More and more of my clients want to know how mindfulness can help to break the cycle of anxiety, stress and unhappiness. In recent years the media has been abuzz with talk about mindfulness and this month’s annual Mental Health Awareness Week is focusing entirely on the benefits of mindfulness. So what exactly is mindfulness […]
Does anxiety cause procrastination or is it the act of procrastinating that brings about anxiety? Procrastination, the act of delaying or postponing something is essentially the avoidance of action because a part of you believes that carrying out the act will cause some sort of pain or negative result. This belief may be thought subconsciously, […]
Anxiety is a physical and emotional response to perceived danger. The symptoms of anxiety are created as a result of negative thinking, whether it’s negative introspection about the past, constant worrying about what might or might not happen in the future or being overly self-critical. I have found anxiety to be the most common reason […]
During the autumn masses of migrating birds begin their journey south, flying off to the warmer climes of Africa. Have you ever wondered how these birds find their way across thousands of miles, returning to the same destination year after year? Sometimes, due to strong winds or bad weather, the birds are blown off course […]
18th century poet and writer, Samuel Johnson, wisely stated, “Deviation from nature is deviation from happiness”. In today’s technological world few would disagree that we spend far less time in nature today than in previous decades and our connection with the natural world is, for some, almost non-existent. Why does this matter and how can […]