by Karen | Jan 25, 2021 | Energy
I know it is still winter but towards the end of January there are stirrings of Spring. In the Celtic wheel of life it is known as Imbolc, the time of awakening. This is a time when we very gradually move into a slightly more active time of the year. Traditionally...
by Karen | Jan 5, 2021 | Gratitude, Happiness, Reflect
I was handed a package of letters that I had written a long time ago, when I lived in New Zealand. My mother had kept them and gave them back to me and reading through them I was amazed at how much I had forgotten. I realise I was then in my 20s so was working and...
by Karen | Dec 2, 2020 | Health
Smiling, we haven’t always felt like it over the past months! It continues to be a tough year for all of us but hopefully now we can see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe we have drawn on inner reserves of strength and put into place self-care and...
by Karen | Oct 29, 2020 | Touch
Touch has never been so meaningful as when we are unable to give or receive it. Due to the current pandemic the touch of hugging one another – family , friends – has been restricted. Grandparents not able to cuddle their grandchildren, daughters/sons not being able...
by Karen | Sep 30, 2020 | Gratitude
Life is tough and challenging at the moment so how easy is it to give gratitude? Often our default position can be to focus on the negative, to worry about things we have no control over, to criticise and blame. When we do this nothing changes – our bodies keep...
by Karen | Aug 1, 2020 | Compassion, Kindness
The definition of altruism is the “willingness to do things that bring advantages to others, even if it results in disadvantage for yourself” (Cambridge dictionary). Although not new to human behaviour I felt that there was an increasing number of altruistic...
by Karen | Jun 29, 2020 | Action, Change
Over the past few months we have been forced to take action in the way we live and to reconsider our priorities. Our daily routines have been turned upside down. Our social time has changed and what we have taken for granted is no longer guaranteed. We haven’t had...
by Karen | Jun 2, 2020 | Energy, Health
Being grounded enhances our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. It is often when we are not grounded that we notice feeling “out of kilter” or disconnected from others or what is going on around us. Feeling anxious or stressed can energetically throw...
by Karen | May 11, 2020 | Communication
Have you noticed that since lockdown you are having more conversations with strangers, from a safe distance of course?It’s as if we are not only craving conversation but are being generally kinder towards each other, one of the bonuses from this situation....
by Karen | Apr 14, 2020 | Health
As we find ourselves in a very different world we are coming across stillness and silence. For some this may be a totally new experience as previously it would have been rushing around, noise and non-stop on the go. Maybe the only time to be still was in front of...
