One of my more recent wellbeing rituals is Yin Yoga. I wrote a little about it in a blog earlier this year, on how I'm moving my body differently. I first came across Yin Yoga two years ago when I moved to Winchester. New Energy Yoga is just a few minutes' walk from where I … Continue reading Stretching the mind as well as the body this spring…
Friday 20 March (today) is the UN’s International Day of Happiness - a day that recognises happiness and wellbeing as a universal human goal. Today is also the first day of spring, according to the astronomical calendar, as I wrote about here. And with the sun shining as I write this, people seem just that … Continue reading How I Think About Happiness Now
For years I believed my strength came from my independence. Only now am I beginning to realise that the sensitivity I hid for much of my life may in fact be my greatest strength. The truth is that both of course come with their blessings and their curses. Do you know what your greatest strength … Continue reading The Strength I Once Thought Was Weakness
I learned a new word this week - phenology - the study of plant and animal life cycles and their relationship to weather and climate. All around us spring appears to have sprung - the daffodils have been out for a number of weeks, as have the crocuses; and this week the birds are singing … Continue reading Spring’s Arrival: What Nature Teaches Us
I've struggled this week to find my flow. 'Flow' is my chosen word of the year - a compass if you like to keep me on track in every part of my life - from work, my relationships and every aspect of how I live my life, including specific activities like this, here, now - … Continue reading The Fire Horse Reset
Saunas for Heart, Mind and Soul With it being Valentine’s Day tomorrow, I thought I’d share an open love letter to the sauna experience - best shared with friends and/or your lover (and not just on Valentine's Day)! I wrote about how heat therapy is a part of my longevity and vitality toolkit in my … Continue reading It’s Hotting Up In Here – For the Love of Saunas ❤️🔥
Reflecting on my perimenopause experience You know you’re mid age when the conversation with girlfriends focuses more on menopause than on men. Sound familiar?! And since I’m writing about mid age and how it’s impacting my longevity and vitality health journey, it made sense to dedicate a post to it here. I’d like to say … Continue reading Why I Chose Hormone Therapy in Perimenopause (Even Without Classic Symptoms)
Part Three: Doing Differently... Welcome to part three of my Doubling Down or Doing Differently blog series... For greater context around this series, I recommend reading part one and part two first. In short, I've been documenting what I'm doing to focus on my longevity and vitality health goal, as a nearly 50, perimenopausal woman... … Continue reading Optimising Health for Perimenopausal Women: Key Changes Explained
Part Two: Doubling Down On... Welcome to part two of my Doubling Down or Doing Different blog series... In part one, I teed up the areas that I would be covering in this second part. But, as I started to write, this post was getting longer and longer, so I've now decided to split it … Continue reading Doubling Down on Health: Exercise, Nutrition, and More
Part One - Doubling down on or doing differently In November this year I turn 50... It's hard to believe it really. Half a century! Reaching mid age can be confronting, as well as liberating! When I say confronting, it is forcing me to think about older age. Particularly as, during the last year, I've … Continue reading Navigating Midlife: Healthy Habits for a Healthy Future
Not The Mayo Clinic 