GOOD IDEA
Remember you have a choice.
FACT
No thought or belief is set in concrete.
CREATING CHANGE
By changing one of the following areas it will enable the other areas to change also because they interact with one another, and are influenced by each other.
Environmental
Changes and events
Physical
Reactions
Thinking
Style
Behaviour
Change
Mood
Changes
MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness is the latest buzzword in the therapy world. Despite this it has been around for a long time in other forms and has many benefits.
The theory behind the word is taking control of your mind rather than allowing your mind to be in control of you.
Sometimes your mind can get in the way.
So it …show more content…
Being the onlooker to what is going on in your mind can be very informative. So awareness can be helpful to notice the content and form your thoughts take.
Keep in the present and focus on what is happening now, at this very moment.
RELAX
How many of us really relax? Yet relaxation is vitally important to our health and well-being.
Sometimes it can be too easy to say, “There isn’t time” or “I feel guilty when I sit down”. Maybe you look upon relaxation as doing nothing or boring.
Talking to clients, a lot of people admit that relaxing is either not a priority or something that does not happen due to various reasons. In fact over the years I have found that people say they don’t give enough time to themselves. It is so easy to overlook yourself in favour of those other things you tell yourself you need to do.
You owe it to yourself to relax. So every now and then stop what you’re doing and take time out for you.
Every now and then it’s good to come off the motorway of life and draw into a lay-by.
RELAXATION FACTS
Relaxation is something you can learn to …show more content…
Taking my dog for a walk in lovely surroundings.
Curled up on my bed stroking my cat.
Having a bubbly bath with the lights out and candles lit.
Sitting near water.
Lighting a fire outside at night to look at and listen to with a nice mug of coffee.
Anything to do with outdoors and the sounds of nature; like listening to rain and watching storms.
Sharing tea and biscuits with friends.
A glass of red wine.
Being alone with nothing to do.
Being with my partner when they have no hassle and we can relax.
Enjoying a meal with my partner.
Sitting or lying down in a warm climate reading a book or newspaper.
Going to the gym.
Walking.
Lying in bed when I don’t have to get up.
Eating chocolate.
Choosing a cream cake and then having the pleasure of eating it.
Watching the birds in the garden.
My own company.
Chatting to long-distant friends on the phone.
Holidays.
Walking along the beach and paddling in the water.
Sitting and watching the tide come in, especially if the sea is rough.
Buttercups and daisies – a reminder of childhood.
Big mug of hot chocolate.
Stroking my dogs.
Watching a good film.
Watching swans as they glide along the water.
Looking at babies whether human or
Remember you have a choice.
FACT
No thought or belief is set in concrete.
CREATING CHANGE
By changing one of the following areas it will enable the other areas to change also because they interact with one another, and are influenced by each other.
Environmental
Changes and events
Physical
Reactions
Thinking
Style
Behaviour
Change
Mood
Changes
MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness is the latest buzzword in the therapy world. Despite this it has been around for a long time in other forms and has many benefits.
The theory behind the word is taking control of your mind rather than allowing your mind to be in control of you.
Sometimes your mind can get in the way.
So it …show more content…
Being the onlooker to what is going on in your mind can be very informative. So awareness can be helpful to notice the content and form your thoughts take.
Keep in the present and focus on what is happening now, at this very moment.
RELAX
How many of us really relax? Yet relaxation is vitally important to our health and well-being.
Sometimes it can be too easy to say, “There isn’t time” or “I feel guilty when I sit down”. Maybe you look upon relaxation as doing nothing or boring.
Talking to clients, a lot of people admit that relaxing is either not a priority or something that does not happen due to various reasons. In fact over the years I have found that people say they don’t give enough time to themselves. It is so easy to overlook yourself in favour of those other things you tell yourself you need to do.
You owe it to yourself to relax. So every now and then stop what you’re doing and take time out for you.
Every now and then it’s good to come off the motorway of life and draw into a lay-by.
RELAXATION FACTS
Relaxation is something you can learn to …show more content…
Taking my dog for a walk in lovely surroundings.
Curled up on my bed stroking my cat.
Having a bubbly bath with the lights out and candles lit.
Sitting near water.
Lighting a fire outside at night to look at and listen to with a nice mug of coffee.
Anything to do with outdoors and the sounds of nature; like listening to rain and watching storms.
Sharing tea and biscuits with friends.
A glass of red wine.
Being alone with nothing to do.
Being with my partner when they have no hassle and we can relax.
Enjoying a meal with my partner.
Sitting or lying down in a warm climate reading a book or newspaper.
Going to the gym.
Walking.
Lying in bed when I don’t have to get up.
Eating chocolate.
Choosing a cream cake and then having the pleasure of eating it.
Watching the birds in the garden.
My own company.
Chatting to long-distant friends on the phone.
Holidays.
Walking along the beach and paddling in the water.
Sitting and watching the tide come in, especially if the sea is rough.
Buttercups and daisies – a reminder of childhood.
Big mug of hot chocolate.
Stroking my dogs.
Watching a good film.
Watching swans as they glide along the water.
Looking at babies whether human or