Category Archives: Mindfulness
Around 1% of the Japanese population suffer from Hikikomori and despite economic and cultural differences, there are likely to be significant physical and mental health issues that will affect people in the UK and elsewhere for many years to come.
If you are finding yourself dreading the shorter days and colder days as winter approaches, spare a thought for the people of Tromsø – a city in Norway.
Do you wake up to fear, stress or pain? Is it just too hard to get up every morning these days? Are you lacking the energy to face the day? Do you just want to stay down and hide?
When we have a problem, such as physical pain, there are many different ways in which we might react. Some of us might try to ignore it and just keep going.
Life is full of choices – and in order to say ‘Yes’ to one thing, we have to say ‘No’ to others. For economists, this is an implication of the fundamental economic problem – that we cannot have all the things that we want.
This starts with yourself. Loving yourself and being kind to yourself. Movement through Feldenkrais, Yoga, Meditation or Mindfulness are good ways to start.
2020 is proving to be a tough year for many. The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed many lives and taken many livelihoods.
Since the beginning of this week, those of us who have been shielding have officially been given the okay to venture outside after two and a half months of staying indoors. Great, right? Finally!
On 1st May this year, the BBC reported on a YouGov poll asking people how long they could manage in lockdown. The research indicated that 82% of UK Britons could continue in lockdown to June, 63% could continue to July but only 50% could easily carry on that way to August.
So here we are, mostly pretty busy with figuring out how to get our food delivery slots, when to best walk the dog, how to keep the kids entertained at home, and how to pay rent next month.
