Reading Time: 5 minutes This can be such a difficult time of year for sleep cycles. If you live far enough north, it’s dark for 15 hours a day. The light levels are pitiful, our energy levels are low and our bodies want to sleep 9-11 hours a day – ideally, in two phases the way that people did […]
One easy way to change your life permanently
Reading Time: 5 minutes Work with the seasons instead of against them. I’ve always been baffled by people who make new year resolutions at the New Year. Why would you go against everything that your body and your hindbrain want you to do in January? There’s a wealth of evidence showing that decisions about diet, fitness and healthier eating […]
4 Unusual Life Lessons from my dog
Reading Time: 4 minutes Happily, I’ve had many awesome teachers in my life. Some of them weren’t human.My cat initially hired me to get her out of a tree when her former staff moved house, leaving her behind. She stayed for another 24 years (that is not a typo). She and my Bichon Frise, Lucy, who’s only been in […]
Scottish Summer Solstice
Reading Time: 2 minutes This has always been a time when I pause and consider what I want the rest of my year to look like. Since I moved to Scotland I’ve found that the Scottish are very in tune with the whole Solstice vibe. Perhaps it’s just because the longest day is so much noticeable up here. They […]
How to get out of your comfort zone
Reading Time: 4 minutes Do you know how often clients tell me things like … “My gut hurts thinking about it”? “That doesn’t sound like I could do it”? “I don’t think my guides support that”? “That doesn’t feel right to me – I don’t think”? “I think that would be very scary”? “I’m not sure I can see […]