I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hopeFor hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love,For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faithBut the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought:So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.T. S. Eliot Hi love This is an extract from one of my favourite poems. To me it captures the essence of meditation. It’s not about sitting in lotus or chanting anything. It’s about stillness. it's about acceptance of exactly what is and presence. Mediation could be sitting quietly enjoying a cup of tea in...
I used to think it was better to just save exercise to the evenings to work off calories before bed ☺️ Something I’ve learnt from adopting the Ayurvedic dinacharya (or daily routine) is that movement in the morning is important for overall health as well as for releasing excess weight. In Ayurveda 6-10am is considered Kapha time, when the energy is heavy and sluggish. Getting outside first thing in the morning for some exercise or even just a walk is great to shake off excess Kapha energy. It is also great from a weight loss perspective if that's something you're addressing,Exercising whilst in a fasted state ie before breakfast actually optimises the benefits for weight lossThis is recommended for all dosha...
So there I was sat in Cafe Nero next to Moorgate station googling MS symptoms. I was on my way back from my job as a solicitor on my way home to my husband and 2 young kids, and I was panicking that I was seriously ill Hi loveSince I’d finished breastfeeding my youngest I’d been getting chronic numbness and pins and needles. I was covered in eczema, tired all the time and very anxious about my health.Somewhere in my googling I came across a blog by a woman who’d healed herself from similar issues by going on a detox and then completely changing her diet. The big reveal, and what changed my life and health, was that the key to her...