There is a certain sense of comfort we feel from staying inside our own little boxes. Being set in our ways can make us feel safe and secure meaning it can be difficult at times to open our minds up to other possibilities. However, being able and willing to open your mind up to new opportunities such as knowledge, adventure and new relationships leaves the door open for a greater sense of fulfilment and more…
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Did you know that we are only actually born with 2 fears; the fear of falling and the fear of loud sounds. Yet there are hundreds of millions of phobias and fears that exist now. We can literally be scared of anything though obviously some of the most popular or well-documented fears are a fear of spiders, flying, heights and of course the dark. Hypnotherapy is often used as treatment for anxiety and depression amongst…
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One of the most important adventures we will experience in our lives is the road to discovering who we really are. Many of us walk around either not really knowing who or what we are or listening to an awful inner voice that tells us all the wrong ideas about ourselves. We often mistake self-understanding and knowing one’s self as self-indulgence and instead avoid one of the few questions in life that truly matter; Who…
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We’ve all been in a situation where we need to stay calm… be it due to the intensity of a situation and the need for a clear head, where it’s inappropriate to lash out and you need to hold your tongue or simply to quell any other feelings such as nerves. However, it is not always easy to stay calm in situations that increase our emotional levels and put us out of our preferred comfort…
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For hundreds of years, pre-dating modern medicine, people had to find ways to heal the mind and body using what was around them and what the planet provided them with. Witch Doctors and Medicine men and women were seen as mystical and magical beings and they might well have been, but if you look at them now from today’s hindsight, they were essentially homeopathic healers. As well as a lot of other things along similar…
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The dictionary defines mindfulness as “a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.” This is of course true, but in fact it is so much more. So what is it? Mindfulness is actually a simple form of meditation, that thanks to the growing trend for self-care has become well-known and much more popular in…
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Chakras? What on earth are Chakras I hear you say! If you have heard of them but don’t know much about them then you might consider them to be a little ‘woo woo’ so let me explain: What are Chakras? The word refers to the energy centres that are in and around our body. We are all energetic beings and this energetic aspect may not be visible or even known to some people. Some describe…
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When we start our lives, there is no set path laid out before us. Yes, some will have more choices or perhaps options than others, but no path is set in stone. Where you end up will all depend upon what route you take and how you choose to get to your end goal. Joy didn’t start out her career path as a Reiki Master Teacher but that is where her path has lead, so…
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A lot of the time what can hold someone back from seeking help for whatever troubles them be it anxiety, depression, sleep, addiction can be a lack of time. A lot of these issues can be caused by a busy and hectic lifestyle and from getting overworked and run down. What if I told you, that actually with a little time spent you’d be able to reap the benefits for years and years to come.…
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Have you ever just stopped and watched the world go by? Sometimes if you just sit and look, it is almost as if someone has hit the fast forward button. No one has time to stop anymore, sit, chat, relax. We are constantly on the go with a never ending to do list, demands left, right and centre and simply no time, especially for ourselves. If we keep on going at this frantic pace, it…
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