Align heart and mind to reduce brain busy-ness using this brief meditation advocated by Graeme Nicholls, and create the space for your inner self to present solutions to your problems. Meditate - it's easier than you think Find a comfortable space where you can relax and close your eyes. Place your right hand over your heart (a little to the left of the centre of your chest). Then take deep yet comfortable breaths as you breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth.

When we are fully energised, nurture ourselves and look after our well-being, we fill our energetic cup. It is only then that we are well positioned to support others without depleting our own energy sources. While it is sometimes necessary to draw on our reserves to help others in times of real need, continually drawing on our own reserves will lead to exhaustion, fatigue and stress. Habitually drawing on adrenaline and caffeine to make it through the day erodes our energeti

Are you aligned with your purpose? When we are aligned with what is truly right for us – our integrity, values, gifts and talents – life flows. But when we are headed in the wrong direction- look out for the speed bumps! I like to think of it as the universe giving us a gentle (or not so gentle nudge) to redirect us to our true course. Speed bumps ahead - slow down and take notice Life continues to give us opportunities to redirect our journey when we are travelling down the

How much easier would life be if you already accepted every part of yourself? Unfortunately, our world thrives on us not feeling enough – consider the messages we are bombarded with every day. Air-brushed images look out from billboards reinforcing that nothing less than ‘perfection’ is desired. Social and film media presents an idealised version of women, and increasingly men, as we look to others and back at ourselves in judgment. We tell ourselves that there is always room