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: 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: Walking Barefoot on the Earth
Walking barefoot connects us to the calming security of the earth. Whether you think of this as a spiritual grounding or simply a physical pleasure, the soles of our feet…
Finding Your Calm Space: Paying Attention to Your Body
Paying attention to your body is one of the most important things you can do for yourself. Primary School Drama When I was aged nine or so, a slightly hippieish…
Finding Your Calm Space, Day Two: Calming Your Nervous System
Calming your Nervous System When I was training to be a midwife, a health visitor, a yoga teacher and a reflexologist, one topic kept coming up over and over again:…