10 Minute Belly Breathing Meditation For Kids
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The Great Raisin Experiment – Mindfulness
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Are You Eating Yourself Miserable?
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Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who Is The Grumpiest Of Them All?
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Bedtime De-Stress With The Gratitude Spiral
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Adventures In Baby Led Weaning – Third Time Lucky?
With my first two boys, I was a bit of a rebel - until it came to introducing solids. I read all the usual books, listened to the health visitor's advice and excitedly got out the puree kit and ice cube trays. All went well, until the novelty wore off... So third time round, when I stumbled across the idea of baby-led weaning, it was like seeing the light... … [Read More...]
5 Quick Fixes For Calmer Kids
We all know that sinking feeling, when the children in our care (be they our own or someone else’s) start to “play up”. Sometimes the build-up is slow and almost unnoticeable. Other times it’s like an explosion of energy that the child simply doesn’t know how to channel. Either way, having a wide variety of techniques to help kids calm down quickly is invaluable. Of course, all of us already have a good range of techniques, … [Read More...]
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Favourite Happy Mamas Ideas
Are You Wasting Your Time, Trying To Meditate?
My meditation master once told a story about a stressed executive, who came to him wanting to learn how to meditate. It didn’t take long to see that the guy couldn’t sit still. From his finger twitching and body fidgeting, you could see that his mind was racing. The bags under his eyes told tales [...]
4 Little Words To Keep You Sane!
I’ll always remember the total shock that followed shortly after the arrival of my first son. It was an emotional rollercoaster – often wonderful, sometimes challenging. And I quickly learned 4 little words that kept me sane during those early months. Want to know what they were?
Birth Preparation – How To Be A Happy Mama
Over coming months we’ve got a stack of really useful birth preparation resources we’re working on for you. They’re all tried-and-tested, based on practical experience and common sense, with a good dollop of inspiration thrown in. In the meantime, the most important thing you can do to prepare yourself for the arrival of your new [...]
Coming Soon – Our 10 Week Happy Mamas Course Goes Online
Not long now until the 10 week Happy Mamas face-to-face course goes online! We have been working hard to tranform our popular Happy Mamas course (for mums-to-be) into a format that will work for you, even if you live nowhere near Hampshire in the UK! And the great news is that it will be going [...]
The Great Raisin Experiment – Mindfulness
Being mindful is about a state of being – a particular way of choosing to experience life, in the present moment – rather than letting our mind run riot over past mistakes and future worries, whilst sleep-walking through what’s actually going on around us. As you can no doubt imagine, this is a handy skill [...]
Are You Eating Yourself Miserable?
One of the most common reactions when we’re feeling down is to reach for something to eat. Our research showed that up to 75% of people instinctively reach for comfort food, when they’re feel down, stressed or angry. Yet what we’re eating (or drinking) could be making us feel worse. Discover the 5 most common [...]
Deep Relaxation CD – Ideal For Pregnancy & After Birth
Are you ready to de-stress and unwind? Do you want to: Start your day feeling awake and refreshed? Recharge your energy levels during the day? Let go of stress and tension at the end of the day? Treat yourself to 23 minutes of blissful deep relaxation and de-stressing! Medical science agrees with the ancient wisdom [...]
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who Is The Grumpiest Of Them All?
Have you ever noticed how it’s socially acceptable to compete with others for the grumpiest or most stressed out day award? We all know how the conversation runs: “You wouldn’t believe what happened to me today…!” “Oh that’s nothing! You should hear what happened to me!” “No way! You guys have got it easy, compared [...]
Happy Parents Weekend Intensives!
Know someone who is about to become a parent? Whether it’s the first or fifth time, this weekend intensive course can help. To find out more and register your interest, please call Clare on 01725 518 434 or email hello [at] beyond – alchemy [dot] com The course is ideal for mums-to-be with or without [...]
Quick Fix: De-Stress Grounding Breath
Here’s a super-easy quick fix for whenever you’re feeling stressed or worried, for whatever reason. You can do it any time, any place – even when you’re surrounded by people. And once you know how to do it, it’ll become second nature, helping you gently let go of whatever is bothering you in a matter [...]
Bedtime De-Stress With The Gratitude Spiral
Sometimes in life, especially when we’re stressed, it can be difficult to fall asleep. It’s as though the worries of daily life just keep going round and round in our mind. Pregnancy stress – or any other form of stress – doesn’t have to be something that keeps you awake at night. Rather than fighting [...]
Listen to a 2 minute excerpt of the CD "De-Stress And Unwind" by Clare Josa