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How Meditation Music Calms My Kids & I

November 7, 2018 No Comments

Hi Lovelies,

Hope you are well. Today I am sharing a breakthrough about how meditation music calms my kids and I daily. I discovered the amazing benefits of listening to meditation style music and the calming effect it has on my kids by chance one day. I had been stressed out and feeling frazzled towards the end of the summer holidays from school. After 2 months of constant demands, tantrums and whingeing I literally couldn’t get a break.

The thing is, living remotely I don’t have a babysitter and my partner works long hours so I was feeling pretty frustrated and generally worn out. I was practically counting down the days until my 3 year old went back to play school and my 18 month old was starting in the creche. Sounds bad but also relatable to some, in the same situation. Just having some quiet time was practically impossible since my ‘threenager’ decided she didn’t want to do afternoon naps or even go to bed at a reasonable hour at night. read more

Diet, Lifestyle

Supercharge your Immunity with Turmeric/Curcumin

September 20, 2018 7 Comments

Supercharge your immunity with turmeric/curcumin and boost your body’s immunity. Apart from the many health benefits derived from taking turmeric/curcumin, you could stave off the dreaded colds and viruses that come with the colder weather. Turmeric really is a super spice and has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, due to containing curcumin. Curcuminoids contain phenolic compounds such as polyphenols which are micronutrients that we can get through certain plant-based foods. These host a wide range of nutrients and health benefits. read more

Lifestyle

Restoring the Balance Between Mind, Body and Home

August 29, 2018 20 Comments

Creating a homely living space to balance mind and body

Restoring the balance between mind, body and home is the ultimate wellness practice, in my opinion. Looking after our mind and body as a whole, rather than separately lets us feel at one with ourselves and can lead to a feeling of deep satisfaction. There are many ways in which we can restore the balance between body and mind that I will show you in this post. It can be so liberating and peaceful to feel consciously and subconsciously complete and at ease with ourselves. There are many steps you can take to achieve this balance and all are easily incorporated into your life. It can be completely life-changing. read more

Lifestyle

15 Tips on How to Sleep Better at Night Naturally

August 8, 2018 4 Comments

Hello lovelies,

Sleep is extremely important for our health and wellness so I have put together my best 15 tips on how to sleep better at night naturally. I do love lists so I will break it down into a list to make these tips easier to follow. You will find that you have more energy, have less brain fog and are feeling more upbeat and chirpy when you finally learn how to sleep better at night naturally. Your physical and mental health should improve and you should notice the benefit straight away once you incorporate these tips. It normally takes at least 3 days to recover your sleep pattern so after that you should begin to feel less groggy and more energetic. Why not give it a try for yourself? read more

Diet, Lifestyle, Weightloss

Mediterranean Diet Basics and My Weight Loss Journey

March 28, 2018 No Comments

Hi lovelies,

I am back in France after a lovely summer in New Zealand but unfortunately the weight I had planned to lose over there is still in place and I didn’t stick to any diet or workout regime over there. I had visions of running every day and becoming a healthier version of myself but I was in constant holiday mode so I never really got around to it haha. Oh well, I am ready for the challenge now and more motivated than ever!

Righto, so here is what happened in New Zealand. After living in France for the last 3 and a half years, I have missed sliced bread. Sounds crazy but you can’t get a decent sliced pan of plain bread here! There are so many and varied breads to choose from and boulangeries on every street corner that the old sliced pan never really took off here. Growing up in Ireland, we ate white sliced bread every day. Toast for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and toasties whenever we felt like it. So I basically missed that, being my comfort food for so long. Needless to say, once we arrived sliced pans were abundant and we were munching on white sliced bread daily. Our local shop was quite expensive over there so vegetables were really over priced. Unfortunately, being in holiday mode ( ah feck it, I’m on holidays! ) I ended up buying sugar-laden muesli bars every time I went to the shop and became hooked on them. I was probably eating 2 a day, thinking they were better than chocolate bars and a healthier option. At least thats what I told myself! read more