At the beginning of every year I offer my yoga students the opportunity to set a Sankalpa. In Sanskrit, the ancient classical Indian language, Sankalpa means ‘an intention formed by the heart and mind’. A statement or vow you create, which you promise to commit to. This year I made a promise to myself to…
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When you hear the word menopause what is the first thought that enters your mind? Over the hill and past it? Hot flushes? Lack of sleep? Mood swings? Brain fog? The end of your fertile life?. Menopause is something all women go through, usually around the age of 46 to 51-years but the symptoms of…
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If your health and wellness resolutions have already fallen by the wayside, don’t worry, a nutritional therapist can help get you back on track.. Trying to live a healthier lifestyle can be overwhelming. And with every Tom, Dick and Harriet claiming to be a health guru on Instagram these days, it’s difficult to know who…
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Experiential event specialists Rogue Village took their signature feel good vibes into the world of online workshops and masterclasses with their launch of The Village School in October. With restaurants, pubs and gyms closed during lockdown thousands of us turned to Zoom to get a creative workout, and online courses boomed. Directors of North Berwick-based…
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Bernie Rowen-Ross says I’m sure, like me, you’re looking forward to the end of 2020 ‘annus horibilis’ and hoping for ‘annus mirabilis’, which means wonderful year, in 2021. Today, more than any other, is not a time for spending a fortune on unwanted Christmas presents and merry parties. It is a time to reflect on…
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Bernadette Petrie tells us, as this year we’ll celebrate a very different sort of Christmas, maybe the great outdoors can provide us with a different way of celebrating the light that we are.. I‘d like to tell you about my favourite swimming muse. I came across her in 2005, she must have been in her…
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Some people shudder at the thought of routine, others thrive on it, whichever person you are I urge you to consider just how important simple routines are. I’ve just returned from a well needed holiday in the Highlands. The scenery was beautiful, an abundance of autumn colours and the shifting light signified the change in…
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North Berwick holistic wellbeing space, The Barefoot Sanctuary empowers through guided sea swims and barefoot sessions.. When I tune into the energy coming from the media and social conditioning, I find my head spinning and my inner child going into panic mode. My inner critic tells me; we’re doomed, it’s an economic disaster, a social…
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It may be the smell you like or that the colour of the bottle matches your decor. But when you choose a soap, cleaner, laundry powder or even a scented candle you probably don’t give much thought to whether the label hides a secret. Worldwide, an estimated 500,000 animals are still suffering for cleaning products…
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