Shamelessly Me Blog
World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day. A day to get everyone talking about mental health, something we should really be doing every day. A day to keep trying to reduce the stigma attached to having mental health difficulties. I've talked a lot on my blog about my mental...
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My Yoga. Moving the body, stilling the mind
Yoga. Moving the body, stilling the mind. My absolute favourite topic at the moment. In July I started my yoga teaching journey....yes it is a journey, simply because I am learning every time I teach. Quite honestly I am loving it. I fell into yoga years ago, when an...
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My yoga and mindfulness retreat? Excuse me?
If you'd have told me at the beginning of this year that in September I would be running a yoga and mindfulness retreat, I'd have laughed and said "yeah, I wish". Just two months ago I started teaching yoga. I still find myself pinching myself...
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Small adjustments for living mindfully
Dream big but start small. A small adjustment can have a big effect on your life. For example, if you want to be healthier, then start by going to bed a half hour earlier. If you want to lose weight, then start by drinking water instead of soda. If you have an...
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A moment of realisation
Wow. It's been a while! And for good reason. Often if I go quiet it's because life is a bit challenging. This time it's completely the opposite. New beginnings. New positive challenges. New adventures. Right now if you were to ask me if I had an anxiety issue, I'd say...
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We will catch you.
Today, one year ago was the final day of an awesome challenge. On this day last year, we started at one of my favourite places, Budleigh Salterton, ran through three of my other favourite places, Branscombe, Beer and Sidmouth and ended my 130 miles run, with an added...
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PlymtoLym130 – One year on!
One of my inspirations for writing ShamelesslyMe stems from a challenge that I completed last year. I spent 8 months prior to the start date blogging about my training, fundraising and musings for the 130 miles coast path "run" I was intending to do. I fundraised for...
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Growing self care
A few months ago I helped review an article that Mind were doing on mental health and nature. Strangely as I am sat writing this I've received an email from the lady co-ordinating the review to say that it has gone live. Here is the link if you want to know more about...
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A weight lifted.
I've really missed not blogging. For the last month I've been studying hard for my Yoga teaching qualification. I've loved it. I've managed the balancing act of study, work and home fairly well. But I've missed writing; I know it is something I want to continue to do....
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