I am, by nature a little chaotic and well, rather disorganised. At work I used to think I did better this way, achieving more when under pressure. ‘I thrive in an environment of pressure…’ my CV would espouse. But realistically, I crammed in everything at the last moment. I may have completed the most pressing …
Healing Elixirs Spring has sprung as has many of the illnesses relating to the change in season. The cold and flu virus &/or respiratory issues are bombarding many of us including our children. In addition airborne allergies and hay fever is starting to rear it’s head. The ancient cleansing practice of nasal irrigation flushes these airborne allergies, …
Getting enough magnesium is essential for maintaining good health. Magnesium is an essential mineral required by every organ in the body for a range of activities including bone, protein and fatty acid formation. It is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body and is also essential in activating vitamins B and D, relaxing muscles, …
NOMOPHOBIA – nō-mə-ˈfō-bē-ə – an irrational fear of being without or unable to use your mobile phone. I’ve been on Facebook since 2007, initially using it as a tool to keep connected with friends & family while living in India. But it is only lately – 9 years later – Facebook, Instagram and other socials …
I have a 9 year old son, 7 & 5 year old daughters, and apparently, this is the age when little minds start to question their reality. Our magical white (lies) stories don’t stack up anymore. The little Elf that visits and distributes treats into our Advent calendar, every night in December until Christmas eve, wasn’t so clever …
How do you respond to stress??? Stress is inevitable – it’s going to happen. It is how you respond to stress that will give you the ability to lift it and keep you healthy. Our hard-wired stress response is designed to gives us the quick burst of heightened alertness and energy needed to perform our best, …
Goals are the oxygen to our dreams. Having a travel goal gives you something to look forward to, something to work towards, something to anticipate and something to get excited about. Many of us decide on our holiday a month or two before departure which, totally deprives us of that elation of anticipation. Planning, booking …
I caught up with my old friend Heike, who I hadn’t seen for awhile. As we slowly sipped our coffee I began discussing how insanely busy our world is today, and the imminent need for healthy holiday breaks. I was exhausting myself explaining my life with three children and their schedules, a busy hubby and all my …
Most of us don’t breathe correctly. Nor do we realise we haven’t breathed fully or deeply for many years. My mother is a prime example and it wasn’t until a serious illness led her to Dru Yoga that she recognized it. It plays a crucial role in overall health and wellbeing and one I feel so compelled to …
Here’s another blog post about yoga. Make sure you blog as often as possible, even if the posts are only short. However, to get good search engine rankings your posts should be long – around 2000 words – so make sure you put some time into at least some of your posts. Or, if you …