Prosperity requires some grounding ‘alone time’
Waking 30 minutes earlier to stretch and blocking me-time into a daily schedule are some of the ways you said you enable yourself to prosper. Read them all and add yours.
Wellness Moonshot: Your reflections on NURTURE
Here’s a collection of your reflections on the theme of nurturing for wellness. Thoughts, experiences and insights range from concepts of growth, self-care and healing, to serving as a source of quiet support to another.
Churches are bolted shut, yet sacred spaces surround
Only twice have I walked past churches with doors bolted shut for days. War. Pestilence. September 11th. Covid-19. And this is when we most seek such havens.
Stay grounded and inspired with free mind-body-spirit online events
From kids’ mindfulness to daily tantric yoga, mind-body-spirit professionals are offering free online events. View list here.
Podcast with transcript (Ep. 4): On the scene with UK mind-body-spirit wellness leaders
Learn what’s happening in Edinburgh, across Scotland, and in the U.K. in wellness news and trends from those leading the charge. This in-depth episode uncovers hyper-local to global trends, and features interviews with mind-body-spirit leaders Katy Lomas Olusanya of Calm on Canning Street yoga in Edinburgh, Angela Robertson of the Edinburgh Wellbeing Festival, Adrian Boiteux of Holistic Ways Festival, Lynda Hamilton-Parker of Holistic Scotland Magazine, and Lauren Armes of Welltodo Global. Guests also share their favourite practices for (trying to maintain) a holistic lifestyle.
Podcast (Ep. 2): Exploring meditation with Andrew Johnson
In this podcast interview on meditation with Andrew Johnson, we glimpse the history of this ancient practice, sample scientific evidence proving benefits to a range of conditions, and understand how start or deepen a meditation practice by stripping it back to basics.
Experts share natural ways to reduce stress, increase joy
There’s no magic pill to cure all ills, but there are secrets to feeling better. The collective advice of the 100+ experts at the Edinburgh Wellbeing Festival made for a simple prescription: Greater awareness leads to better choices.