Nurture your spiritual health for better wellbeing
Discover the benefits of taking care of your spiritual wellbeing through my self care blog. Topics include chakras, crystals, meditation, the moon and breathwork. Click on the topic below or browse through the blog posts to see what draws your attention.
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How Chakras & Crystals can Influence your Wellbeing
Unsure what chakra influences which aspect of your wellbeing? Then this guide is for you as it gives an overview of each chakra and which crystals are ideal to support them. Root Chakra The Root Chakra, the first of the seven main energy centers in the body, is the foundation for our overall wellbeing. Located Read more
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Listening to your Inner Voice – How to Develop your Intuition
Are you aware of your inner voice? Do you pay attention to it? Ok, so you probably have two inner voices – the one that softly whispers ideas and suggestions to you and pulls at your gut to do something (or not do something) and … the other one. Read more
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What is Spiritual Wellbeing and why it isn’t woo-woo!
There was a time when spirituality was regarded as a bit “airy-fairy” and conjured up images of someone wearing a flower crown and dancing hippy-like in a field (which sounds fun by the way – no judgement), but I am pleased to say we have come a long way since then. Spirituality is a pretty Read more
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Mindful Breathing
Ok, so we can all breathe, we do it without thinking, but how can we train ourselves to pay attention to it? Commit just a few minutes a day, or even a week, to practice mindful breathing and you will feel the benefits of a calmer mind. 🧘Get Comfortable – Find a position, sitting or lying, Read more
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Chakras – What are they and how do you balance them
The word chakra is sanskrit for wheel or disc which illustrates how the chakras are spinning energy centres of the body. When your chakras are aligned and spinning evenly, your body is in harmony. There are apparently many of these spinning energy centres located in and around our body, but there are seven main chakras Read more
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The How and Why of Diaphragmatic Breathing
The diaphragm is a muscle below the lungs and heart and above the abdomen, which contracts as we breathe in and out. It also applies pressure when we need to go to the toilet or vomit, so it’s a pretty important muscle which gets little to no attention! The benefits of working this muscle can Read more
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Self Care – The Act of Nurturing Yourself
If you are feeling under intense stress or not managing your mental wellbeing, it is important to try out some coping strategies and practice self care. Self care can put you in a place where you feel more able to manage your emotions – and if you are managing your emotions, you can function better, Read more
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What are Mudras?
Mudras are most commonly positions of the hands and fingers, it means “seal”, “gesture” or “symbol”. They help with your body’s energy flow and can be seen used in traditional Indian dance, yoga and meditation. Why Use Mudras? Using mudras helps deepen the mind / body connection and can improve mood, focus or vitality. They Read more
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Energies of the New Moon – Manifestation and Rituals
The moon is known for its cycles, for its ebb and flow and influence over the tides. A new moon has a quiet retrospective energy as opposed to the full moon’s physical action energy, but what can we do to take advantage of the energy of the new moon? Firstly, it’s useful to see what Read more
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The Basics of Meditation
Have you ever tried to meditate? It can take practice, so don’t give up if you have been struggling to switch off the mind chatter. Meditation is such a powerful tool to help calm the mind and body and there are many different ways to get started. If you search online you will find many Read more
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The Keys to Wellbeing
If you’re feeling out of balance, it may well be that one area of your life is in need of attention. We can break down these areas into eight key points that keep us stable, we can start to see quickly where you might be experiencing lack. Feeling like one area is out of balance Read more
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Connectivity
Keeping up positive relationships boosts our mood! Think about the people you see now and how they make you feel. There’s always someone who drains your energy and puts a downer on everything, but hopefully there are many that put a smile on your face and make you feel inspired, motivated and laugh out loud. Read more
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Julie Rae 