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Creating a Daily Self-Care Ritual: Mind, Body, and Spirit
When life gets busy, we may find ourselves in automatic mode where we do what we need to do without thinking about it, because well, it just needs to get it done. A bit like a robot. There is nothing wrong with this and it can sometimes be necessary to get through the never-ending to-do list. But it can be harmful when it isn’t balanced with awareness, self-care and spending at least a little time in stillness. Creating a daily self-care routine can be helpful for maintaining balance in our mind, body, and spirit. A good self-care routine doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming, it’s all about finding small,…
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How Many People Meditate in the World? – 25 Global Meditation Statistics 2022
It’s World Meditation Day tomorrow, so we decided to take a deep dive into the most recent and interesting statistics and of course the benefits of meditation to honour this momentous day. How many people are meditating? There are an estimated 200-500 million meditators worldwide. With 7.9 billion people in the world, of that 74.5% which equates to 58.9 billion are aged 15 and over. Considering this age range, it accounts for 3.4 – 8.5% of the global population who currently meditate. This number most likely includes a sharp increase in the past two years due to the pandemic. Meditation apps were the most accessible form of mental health support…
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Practicing Mindfulness for Stress
Mindfulness is an essential skill that can help reduce stress in your life. We are all so busy with our daily lives that it’s easy to forget about being mindful since our mind is focussed on all the things we need to get done during the day. Since April is Stress Awareness Month, we wanted to share some simple ways you can use mindfulness in your daily life to bring more awareness into your activities and help to reduce stress. What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is a word that’s been thrown around a lot in the last decade, especially in the work world. It’s been used in the context of meditation,…
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Nobody has time for meditation right now
Many of us wish for more time, often 24 hours in a day is just not enough! Post COVID-19 has intensified this for many who now have to somehow fit home schooling into an already gruelling schedule. With everything going on, who has the time to meditate right? But what if a daily meditation practice can actually create the illusion of more time. Meditation helps to calm the racing thoughts of the never ending to do list and normal complexities of life. After meditation we tend to automatically be much more efficient for the rest of the day. When we are busy on the inside, we tend to be busy…
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Read about Linda’s inspirational story, from receiving a cancer diagnosis, to thriving to now helping others
Linda Curtis, a Holistic Room practitioner talks about her journey from being diagnosed with cancer, healing and now using her knowledge and experience to help others who are going through their own cancer journeys. What was your life like before you were diagnosed with Thyroid cancer? I was very emotional prior to being diagnosed and struggled for years with gut troubles and anxiety, not knowing that this very well could have been attributed to a ‘faulty thyroid’. I had always been a fairly healthy eater but always seemed to struggle with bloating as mentioned. What was your emotional state like when you received the diagnosis? When I received the…
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Practitioner Spotlight – David Rees @Here To Live Life – Counselling | Life Coaching | Meditation | Mindfulness | – Devon & Online
What therapies do you practice? Soul Plan Reading & Practitioner Training Courses Counselling Life Coaching Mentoring Meditation Mindfulness What led you to do what you do? My journey started as a sports, fitness coach so was always drawn to helping others. One of the main aspects I was interested in through working in that field was the psychological part, human behaviour and the nature of life. Naturally I started to really look at my own experience along with working with groups and individuals. And here I am today… What’s the best thing about doing the work you do? I tend to attract the inner explorers, the curious, courageous…
