Reflections

Thoughts on healing, growth, and A Course in Miracles.

confidence

Five things you didn't know about hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy is what I do. As a bit of background, I never intended to become a hypnotherapist. I mean seriously, who wants to announce that in answer to…

ayurveda

What it's really like the first day of your yoga retreat

Hey! So it's my first official day in India. I arrived yesterday morning and got to the retreat in time for lunch. Before I go in to how great it all is,…

The India trip

Well hey there! I'm working on a few actual posts but my main thing today is to let you know that next weekend I am embarking on a trip that has taken me…

cold

Five things NEVER to do when you have a cold (unless you're a superhuman freakazoid)

So, surprise surprise, I succumbed to the lovely cold that's been going around the whole of London over the last couple of weeks. To be fair,'succumbed'…

dating

How to practise mantra and mindfulness gracefully (& without coming off as a hippy freak in the process)

My mala So, that moment when you hear your phone go (& know who it is cos only that person uses that generic IM app), scream 'Yey' out loud, to yourself,…

confidence

When it's appropriate NOT to practise what you preach

So I know I talk about mindfulness a lot on this blog, and rightly so, it's great, but sometimes I get so frustrated with being mindful I need to break…

anger

How to control your emotions (with birthday hilarity)

The guys at my old job sent me a giant flamingo balloon for my birthday! As I sit in silence waiting for the raised voices to stop, I realise that they…

confidence

Listening to your intuition

The article below was written by me in 2011. It's been sat in my drafts since then, gathering digital dust because I didn't think it 'went' with my…

mindfulness

Feeling overwhelmed

I wanted to write today about feeling overwhelmed. Why? Because that's how I feel, probably more often than I should, and I wanted to let you know that…

acceptance

'Oh God help me, I'm so angry / upset and I want to feel better!' - The art of acceptance in modern day stress town

You don't need to be a Buddhist monk to feel better about the bad stuff. This week has been one of complete opposites for me - the good, the bad and the…