Cultivate resilience to transform your life
Time out and slowing down is a way of preventing burn out, cultivating new energy and making room for new ideas. With Autumn in full fall and winter in close pursuit I've noticed the barrage of messages coming from magazines, social media and mail chimps. 'Fight the winter blues', 'How to stay energised', 'How …
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"in my head, my plans are dynamite, flawless maps of certainty, when in reality I forget to put pants on" Writing lists, being on time, meal prepping, we've heard it all before. If you're a naturally disorganised person, like me, then writing a list goes no further than, well, just that; being written. 9 …
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I avoid eating meat that isn't local and seasonal. This cuts down my consumption whilst being far more environmentally friendly. I admit I'm not the biggest lover of meat so eating quality over quantity is an easy concept for me. However, the meat I do enjoy is wild duck and venison. So autumn is the …
After a long career as a model throughout the 80's, Louise Hutchings is now a highly experienced and respected yoga teacher at Champneys spa, specialising in pregnancy yoga and hypnobirthing. Even Barbara Streisand is amongst her client history! Home is Berkhamsted where she lives with her husband, Tony. She is also mum to her …
"Life is full of hurdles, mountains, suffering and problems, you can't change that, instead focus on being better equipped and maintaining a fighting spirit" It's all over the news and media, even the royals are speaking out about it. Anxiety and depression seem to be a common part of modern life in the 21st century. …
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Ceviche is a seafood dish originating from Latin America and involves curing the seafood in citrus juices. In Mexico each family recipe varied in fish type and spice. In this country it works really well with mackerel which is a highly nutritious and sustainable fish. It really feels like summer when we head to the beach …
"Traveller, there is no path, the path must be forged as you walk" - Antonio Machado I think the answer we all like to believe is ‘yes, of course i am’. It is so easy to carry on from day to day believing we are living our authentic life. But how do you know if …
Every Spring we move back into our outside home. Living in caravans we spend a lot of our time cooking on fires outside and using as much natural, free food as we can. Living a semi outdoor lifestyle is made all the more exciting when the wild garlic starts appearing in abundance in woodlands and along road sides. With …
I have since recorded and studied my own experiences and applied nutritional knowledge, research and experimentation (and to my boyfriends relief) can now happily manage and avoid PMS for good! When I used to be on the pill I would think nothing of getting my period. I would happily strut about my normal, everyday life, …
Where you can, try to buy organic so you eliminate the negative influence of toxins and chemicals that will promote the damage casued by free radicals leading to premature ageing and disease They say beauty is only skin deep. Well actually it's much deeper than that. Flicking through a popular magazine at a friend's house I couldn't believe the …
