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Spring Detox

We’re in detox mode in anticipation of a new season .

This week , we’re sharing some tips from our book to help you kick start into spring. If you want a spring kick start and you need some motivation – buy our book. Frazzled to Fizzing. At this time of year as the seasons change we know you might be feeling weighed down.   Sometimes when you feel weighed down by things it’s actually “in your head”. It’s not real. It’s a belief that you have formed or was given to you by someone else. These beliefs can literally weigh you down, making you feel heavy.

This activity is about clearing and releasing. We suggest that you do a detox for a couple of days to clear your system. As part of your detox, we suggest that you spend 5-10 minutes alone each day for a week. Find a quiet space where you can clear your mind of everything except the question- “ What habits in relation to my health do I need to detox, what in my relationships do I need to detox to create a healthier place of being? what in my environment do I need to detox in order to be healthier?” . Try to focus only on what those things are rather than spending this time working on how you might do it. When you know what detox is needed in your life, ask, “how am I going to detox these areas of my life?”- Notice if there are any patterns you have adopted that have created the toxicity- Look for the answers in how to clear things from yourself first rather than others. - Happy clearing.  

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Spring is coming - A time of renewal and reflection

As spring approaches we're getting into the spirit of renewal and before renewal comes reflection. So what's going on for you in your state of impending springtime?

At this time of year we know it can feel like the dim days and dull weather are never ending and this can affect our state. So, we thought we would suggest a little checking in with yourself today.  

Find a quiet space for 10 minutes. Stop, sit and breathe. Breathe deep into your diaphragm breathe in and breathe out. As you breathe out,let everything that is negative go with that out breath.When you are happy that everything that you are storing that is not useful to you has gone on your out breath. Focus on breathing in. Breathe in the anticipation of spring. Breathe in the anticipation of a truly beautiful spring. A time of being in tune with a future point in time, a time of gathering in the new, of anticipating your wants and of articulating your having for the next few months.What do you want to experience? What do you want to have?  Get in tune with the anticipation of new growth. Consider what growth may mean for you.Where are you intending to grow? Where are you intending to go?  

What exactly do you want?        

Celebrating Women & Men through International Women's Day

The UN have made this the celebration of equality and equality of opportunity. We have been following a lot of the blogs and celebrations of Women this week and we particularly liked this post on celebrating women and men . Why? because whilst International Women's day is a celebration of women and a time for us to think about women who touch our lives, who are creating fantastic results in the world, who are struggling for equality.struggling to survive in this increasingly complex world of ours, there are lots of men supporting women to do this too.It's a joint effort and whilst "sisters are doing it for themselves" , there are some great men and boys out there who will always celebrate and promote women and girls with equal amounts of energy and integrity.

Here's to all the women who are dealing with inequality in all of its forms across the world.

"Woman was taken out of man; not out of his head to top him, nor out of his feet to be trampled underfoot; but out of his side to be equal to him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be loved”

Have you spent your life learning to be unhappy?

Are you playing the "if...but and if.... when "  game in your life?

We love this video clip. Take 16 minutes to re-evaluate whether

your blood is tingling with excitement today.  

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Enjoy

The wisdom of women

"Aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway."

Mary Kay Ash
 

How do you negotiate?

We heard a little story the other day about two business women who were looking to take on bigger premises together and at the negotiation stage with their prospective landlord. They are already successful and confident business women and still, the idea of playing hard ball on the rent and lease agreement with one of the city's most notorious property tough guys did not fill them with glee. Years of experience in corporate life had taught them the rules of negotiation - don't show your hand too soon, go in low, be prepared to walk etc etc. So they were ready for the fight.

A poem of self love on valentine weekend

We love David,

In fact we love anyone who rises to a challenge and particularly one around expressing love. As we know, it's hard to love others unless we first love ourselves. We suggested a few exercises in our last blogpost and David produced this wonderful expression of the courage to love life and yourself..

Roses are red, violets are blue

I love myself for all that I do

I care, and I risk, and I dream and I trust

I know that its go on and live, or go on and bust!

Thanks for the inspiration! David W

Happy Valentines!

Love is all there is

Ah, Valentine’s Day approaches! It seems the world is divided into two camps. Those who adore the whole red rose and champers shebang, and those who see it as going through the motions of love (as opposed to experiencing love’s true emotions). We’re not going to come down on one side or other, except to say that ANY opportunity to love and be loved is worth celebrating. So whether you are partnered up this Valentine’s, or fabulously single, you might want to think about your own love rituals. Here are three to be starting with…

• Write a love poem to yourself. Yes, really, go on and try it. Four lines will do and  you can start with “roses are red, violets are blue” if the muse isn’t speaking through you right now. Do this one ESPECIALLY if you think you haven’t got a poetic bone in your body. You’ll have a giggle at the least and may just astonish yourself with the results.
• Make a list of who you love and the quality you love most in them. Then drop them all a little note or card to arrive on the day itself telling them just that. Remember to write and post a note to yourself too…
• Love your body! Treat yourself to something that you have never tried before. Perhaps you have always wanted an Indian head massage and have never made the time for it? Whatever it is, be thankful that your best and most rewarding relationship will always be with yourself and the amazing machine that is your body that gets you through the joys and challenges of life.

So whatever mood Valentine’s Day puts you in, this year we wish you self love unlimited.

The wisdom of women

 

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.

There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

Marianne Williamson

 

What stops you in your tracks?

One half of the founding team of Living Right Now is on her jollies and spent yesterday travelling up north to the highlands and islands. Just beyond Carlisle she and her travelling companion simply had to take an unexpected detour for something too delicious to ignore. A roadside café called “The Llama Karma Kaffe.”

 

And it was a delight. Complete with two real live llamas in the back garden and an assortment of bizarre souvenirs including a llama glove puppet. (Which is now packed away in the suitcase waiting for just the right moment to bring some llama karma into any meeting that begins to lose its zest!)

 

And it got us thinking about what makes us stop in our tracks. Things that are quirky, beautiful, intriguing, valuable, different, engaging? All of these and more. At times, life can be shades of grey, days blending together with no particular stand out moment. And then the equivalent of the Llama Karma Kaffe will come along and shake us up a bit, and in a good way.

 

It applies to people too. Some people stop you in your tracks as their uniqueness shines out. Is that you? Do you glory in your special qualities and take every opportunity to display them to the world? Many women we work with fear that a little. What if “they” don’t like the real me? Maybe I am safer behind this mask that gets me comfortably through the day? Am I really confident enough to have the kind of impact that stops people in their tracks?

 

You know, fear of success can be even more debilitating than fear of failure. When all eyes are on you, it can feel like there is no hiding place. The good news? You don’t have to be anything other than exactly who you are. That’s quite good enough. With all your flaws and challenges you are perfectly able to stop people in their tracks with your unique brilliance. And know that the masks you might choose to adopt often simply dumb it down for you and others.

There are some great activities in our book Frazzled to Fizzingto help you get in touch with your brilliance. So take a tip from a roadside llama – be proud, be you and watch the crowds gather in admiration.