If you struggle with anxiety, incorporating aromatherapy into your yoga practice can have many benefits. Aromatherapy and yoga are a few great things you can easily add into your daily life routine that can help you melt away stress and anxiety. Both practices can give you a calmer mind, more...
It’s natural that after six months with kids at home, parents are experiencing mixed emotions with the advent of schools reopening. For most, it’s a combination of relief and excitement but also some anxiety. How will we cope with this important milestone? Most children have been without a structured routine...
Many people talk about the importance of a good morning routine and being productive from the moment that you wake up. But let's be realistic, mornings can be rough. Especially if you're not the type of person who jumps out of bed ready to take on the day. For some,...
What is a Ritual? A ritual is a set of meaningful actions that you perform regularly with mindful awareness and intent. This in itself can lead to powerful health and well-being benefits. Sometimes when we think of rituals, we think about important life milestones such as birth, marriage and death....
‘Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It’s the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps.’ — Sharon Draper People all around the globe are dealing with changes to our everyday lives because of...
Essential oils have been used in a variety of ways by every civilisation that has walked the earth. Yet we still tend to think of aromatherapy as largely feminine. Even though, today’s busy lifestyle and work pressures can take their toll on men’s health and well-being. And men experience sore...
Stress during Lockdown Despite the plethora of inspiring stories, for many, lockdown felt stressful at times. Juggling school work, working from home, reduced finances, waiting up late for on-line supermarket slots and isolation from friends and family. Even those with a positive mind-set sometimes found themselves near breaking point. Looking...
Daily rituals won’t take up your time, they will create time... Starting your day off in a positive mind state will add an extra spring in your step, you will tackle the day with even more gusto and efficiency. No longer will you spend that 15 minutes trying to convince...
A lot has changed in the past six months. Back then, we couldn’t have anticipated that wearing face masks would become part of the new ‘norm’. And whilst we understand their importance, they may present extra challenges for those suffering anxiety or mental health issues. If you’ve experienced this, rest...
We don't always think of Aromatherapy for men. Why is that? It's usually a practice associated with femininity, and because of this, most men believe Aromatherapy is strictly for women. But, that's because most do not know about the remarkable Aromatherapy benefits as a man. Make no mistake, fellas -...
Schools out and summer holidays are in! After months of confinement, we want to travel. The good news is that countries where the coronavirus pandemic appears to have eased are gradually opening up their borders again. It’s important to know what safety measures are in place though. Is It Safe...
At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic many of us parents had been picking up a few additional, unexpected full-time jobs including homeschool teacher, activity coordinator and 24 hour entertainer. Now schools are back open, and workplaces are starting to welcome us back, it seems as though normality is almost...
Want to live longer? Continue exploring the healthy habits Harvard scientists say will increase your life by a decade. Missed our Pt 1? Don’t worry – delve into the first two behaviours that have shown a clear and positive association with good health and long life, here. Healthy lifestyle habits...
Depression is something that has touched nearly all of our lives in one way or another, whether that is personally or through someone we know and love. Depression is more than simply feeling sad, unhappy or fed up for a few days, it is a real and genuine health condition...
We're all creatures of habit but routines offer a way to promote health and mental wellness through structure and organization. Having a routine can greatly improve your health. Many people who don’t have any type of routine suffer from: Stress. No routine often means having the constant worry of “when...
Have you noticed that the years seem to pass faster, and seasons change sooner? That days have become shorter, and we live at a quicker pace despite longer years? Have you noticed how slow movies from the ’50s and ’60s are? We now live faster, think faster, and act faster...
The coronavirus pandemic has affected all of us in so many different ways, one thing which has been affected is our sleep. With so much free time on our hands, many of us have taken this opportunity to sleep more, perhaps by taking naps or not having to set an...
In empathy, in sympathy, in solidarity in need of time, space, a moment to breathe, a change of pace, a quiet place, one of the Scentered team summarises the misery of the school/work balance and a message to convey our huge respect for all the Dads and Mums currently doing...
The coronavirus lockdown has made us all reassess our well-being and mental health, me included. At times, it was like running on a perpetual hamster wheel. Juggling childcare, home-schooling, meals, chores, a daily walk and work. There wasn’t a second to think. How I envied my single friends binge-watching the...
Have you ever had one of those days/weeks/months where the slightest inconvenience has left you in a tearful mess on the floor of your bedroom? I certainly have! If you find yourself having an overly reactionary response to something that you would normally brush off and take in your stride,...