Have you heard of the happiness ‘set-point’? The old theory was that we all have a genetic set-point, where even if we win the lottery, shortly after, we return to the same level of happiness because of our genetic happiness set-point. However, since then, psychologist Martin Seligman proved that happiness is 40% genetic set-point, 10% […]

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‘Stress is an achiever’s word for fear.’  These days, when you’re catching up with a friend, you can almost expect them to either say they are ‘super busy’, or stressed. In our culture, ‘busy’ seems to be considered a good thing, even to the extent where being the most stressed, or burned out has almost […]

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8.30 am: I’m jogging around Diglis, trying to keep up doing the things I love, with Lenny, my 10 month son (running pram, essential). Exhausted from another night of broken sleep, the jog doesn’t last long until I decide to walk and work through some bits on my to-do list whilst he’s sleeping… I call […]

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Loving Kindness – or “Metta” as it is more traditionally known – has a long rack record of being the most beneficial of all meditation styles. For this reason, it’s my personal favourite.

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Like most things, our teacher training course had to adapt to meet the demands of Covid-19. Having cancelled both our May and November trainings this year, we decided to create an online version of our course so that our trainings can continue no matter what.  So, we have scheduled an online training for the start […]

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I never really know where to start when given the task to share a specific post about mental health when I feel the work I do all day every day is all about mental health.  I suppose what I can do is explain why I’ve dedicated my life to mental health, what happened to make […]

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I haven’t been feeling too great. I’m not really sure how or when, but I fell into the black hole.  I felt angry, and sad, and frustrated, and lost, and trapped, and anxious. And stressed, so so stressed. The magic combo of lockdown, home schooling, loss of income and focus, combined with worry about loved […]

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I am forever a student and constantly learning more about myself, which comes to me through meditation, journaling, yoga and meeting new people. I love travelling the world and always experience personal growth, gaining new insights and fully embracing different cultures. It makes me feel ‘alive’ and allows me to be in the present. I […]

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Soul Sanctuary Yoga Studios

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Our 2020 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training course is now open! It has timed perfectly with our final intensive week of the 2019 Teacher Training that started this weekend. By this Saturday, our next year of students will be qualified yoga teachers, and again what a journey it has been!  I try to avoid cliches […]

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