Shamelessly Me Blog
7 year old yogi
Spring certainly feels like it has sprung. I'm writing this in the sunshine, albeit with a jumper or two on, but to feel the sun on my face is just lovely. Here's hoping that it lasts a little while longer. Yet again time has run away with me, I've been meaning to...
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2019 – The Year for Self-Care
It's not an official thing for this year to be a year for self-care but it is my resolution. To practice self-care and to share and encourage self-care. It fits in with everything that my business offers, and the more I believe in the power and importance of self-care...
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10 days of self-care. Day 10
Day 10 - the right ambience Creating a comforting and relaxing environment can be a nice way to promote your self care. For me when the children and the other half are away, when no one needs me, lighting the candles, burning my favourite essential oils, putting on my...
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10 days of self-care – Day 9.
Day 9 - Writing Free writing is a brilliant self-care practice. I love writing anyway, that’s half the reason that I blog. It’s a way of getting things out of your head on to paper. The only person who sees it is you so it doesn’t matter what you write or how you...
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10 days of self-care. Day 8
Day 8 - Being Outdoors Being stuck indoors all day can be pretty grim. So being outdoors seems another simple way to be kind to yourself and lift your mood. Fresh air is certainly good for the soul. Sea air is without doubt my favourite, definitely on a blustery day....
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10 days of self-care.
Day 7 - Mindfulness In this busy world we live in, we are often functioning on auto-pilot, rushing to the next thing. Mindfulness is a lovely way to slow everything down. I love this quote from Brené Brown “Joy comes to us in ordinary moments. We risk missing out when...
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10 days of self-care.
Day 6 - Bullet journalling If you haven’t come across bullet journals yet you are missing out! All you need is a notebook, pens or pencils, and your creative head. It’s a great way to plan, note, doodle, list, brainstorm, record and track! You can make your BuJo...
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10 days of self-care
Day 5 - Yoga Obviously if you are a follower of my social media or blog, this will come as no surprise to you. There’s nothing to say other than I simply love yoga, practicing on my own or teaching. I love the calm, the exploration, the challenge, the movement, the...
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10 days of self-care – Day four
Day 4 - Water Weird one I know! Water in all its forms is good for my self care. The sea - just watching it, whether it’s wild and rough or millpond flat. It’s calming and good for the soul. A bath - relaxing, soothing, warming. A bath is medicine for a host of...
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