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The True Purpose of Retreats into Self-Care & Nervous System Regulation
Yolanda Brooks Yolanda Brooks

The True Purpose of Retreats into Self-Care & Nervous System Regulation

Rest, Peace and Caring for yourself are under-estimated as the method to getting everything done, supporting the ones you love and building the life you want: this day retreat in Hampshire reminds you that self love is not a dirty word. It’s the magic that helps you create yours.

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Embracing Everyday Self-Care During the Holidays: Managing Christmas Stress, Winter Blues, and Seasonal Affective Disorder
Yolanda Brooks Yolanda Brooks

Embracing Everyday Self-Care During the Holidays: Managing Christmas Stress, Winter Blues, and Seasonal Affective Disorder

As the holidays approach, many people face increased stress, overwhelm, and, for some, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of winter depression that comes with darker days and colder temperatures. This season, take steps to nurture yourself, easing holiday stress and managing winter blues. Here, we explore self-care approaches covering diet, exercise, yoga, self-pampering, meditation, and journaling—tools that can support your mental and physical health during this busy time.

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Communication in Relationships - How Your Values Help
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Communication in Relationships - How Your Values Help

Our values affect the foundations of our relationships and in particular, of our healthy, consciously-led relationships. Values can be a support in new relationships or those going through challenging times, when sometimes it may feel difficult to reconcile differences and navigate emotional difficulties that affect our ability to communicate.

 

Traumatic experiences in previous relationships can hugely affect new relationships, because we carry those patterns, expectations and fears from our previous ones.

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