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07Jan

Green Gyms: Wellbeing through Outdoor Conservation

Green Gym

exercise, volunteer, wellbeing

Soul

Green Gyms transform people’s health and wellbeing through participation in outdoor conservation activity. They are group-based, physically challenging and result in green spaces for the wider public benefit. Regular attendees increase their activity over time and so get fitter. They also develop a social, or ‘peer-support’ network, and have higher levels of contact with nature. This powerful combination helps them to develop resilience against mental and physical health problems and - through learning how to manage green space - new skills, knowledge and...
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29Dec

Why Dog Walking is Good for You

Markie Robson-Scott

self, wellbeing

Soul

‘Alpha got lost for five hours,’ says one of the regular dog people as Albie, her working cocker spaniel, races around the park. ‘He followed a bitch on heat for miles, all the way to the main road. Now his mum’s had him snipped and she’s bought a tracking device’. We gasp in horror at the trauma. Alpha is a husky. I know him well, as does my dog Milo, a miniature schnauzer, who adores being pinned down by him and gently bitten on the neck. I don’t know his owner’s name (yes, I’m aware that the term ‘owner’ is seen in some rarified circles as non-pc, too clinical,...
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28Dec

Using Mindfulness to Overcome Insomnia Part 5

Guy Meadows

mindfulness, sleep, wellbeing

Soul

The last of our extracts from Guy Meadows, on using mindfulness to overcome insomnia. Sleep well!
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27Dec

Can Making the Bed Change Your Life?

Jackee Holder

home, self, wellbeing

Soul

Have you ever wondered what an unmade bed says about you? could the way you leave your bed each morning reflect your state of mind?   In the sixties my family lived in one room on the top floor of a terraced house in South London. The bed took centre stage and if left unmade would throw the whole room into disarray. With the bed made, the room would take on a certain glow and everything else that needed to be tidied would fall into place. There are psychological as well as environmental benefits of a well-made bed. In a recent article, Make Your Bed For Peace...
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21Dec

Using Mindfulness to Overcome Insomnia Part 4

Guy Meadows

mindfulness, sleep, wellbeing

Soul

Our series of helpful exercise tips on how to use mindfulness to overcome insomnia continues.
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20Dec

Culture Tip: Electricity

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films

Soul

Jacqueline Palmer, therapist and film critic, takes a look at Agyness Deyn's star turn in creative film: Electricity, an exploration of epilepsy.
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16Dec

Using Mindfulness to Manage Loneliness

Gill Hasson

loneliness, mindfulness, selfcare, wellbeing

Soul

Unfortunately, loneliness is something we all experience from time to time. Here's how mindfulness can help you manage lonely feelings
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14Dec

Using Mindfulness to Overcome Insomnia Part 3

Guy Meadows

mindfulness, sleep, wellbeing

Soul

How accepting your thoughts through mindfulness practice can help you deal with your insomnia.
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12Dec

Should We Embrace Excess at Christmas?

Ros Coward

Christmas, society

Soul

There are only 12 shopping days before Christmas, but I wonder if it’s time we all called time on the mad rush of thoughtless consumerism that seems to have overtaken the season. Confronted with heaps of packaged gifts, and adverts encouraging us to ‘buy , buy , buy’, the expressions that come to my mind as Christmas approaches are not ‘good cheer’ and 'merriness’ but   ‘enough’ and, ‘too much’. Before the Christmas turkey has even hit the table I’ve lost my appetite, overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of stuff. Yet these feelings aren’t straightforward....
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07Dec

Using Mindfulness to Overcome Insomnia Part 2

Guy Meadows

mindfulness, sleep

Soul

Part 2 of our series of tips and exercises to help you overcome insomnia using mindfulness.
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