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Smoking and Mental Health

Smoking impacts our mental well-being as well as physical - here's a brief look at why and how.

May 26, 2021

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 - Nature

Taking the time to connect with nature can have a positive impact on our psychological and emotional well-being - here are a few tips to re-connect with nature. No snowy mountain peaks necessary!

May 10, 2021

4 Steps to Break a Bad Habit

Breaking habits is not an easy task, especially when we're not fully aware of how we are feeling when the behaviour is triggered. Slowing down to pay attention to explore ourselves in the moment a craving arises can help re-frame the habit and eventually help to take new decisions based on what we find...

May 5, 2021

Tips for Helping a 'Smoker' Quit

Our best intentions for friends and family that may smoke, although from a place of care, may not always be received as we'd expect. So it's important to consider the 'smoker' as a person, friend or family member first, and support with sensitivity where possible and necessary.

May 5, 2021

Reducing Stress with a 'Sigh'

It's not always appropriate to go and do a relaxation exercise when we are stressed, thankfully, there are things we can do in real-time which can help to alleviate the feelings of stress in any situation.

April 19, 2021

Sleep - Part 2 (of 2): Improving the quality of our Sleep

The quality of our sleep has a direct correlation on the quality of our life. Following on from looking at how smoking impacts our sleep, here are 5 ways to improve it!

March 10, 2021

Sleep – Part 1 (of 2): Smoking Impacts Our Sleep

Quality sleep is fundamental our well-being, yet for many, a difficult thing to achieve. Smoking regularly can lead to poor quality sleep, leading to other chronic issues. Here we look at how smoking impacts our sleep...

February 24, 2021

The Breath and our Breathing - Part 2

Focusing on a calm and steady breathing rhythm has the power to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, responsible for rest and relaxation. Here are some techniques that can support us to become a little more calm...

February 17, 2021

The Breath and our Breathing - Part 1

Given the breath is vital to our life, health and wellbeing...we're lucky that it takes place without any of our own effort, usually forgetting that it's taking place, unless of course, we're short of it! The first of 2 parts on the breath...

February 10, 2021

“Listen to your Gut. Follow your Heart. Use your Head”

Over the last several years, neuroscience has shown that aside from the brain in your head, we also have a gut brain and a heart brain. Each with important and vital functions, when combined can vastly improve many areas of our physical and mental health & well-being.

February 3, 2021