Dutch motivational speaker and extreme athlete Wim Hof has done wonders for bringing the beneficial effects of cold water and Breathwork to the masses. And what’s great is that he’s encouraged more men into the wellbeing space — one historically dominated by women. But he’s not everyone’s cup of tea…

The simple act of a seed floating up into the air can reveal all the wonders of the Universe, so describes William Blake in his beautiful poem ‘Auguries of Innocence’. Blake believed that true life discovery and knowledge could be found in the everyday, where all the world can be…

I just want to say before I begin, that I like to talk about menopause and about how I’m feeling at this mid-point in my life (well, here’s hoping at 52!), but it’s my own personal experience and the observations I’ve had with clients as a breath coach and Shinrin-yoku…

It’s estimated that almost 50% of women in the UK are in, or approaching, menopause. That’s a huge number of the population going through a big life transition and as I’m one of those women, as well as a breath coach, it seemed only natural that I start looking under…

Identity is an elusive concept. How often do you ever stop to consider Who am I? Try for a moment to really focus on this question. Try asking it once, and then again, and again. What answers arise? Are you your name? Are you your job description? Perhaps you might…

In Japan, nature has long been revered. Shinto remains a key faith in the country, Trees and nature are central to Shinto, which holds the belief that spirits inhabit trees that reach one hundred years of age. Yet by the 1980’s spending time in nature had reached unprecedented lows in…

The Gentle Fern Small and delicate Watches over the river beside me Not like a night watchman might, you understand More like the gentle consideration of a mother to her child Concerned, not suffocating She guides the river as it weaves along Past her, past banks of green meadows and moss-lined rocks —…

Did you know, that as a species, we’ve spent almost 10 million years living within a woodland environment, yet only 11,000 outside? That’s the contrast between a one pence piece and a football pitch. This tiny, yet enormous fact, blew my mind when I heard it a few years ago…

It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. …