"It's a cruel and random world, but the chaos is all so beautiful" - Hiroma Arakawa
With September fast approaching, many of us are eager to get back to some kind of normality with the children back at school and the chance of some uninterrupted work hours, or even a return to the office.
But what happens if the world that you’re returning to in September no longer exists? Perhaps the prolonged time away from your usual work hours has mounted pressure for your productivity to return...
You may have noticed that since lockdown, there has been an 8,794% increase in the number of runners on the streets (not a real statistic, but you know what I mean), and I'll be honest, I wasn't remotely interested in joining them!
I've never been a runner. I've always loved the idea of running but the reality was more of a puffing, sweaty plod than a run, so I just couldn't get into it. This is, until recently. On the news about 2 months into lockdown, there were a load of people being...
The world of social media has long been criticised for the way it encourages people to share their highlight reel. And many people have struggled with comparing their lives with those presented on screen, and felt worse as a result. We’ve all done this; “Her skin is immaculate”, “how does he eat burgers and still look shredded”, “They just always seem to be on holiday”, “she has everything”.
Whats even crazier is that people on both sides...
Life can move fast and it's very easy to forget to take time to stop and smell the roses. There's always something that you 'should' be doing, and it's precisely this pressure that we put on ourselves that causes our stress and anxiety levels to rise.
Despite the fact that many people have recently found themselves with a lot more time on their hands, national stress and anxiety levels have been on a steep increase, thanks to global events. And with little hope for stability any...
Our research is telling us so far that people are feeling more stressed working from home. This is causing all sorts of new problems and challenges which we are here to help with - lack of focus and motivation is one of them.
Here are my top 10 reasons that may be causing a lack of motivation for you working from home:
After 17 years of working and training in the wellbeing industry, I've seen many fads come and go. It's easy to sell the next new thing, a quick fix or a hack but what I've learned about wellbeing is that it's about you. The real key to ultimate wellbeing is feeling in control of yourself and your life and creating a healthy and balanced work life.
I've set out to help people to achieve exactly that, and especially in this time of massive change, now you should...
If you've been taking part in our morning routine challenge, you will have been asked to move your body for at least 10 minutes in the morning. If you have no idea where to start, don't worry! Here's 10 ways you can get moving for your morning 10(ish) minutes!
We've all been working from home for weeks now, but have you got your work space set up yet? Bupa have said that 63% of us are reporting pain in our back, necks, hips, knees and wrists since working from home. But don't you worry- our resident body expert, Paula is on hand to help you make sure your desk posture isn't leaving you aching at the end of the day!
Let’s take a look at your posture – with a 4-step method of checking your work station.
Take a seat, and read through...
If you have spent most of your time hunched over a corner of the kitchen table, trying to maintain the kind of momentum you would have done in the office, you're not alone. Millions of us are adjusting to working from home and all of the distractions and productivity-hurdles now in our way.
We're here to support you. And this week- we want to support you to set yourself up for WFH success. Our Wellbeing Expert, Alex says that working from the same place every day signals to your body that...
The full moon last night was actually a supermoon and the biggest full moon of the year - and apparently it might be sending a few of us crazy - even the word lunatic came from the latin word 'luna' and was meant to mean moon-sick. Have you felt it?
As always, we look for the science.
The idea that the lunar cycle has an affect on the way we behave dates back thousands of years through cultures all over the world, but it has largely been dismissed by modern medicine.
It has been thought that...
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