Finding Your Calm Space: Baking Bread for Calm
Baking bread is a soothing and calming process for all the senses. At the end you have something delicious to share and eat. It’s a great way to care for…
Finding Your Calm Space: Sounds and Silence
Sounds and silence are everywhere, inside and out. Our bodies and the natural world exist in constant vibration. We can tune in on some of these vibrations in the form…
Finding Your Calm Space: Getting Close to Nature
Getting close to nature is good for our mental and physical health[i]. There are so many ways we can find calm and happiness by getting involved with the natural world…
Finding Your Calm Space: Meditating on the Natural World
Meditating on the natural world around us is a wonderful way to settle and calm the mind. I like to sit in a quiet corner of my garden to meditate…
Finding Your Calm Space: Walking Outdoors
Walking outdoors is a simple and accessible way to find calm. Walking has been my lifeline during the Coronavirus lockdown. In the early weeks of fear and tension, I escaped…
Finding Your Calm Space: Chanting and Singing
Chanting and singing are natural human ways of regulating our emotions. Singing, breathing and building community all belong together. The loss of shared singing and chanting is one of the…
Finding Your Calm Space: Ocean Breathing
Ocean breathing is a beautiful way to feel calm and relaxed. The Sound of Waves on a Beach I love the sound of waves on a beach. The gentle breath…
Finding Your Calm Space: Alternate Nostril Breathing
Alternate nostril breathing is a calming and balancing practice. Breathing through one nostril at a time is something we do naturally without realising. Students often arrive at a Yoga class…
Finding Your Calm Space: Belly Breathing
Belly breathing is calming, relaxing and good for your health. In yesterday’s blog I talked about becoming aware of the breath without trying to change it. Today we will focus…
Finding Your Calm Space: Breath Awareness is a Superpower
Breath awareness is a superpower. Humans have an exceptionally subtle ability to control and think about our own breathing. This goes alongside our highly developed speech skills[i]. By focusing on…