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Prayer of the Week – Prayer of Thanks

Prayer of the Week – Prayer of Thanks

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Bless you Gentle Reader and welcome to this week’s Prayer of the Week. I pray you are well and spirit lighting your life. Take a few moments, to pause, breathe deeply, lower your shoulders and lengthen your spine as you read this week’s poem. Its a short prayer, which I wrote this morning after meditating.

Giving Thanks

The last few weeks I have recommitted on a much deeper level to my daily spiritual practice and as such I am spending more time alone, in prayer and silence. [Read more…] about Prayer of the Week – Prayer of Thanks

Beginners’ Yoga -4 Ways Yoga Helps You Stay Stress-free At Christmas

Beginners’ Yoga -4 Ways Yoga Helps You Stay Stress-free At Christmas

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Mum! Can I have...

In today’s post we look at four ways yoga helps you to reduce stress and gain a few minutes of peace and quiet, especially at this time of year when office parties, work deadlines and Christmas shopping has to be slotted into your already crammed schedule.

How Do You Fit It All In?

Life as a busy working woman, especially at this time of the year with Christmas Office Parties and school nativity plays coming up, stress takes on a whole new meaning.
Christmas is supposed to be fun, but when you are a working mum the pace of life is unbearable.

You have bosses on your case demanding end-of year projects are completed and to top it all, school nativity plays to fit in, which for some reason always seems to be in the middle of the afternoon; this meant, when I worked in Probation I had to sneak out of work before lunch to get a seat in the front row.

Add to this mixture, extra food shopping, getting the Christmas decorations out of the loft, buying presents, visiting family plus your children being home, your stress levels are already at boiling point- and you still have to fit in your everyday activities and commitments.

To manage all you do, it is vital you take time out to care for yourself, to rest and rejuvenate. [Read more…] about Beginners’ Yoga -4 Ways Yoga Helps You Stay Stress-free At Christmas

3 Yoga Breathing Exercises To Help You Get A Good Night’s Sleep

3 Yoga Breathing Exercises To Help You Get A Good Night’s Sleep

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Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Have you ever awakened feeling troubled and exhausted from lack of sleep? Or laid awake, lying on your back, your mind racing as you ponder the “How’s and whys of events going on in your life? [Read more…] about 3 Yoga Breathing Exercises To Help You Get A Good Night’s Sleep

24/7 Ways To Have Your Stress-Free Christmas

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“Mum?”
“Yes dear?” I replied
“It’s December 1st.”
“Uh-huh, and…?” My mind scanning and mentally wondering what was coming next.
“It’s December 1st… 24 days to Christmas. Have you got our Advent Calendar?” Two pairs of eyes looked at me…. [Read more…] about 24/7 Ways To Have Your Stress-Free Christmas

The Importance Of Celebrating Your Success

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What is life if you don’t take the time to relax, reflect and give yourself a pat-on-back? If your life is anything like mine, you probably spend most of your time planning, doing, making and setting goals and working towards achieving goals. [Read more…] about The Importance Of Celebrating Your Success