Spiritual but Not Religious? Meet Your Conscious Celebrant in London On 17 May 2025, Jack and I were married at the top of The Gherkin in London, hand in hand, surrounded by family, friends, and love. The ceremony was transformative,…
read morePresence in Nature: The Path of the Living Earth In the swirl of deadlines, screens, and schedules, nature offers a direct route back to presence. No words, no notifications. Just wind in trees, sun on skin, the pulse of life.…
read more“A holiday is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking.” – Earl Wilson It’s holiday time! It’s supposed to be chilled out, but is it? Pack up, hit the road early, and try to…
read more“Those who play rarely become brittle in the face of stress or lose the healing capacity for humour.” – Stuart Brown, MD Do you ever play? By which I mean, not just relaxation. Not scrolling, reading, watching or anything passive of…
read more“Extreme self-care is serious business—so much more than taking warm baths, getting a massage, saying no, or setting new priorities. It’s about building self-esteem, becoming emotionally strong and empowered, and developing the kind of character that makes you decisive, clear,…
read more“My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.” – Samuel Johnson I spent so many years refusing to think of New Year as a marker of any kind. Years are arbitrary. We invented them. Why should the end of…
read more“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” – World Health Organization Whether you like winter or not, the fact is, a harsh winter day can be, well,…
read more“The enemy is our chattering brain, which, if we give it so much as a nanosecond, will start producing excuses, alibis, transparent self-justifications, and a million reasons why we can’t/shouldn’t/won’t do what we know we need to do.” – Steven…
read more“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” – Edith Sitwell Many of us suffer in…
read more“You cannot burn out until you catch on fire.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson To burn out is not especially uncommon these days. With things getting more expensive, people therefore working harder and longer for less, burnout is becoming more…
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