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30 Jul Visualising as a de-stressing strategy

Posted at 11:00h in Changing habits, Emotional wellbeing, Gremlin taming, Wellbeing at work by Hannah 0 Comments

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I hope you are lapping up the beautiful weather today. As I write I can feel the warm sun on my arms, filling me with a sense of optimism and joy. As we're emerging (kind of!) out of lockdown in the UK I know for...

23 Jul Practicing what I preach

Posted at 09:49h in Changing habits, Emotional wellbeing, Resilience building by Hannah 0 Comments

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Last week I didn't send out a blog post. It got to Friday afternoon and after working my way through a number of different tasks I felt exhausted and without ideas for content to share with you. And so I took a step back and...

26 Jun The circuit breakers

Posted at 13:28h in Changing habits, Creative expression, Resilience building by Hannah 0 Comments

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It can be easy to get stuck in overwhelm. We can spend our whole day feeling like we've got a never ending to-do list and working hard to keep all the plates spinning. Sometimes we get to the end of the week and we feel...

26 Mar Cultivating Hope

Posted at 11:54h in Changing habits, Changing perspective, Collective growth, Gremlin taming, World wellbeing by Hannah 0 Comments

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The past few weeks have been a huge challenge for all of us, there's no doubt. And for many of us feelings of anxiety or fear have cropped up, sometimes in random moments, sometimes for more of a prolonged period of time, and I think...

20 Feb The green zone and the red zone

Posted at 16:12h in Changing habits, Changing perspective, Emotional wellbeing by Hannah 0 Comments

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I'm currently getting stuck in to Rick Hanson's 'Resilient' book, which is articulating some really helpful ideas about how we build and maintain resilience. One piece he discusses is the idea that we have 'green' and 'red' zones. The green zone is our restful zone, and...

14 Feb Trusting the ebb and flow

Posted at 13:27h in Changing habits, Resilience building, Wellbeing at work by Hannah 0 Comments

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This week our fantastic associate Elloa has shared her thoughts about trusting the ebb and flow. Enjoy...

02 Jan Positively populating your calendar

Posted at 13:56h in Changing habits, Gaining energy, Leadership by Hannah 0 Comments

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Well, here we are, 2020. I for one am excited to be entering a new decade, it feels like an opportunity to think about a nice big chunk of time, and consider all that I'd like to achieve before 2030. I sometimes think we overestimate what we...

05 Dec When self-care becomes a burden

Posted at 14:39h in Changing habits, Changing perspective, Emotional wellbeing by Hannah 0 Comments

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At Bird, we are of course all about self-care practices. We absolutely advocate prioritising actions that take us away from 'fight or flight' and towards relaxation, rest and repair. However, we know that sometimes, without us really noticing until much further down the line, it's possible...

29 Nov Relaxing into the last month of the year

Posted at 11:21h in Changing habits, Emotional wellbeing by Hannah 0 Comments

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For the past few weeks now I've been acutely aware that we're coming to the end of 2019. I've had ambitions to fill these last few weeks with lots of actions that would bring me to a greater sense of peace, fulfilment, financial security, health...

03 Oct Mindfulness to help with uncertainty

Posted at 11:42h in Changing habits, Emotional wellbeing by Hannah 0 Comments

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I started a new mindfulness course on Monday. So far the course is pure mindfulness, as opposed to guided visualisations, or philosophical guidance. And it's proving really useful already. We've been practicing body scans, and mindful everyday activities, such as making a cup of tea or...

30 Jul Visualising as a de-stressing strategy

23 Jul Practicing what I preach

26 Jun The circuit breakers

26 Mar Cultivating Hope

20 Feb The green zone and the red zone

14 Feb Trusting the ebb and flow

02 Jan Positively populating your calendar

05 Dec When self-care becomes a burden

29 Nov Relaxing into the last month of the year

03 Oct Mindfulness to help with uncertainty

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