mindfulness

March 4, 2018

The wonderings of a wandering mind

It’s a frustration that crops up a lot when practising mindfulness and one I have often asked myself. ‘I can’t

February 17, 2018

Can mindfulness boost your creativity?

So every Monday a bunch of us convene in our meeting room, me with Tibetan bells in hand, ready to

February 17, 2018

Safe place, special place

I was down by the sea the other day watching my kids play, enjoying a rare glimpse of the February

June 15, 2017

My journey into mindfulness – the beginning of the beginning

I can pinpoint when it all started – August 2013 – my sister was visiting from Yorkshire and for a