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Many of us have been conditioned to compartmentalise our needs in the workplace. We are told that it is 'professional' to seperate our personal lives from work. Yet, our wellbeing, our daily emotions, are tied to our performance. This compartmentalisation is ultimately outdated. The industrial revolution marked many standardised attitudes we have today towards work. Namely, the absense of pastoral care. Still, the workplace is often highly charged with emotions, filled with i

Our friendships are one of the most vital things we ought to take care to cultivate. The philosopher John O'Donohue speaks of the importance of making time for friendship - as entirely intrumental to our happiness. Our health is also directly linked to the relationships we tend to - so nurturing a positive, strong and enriching eco-system around us bolsters our emotional intelligence, our empathy and our sense of self-esteem. Through the friendships we keep, we map out our va

At times we might find ourselves at a moment of transition. Perhaps, we are shifting careers, starting a family, or building a life in a new country. Life is filled with seasons, chapters and moments of transition. This ought to be accepted, celebrated and normalised. There is great pressure to have our lives settled. Yet, no life is set. Every life comes with markers, movement and constant transformation. It is vital too, that whatever shift we are undertaking - it is one th

We all have raging thoughts. At times, our mind can race and utterly dominate our world. It is vital that we introduce practices that reduce and soften our thinking experience. Thoughts are simply thoughts - and they are not always best serving us. Often, the healthiest thing we can do is switch off, think less, do more and find stillness, play and lightness in our day. Letting the mind breathe is essential and often, returning to a blank page in which planning, commitments,

At times the path can seem more clear when we step off it. Pushing too hard and focusing so narrowly can actually limit our life experience and disrupt our overall balance. A healthy lifestyle invites variety, change and diversity - incrementally and consistently. It's so important to play, to fall, to dance and to try new things that bolster our vitality. The path ahead can be steady, predictable, chaotic and eratic. At times, taking a break from our routines can support the

A good friend recently said to me, "You are the owner of your thoughts and the owner of your body". It is easy to believe that we are simply a product of our environemnts, our community, our family, colleagues and friends. Still, we all have unique gifts, outlooks and instincts that guide and drive us forwards. Listening clearly to our intuition about the lives we wish to live, the world we want to inhabit and the values we wish to cultivate and protect - requires constant te

The sensuality of life before technology included a time in which strangers spoke on trains, in restaurants, asked each other for directions and made conversation in passing. The play of connection, of everyday dialogue required charisma, courage and face to face attempts at contact. Today, technology removes the need for asking for directions or asking for simply questions in general. The facts and the answers are readily available in our smart phones - totally removing the

In our most intimate relationships we are afforded the luxury of seeing our loved ones in moments of heightened fragility. This could be seen as a burden, but more often enough it is a gift and a privilege. To shed one's load, and to lean into our softness - to reveal one's wobly bits, without shame - is an enormous act of courage and generosity. In doing so, we share in our humanity and share a whole spectrum of emotions. At a dinner party recently, a friend's tears from lau

Many of us belong to some kind of convention - be it religion, race, gender normality or lifestyle conditioning. All of the limitations placed on us through our environments are important to observe and step back from. It is often from the edgelands, from alternative lifestyles, cultures and different forms of community living that we might truly grow from, expand and develop different pathways of life. The alternative shows us that there is no perfect, no grass is greener an

Balance has everything to do with boundaries. Our community will always demand more from our internal resources than we feel able to meet. Expectations from others is often a weight, as are differing perspectives, narratives and outlooks. Preserving who we truly are, what we truly want for our lives and what supports our health is essential. Boundaries and building strong ones, are invaluable in this. When we say no, or remain indifferent to criticism, we protect our peace an

At times the pressure of daily life combined with chaos, uncertainty and with expectation, responsibility and duty - can leave us gasping for air. We all need to feed our imaginations and take space for our wild selves. The balance lies in creating and committing to small daily acts of release - such as sauna, breathwork, a coffee with a loved one or a walk in nature. Balance is always found in movement, action and expression. Overwhelm is felt when the body is not expanding,

Sometimes our relationships place such extraordinary pressure on our capacity that we find we lose ourselves completely. We shapeshift and cast aside our deepest needs for the sake of a loving dynamic. Familiarity, comfort, adventure or pleasure are all advocates for losing oneself within another. Still, we always know deep down when something is stripping us of our strength, power, integrity and truth. Often contradictions lie in most relationships - as there are several ing

It is essential to take space to wonder and to take flight. Our lives are so compounded with duties, timelines and momentum - we forget the power of adventure and the vitality of exploration. Wondering is an innate human movement and it is vital to allow our bodies to fall into patterns of discovery and flow. Travelling through life means protecting what is unknown, wild, playful and buoyant. In our initiation with adulthood, we hide our need for wonder and seek out duty, ser

Often our minds are filled with thoughts, with choice and with obsticles. We navigate, we steer and we strategise our next steps. Our approach to life is constructed internally and built externally by the circumstances we find ourselves in. We forget that we are being created in the moment. The fabric of who we are is constrcuted in the present and with each day, we are being designed and patented. The rush of the world helps us to forget that life is unfolding with us. That

My grandmother always said, "Put the peace of the house before yourself." In one remark she taught me the value of the mass and the eco-system as a whole - over the individual. In the world we live in, at large, there is an enormous emphasis on the individual, on independence and the self. Our direction, our dreams and our futures matter more than community - as we strive for more, for better and bigger. Still, the collective peace and the collective balance enriches us indiv

The raging speed of the world - namely softened by a steady steering of time - is compounded by the instantaneous and the constant access that technology allows. It has become a losing battle to remain present, to remain in wonder and in exploration within our daily lives. There is repetition, there is the predictable, there is constant pressure and there is a pace we can never meet. By taking moments to tend to our joys, pleasures and deepest needs, we may tend to our aspira

Our lives are wrapped in thoughts of destination, of uniqueness and by adventure. We seek out the wild, the wonderful and the extreme. There is much to be said about a life that is short and that demands to be fully lived. Still, there is much power and beauty in the simple things. So, what if being extraordinary is simply being ordinary? There is a depth and power in the small things afterall and a life filled with ordinary simplicity can be enriching. Much of the things we

Gentleness is often underrated in a world that congratulates the loud, overstated and the dominant. Yet, softness and strength live side by side. When we communicate with gentleness we protect our nervous system and we express to others that we remain regulated, steadfast and at ease. When handling aggressive personalities, our patience can be tested and we may feel tempted to meet situations with volume. Instead, choosing gentleness to assert oneself, to lay down boundaries

We all have a capacity. Perhaps in the pursuit of results - be it fitness, education, financial, spiritual or relational - we can push our bodies hard. The integration of structure and discipline can be useful when considering effective transformation - still there is a limitation, an elongation of the body that demands to be respected and observed. It can be dismissive of our natural rhythm to push or place pressure when rest, pause and reflection is required instead. At tim

Many of us will have goals we are working towards - a different job, work life balance, home, daily environment, creating time for more adventure and play. Still, it can be a challenge managing the timeline of events which are so often not in our control. Often we find ourselves carrying many eco-systems at the same time. Future, present and past all interconnected. It can be frustrating when things overlap and when we find ourselves conflating between capacity and momentum.