It has therapeutic effects for many of us, not just those prescribed it for illness but, have you considered the advantages for all of us? — In simple terms today. Hydrotherapy is essentially a water-based therapy tool. Once known as Hydropathy, which was a therapeutic system that professed to cure all disease with water, either by bathing in it or by drinking it. Although water therapy is currently used to treat certain ailments, its effectiveness is…

Star Trek Enterprise said it all for me… — Being in the position to drive my car has been an enjoyable opportunity to expand my gradually growing skills of mindfulness. True. I’ve been a practicing professional mental health nurse since 1993, so you would imagine that I am already well-equipped in the field of mindfulness. Truth be known, yes…

Perspective on the fun of mindfulness. — We simply don’t do enough of this… But we should😊 Why? Because it helps by lowering blood pressure, relieving our levels of stress, can reduce chronic pain, but can also improve sleep patterns for us too. Mindful moments can lead the way toward decreasing the risk of developing depression. As…

How bad can it really be? — Do you dread seeing creepy crawlies? Are you horror-stricken by even thinking about them? You most definitely are not alone😱… Surprisingly NHS Inform reports that in the United Kingdom alone there are estimated to be ten million suffering from differing types of phobias, ranging from simple (such as a fear…

How a few hours at the beach can improve your well-being… — I’ve said this many times since joining medium a year ago now about mindfulness. About the therapy benefits that we can all so easily attain from this wide-ranging and healthy addition, that we can add to our therapeutic repertoire of aiding our mental positivity. Let’s take a moment to refresh…

How did the day go for you? — A ‘harbinger of bad luck,’ for those believing in this superstition… Come across these words before? Paraskavedekatriaphobia, combining the Greek word paraskevi (meaning Friday) and dekatreis (meaning thirteen) attached to phobia which is well-known for meaning fear. Friggatriskaidekaphobia, a phobia whereby a person strongly believes in every superstitious belief surrounding…

Who needs a gym when you have a home to tidy🤣! — Love it or hate it, but it must be done… Yes, the big cleaning event. Don’t really understand why there seems to be so much hype around ‘spring cleaning.’ After all, we all need to do it and pretty much every day anyway😊. Today felt like I’d been given a…

Keep your coffee in a mug, not over the keyboard🤪 — If what happened had occurred twenty years ago, laptops would have ‘met their maker, six feet under back then🤣!’ Coffee and computers don’t mix well❌ Type with the keyboard✅ Play games with the computer✅ Humans drink the coffee✅ Remember, don’t try to get the computer to drink the coffee… ever🤣. …

Time to say thanks everyone😊… — My wife and I spent the day out at our local south coast beach today, time for some much needed ‘together’ time and some mindfulness. A beautifully warm & picturesque moment to share together. Slight wind blowing in early May but enticingly warm. Not ‘toe-dipping in the sea’ time though…