Did you know our brain cannot tell the difference between imagination and reality! Try this simple lemon visualisation exercise to experience this for yourself! Close your eyes and take a couple of slow deep breaths and just allow yourself to gently relax your body. Allow your shoulders to drop, softening your forehead, relaxing your jaw muscles. I want you to imagine that you are in a kitchen somewhere. A kitchen where you feel comfortable, it could be your own kitchen at h

Guess what?! Our brains absolutely LOVE mindfulness! 💗 A regular mindfulness practice has been shown to calm the primitive (anxiety centre) of the brain and strengthen the intellectual (thinking part) of the brain 🧠 Think of mindfulness as a SUPER RELAXING workout for the brain! One that if done consistently, can help us to strengthen our brain against anxiety by: 💙Lowering activity in the amygdala (the centre and influential part of the primitive brain - the anxiety “alar

The Five Ways to Wellbeing, Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning, Give, (researched and developed by the New Economics Foundation) can help us to find balance, build resilience and boost our mental health and wellbeing...... Connect💗 Strengthening relationships with others and feeling close to, and valued by others, is a fundamental human need and one that contributes to us functioning well in the world. Connection with the people around you. With family, friends,