Meditation & Mindfulness

A collection of our meditation and mindfulness blogs, and all things we love surrounding it!

Self Care Tips

Self Care Categories  Selfcare is a huge buzzword at the moment - we're constantly being told that 'self care is not selfish' ...so....how do we do it?! There are 5 established areas of self care and we'll have a look at each of them with some fab ideas and exercises...

Active Listening Tips

Active and mindful listening  We're all guilty of it - not really paying attention when someone is talking to us. It could be that our minds are so full of what we should have done or what we should be doing that we only half listen to the person talking to us at this...

From Mind Full to Mindful

How do we go from mind full to mindful?  We've all done it - driven to work and not remembered the journey there. Walked the dog and are surprised when we get back home as we can't remember our steps back. Who hasn't sat in front of the telly with a meal not really...

Easy Everyday Mindfulness Exercises

You don’t have to spend an hour in the lotus position trying hard not to twitch, whilst desperately fighting the urge to scratch that itch on your nose, to become more mindful…these  easy everyday mindfulness exercises  can be developed into wonderful mindful...

Everyday Mindfulness Eating Exercise

You don’t have to spend an hour in the lotus position trying hard not to twitch, whilst desperately fighting the urge to scratch that itch on your nose, to become more mindful…these  easy everyday mindfulness exercises  can be developed into wonderful mindful...

Breathing Techniques for Meditation

Mindful breathing is a fantastic exercise in it's own right and a fundamental cornerstone of all meditations. There are lots of techniques to help reduce stress, calm down, relax, even to help you sleep. Here are a few easy breathing techniques for meditation for you...

How to Hide Your Muffin Top

You know how it is ladies - we've reached that age where it doesn't seem to matter what we eat, what exercise we do, how many less glasses of wine we drink (!) our little Muffin Tops are determined to come to the party! We all try and love what we've got but sometimes...

Our favourite apps, meditations and retreats

Retreats

The beautiful Barn retreat  based at the Sharpham Trust just outside Totnes. A wonderful place to recharge and reconnect. Sarah’s favourite place is the fabulous little Kuti in the woods – perfect for a solitary retreat! Please get in touch if you’d like a first hand account 🙂 

Meditation App

The largest free library of guided meditations – over 30,000 to choose from to help with everything from sleeping, to anxiety, to visualisation. Currently listening to the lovely Kenneth Soares!