Anxiety can arise in our everyday lives for a number of reasons: too much pressure at work, not getting enough sleep or even stressful life situations such as a death in the family or financial worries. Personally, having gone through a collective lockdown experience over the last year and a half, I too, found myself […]
Top 5 Tips To Help You Feel Better This Winter
Avoiding illness throughout the winter months can be hard especially with ever changing temperatures! Outside is cold and rainy whilst shops and offices are pumping out heat like you’re in a sauna. This constant fluctuation confuses your body and often leaves one feeling under the weather. Crowded streets and transport result in close proximity to potential carriers. […]
Meditation: Is it Worth Thinking About?
Meditation is considered the big brother of its popular little sister, Mindfulness. Whilst mindfulness is very en vogue and has a playful aspect to it, meditation can feel a little more outdated and only for the serious purple-wearing hippies. This was my opinion at least. That was before I tried it. I actually can’t remember […]
Tried & Tested: Tai chi
Kate Bermingham, yoga teacher and health journalist, searches for rest and relaxation, not through yoga or meditation, but through an ancient art form; Kate tries out Tai Chi in London. #184653064 / gettyimages.com Tai chi… such a beautiful practice. I came away from Mania Oikonomou’s class in Bethnal Green wondering why it isn’t more popular. The […]
What Is Meditation?
“What is Meditation?” I don’t know. But it’s better than sitting around and doing nothing. Hannah Ketchin finds out more: Ohhhmmmmm – Meditation is definitely catching on. I keep reading about it and hearing of people experiencing mindfulness on their lunch break. Earlier this month Parliament even had a go at an all-party group exploring […]