Blogcasts, reflections, recipes and practices
Let’s be honest: we all zone out from time to time. Our bodies are present but our minds are elsewhere, often focused on less-than-useful things. So how can we break those negative habits? Here’s one very simple way.
Read MoreKate-Lois Elliott takes on Authentic Selves and how to set them free.
Read MoreHello and welcome to February. Here’s our latest news from Jasmine Pradhan, Balance Garden’s Editor
Read MoreWe’re surrounded by a message that insists always doing more, and that can make us feel like there’s no time for rest. Rest, however, is an integral part of being able to reach higher.
Read MoreKate-Lois Elliott takes a look at the fine line between being a slave to your passions and finding freedom within them.
Read MoreOne of the hardest parts of losing a loved one - whether it’s through death, divorce or separation - is the paralysis from those around you. If we don’t face loss, we can’t help others with feelings of grief. It also comes as quite a shock when we experience it for ourselves. Jen explores challenging the fear surrounding death by talking about it.
Read MoreWe miss a lot during those minutes (or hours) of the day spent with the phone four inches from our face. It’s a distraction causing us to miss not only what’s going on around us, but also what is going on inside of ourselves.
Read MoreHow often are you prepared to go to your edge places? To really place yourself in a situation you know will challenge you to your limits in some way. Once a week? Once a month? Once a year? How often would you like it to be? What holds you back?
Read MoreHello and welcome to January. Here’s our latest news and seasonal musings from Jasmine Pradhan, Balance Garden’s Editor
Read MoreAs Winter Solstice approaches, Phoebe shares another Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) model for getting the most of new year’s magic to craft an intentional 2019.
Read MoreHow much time do you spend thinking about things that are unrelated to what you’re doing, missing out on the wonders of the present moment? Here’s why we ought to rediscover our childlike sense of wonder by fully engaging with the present.
Read MoreFear can be helpful - it helps us fight, flee or freeze in a moment of threat. Anxiety, on the other hand, is not helpful. Anxiety is a state of being fearful of an imagined future threat. According to psychotherapist Jen Woodward, paying attention to anxiety, rather than pushing it to one side, can help us redirect it and create a more positive and thoughtful narrative.
Read MoreMindfulness is a way of being. What’s often missing in the white-washed zen-style imagery that can shape our preconceptions of this practice is that it can really make our lives pop into a glorious, widened spectrum of emotions and senses.
Read MoreHello and welcome to December. Here’s our latest news and seasonal musings from Jasmine Pradhan, Balance Garden’s Editor.
Read MoreLet’s have a Christmas that has a positive impact this year. Together we can make a difference.
Read MoreAgeing: it happens to us all, so why are we so self-conscious about it? Turning 30 left Lauren feeling bemused – was something supposed to have changed, now that she should definitely be “an adult”? Exploring the concept of age through a number of different TED talks, Lauren shares three speakers' perspectives on life and the one thing we can’t stop: time.
Read MoreKate-Lois Elliott reflects on reflection. But instead of a whole load of navel gazing, it’s a poignant read about, home, heart, and the power of looking back
Read MoreHello and welcome to November. Here’s our latest news and seasonal musings from Jasmine Pradhan, Balance Garden’s Editor.
Read MoreIn this month's ‘Everyday Epiphanies’ edition, Lauren talks about finding our passions – why there’s no right or wrong time to do so and why it doesn’t have to pay you, but why it should absolutely, definitely be done. By finding your tribe and making your own luck, can you find your version of The Element?
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