Like everyone else no doubt, I’ve been struggling to believe, let alone accept, what is currently going on in our world. It feels so surreal or even at times as if we are in some futuristic novel. Yet it is very real and it is happening now. So, whether we […]
Mental Health & Mindfulness
The newly established Forest Bathing West Cork, Cork co-op had earmarked March 21 for its launch event with inspirational guest speakers lined up including Bill Liao, Co-Founder of WeForest.org; Shirley Gleeson, Co- Founder of the Forest Therapy Institute in Ireland, and marine biologist/outdoor enthusiast Dr. Susan Steele. However the group […]
Mindfulness is increasingly being linked to well-being and human flourishing, as well as physical and psychological health, at home and at work. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) most of the world’s population spend approximately one third of their adult lives at work.As this is such a large proportion […]
Being the month that is in it, what better topic to welcome Spring with but self-compassion! Self-compassion is a concept that I return to again and again, for both personal and professional reasons. It is defined by Kristin Neff in a number of ways, for example, “simply compassion directed inwards, […]
“And now we welcome the New Year, full of things that have never been.” I no longer make New Year resolutions, but I deliberately set aside time to reflect on the year gone by and set intentions for the coming year. I am incredibly grateful to have welcomed in this […]
Acknowledging that pleasant and unpleasant moments come and go in daily life, as well as during this festive season, can help us to let go of any preconceived notions of what Christmas ‘should’ be like and ease our acceptance of it as it unfolds. Despite this, I sometimes hear myself […]
