I love logistics. If I'm ever going anywhere I like to have a clear plan of how the day will look. It helps me to feel more comfortable and enjoy myself more.
In case you’re the same, I’ve put together this step by step sneak peek into what our time together at a mindful gardening retreat will look like.
Think you have to have hours of free time to get the most out of mindful gardening? Think again. Believing that the practice requires you to be retired (or not work) is one of the more common myths. Misconceptions about mindful gardening not only hold seasoned gardeners back from developing a more mindful practice but they also prevent many busy women to rule themselves out before they’ve even tried it.
Let’s get to the truth, here are 10 mindful gardening myths you should stop believing right now.
The positive wellbeing effects of gardening are well researched but as a busy woman with a lot on your to-do list already, doing the garden can feel like yet another thing to get done.
My 5 minute mindful gardening techniques and activities enable you to do something that will make you feel great whilst you tend to your green space in the short amount of time you have available to you.
Of course you don'tneedto join Mind in Bloom but you probably want to have more energy, feel calmer and be supported while you learn to garden in a way that helps you quiet your busy brain and improve your wellbeing. Here are 5 reasons why you might benefit hugely from joining.
There are so many free masterclasses floating about on Instagram right now. So I want to make sure you know exactly what you’ll be getting when you join mine and how it can make a huge impact in your life.
Here are just some of the fabulous things I’ve got lined up for Thursday to help you start to switch off in your garden so that you can feel calmer and less stressed.
I firmly believe that you don’t need to know the latin name of every plant or have studied the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) qualifications to call yourself a gardener.
BUT many in the gardening world like to use words and phrases that sound like they’re speaking another language at times!
I’m on a mission to provide women an accessible route to headspace one growing season at a time and so I’ve written this article to demystify those terms and help you get gardening mindfully as a way to switch off, find calm and boost your wellbeing.
With the increase in stress, anxiety and overwhelm that many of us have experienced during the coronavirus pandemic is it any wonder that the popularity of mindful gardening is on the rise? But what actually is Mindful gardening, and how can it help you to reduce stress and anxiety and feel calmer, happier and less overwhelmed.
Tulips are the Queen of the Spring mindful garden, but how do you make sure you get great flowers year after year? Here's my 5 top tips to make sure you get long straight stems and flowers that get better and better each year.
You’ve seen that over-instagrammed meme ‘Self-care isn't selfish’ right?
And whilst it absolutely makes me want to scratch my own eyes out, it is actually true.
By starting to slow down, taking more time for yourself in your garden and giving your busy brain a break from all that's rushing around in there, not only will you be happier and calmer. But every single person you come into contact with on a daily basis will be too. Imagine a society where joy and happiness are the prevailing emotions rather than anger, fear and frustration. Wouldn't that be bloody marvellous?
Here’s 3 ways that taking care of yourself will help us get there.
Do you ever feel like you’ve got so much to do but you're never moving forward? Like you’re on a hamster wheel going around and around and around and nothing ever changes?
Here’s 3 ways that being busy is holding you back from being calmer and happier and what you can do to change that.
We’re sitting on a ticking time bomb of overworked, disconnected and unhappy women who are under such pressure that they feel themselves cracking a little more each day. And if we’re not careful our daughters will repeat the same cycle.
Here I explore 3 ways in which my mindful gardening methods can help you to slow down and switch off in your garden and why you need to if the next generation have got any hope of changing their future.
With the pressure of working from home, homeschooling and not being able to socialise on all of us until at least early March our gardens can provide a place to escape to for 5 minutes to find some headspace. Time in the garden helps you to connect with other living things and yourself in a world that is often moving so fast you barely have time to breathe let alone stop. These 5 mindful gardening activities will help you to slowly lift your foot off the accelerator and start to apply the brake as you find some calm and begin to switch off your busy mind.
