This year I decided that I needed to get my act together so I set out on January 1st with a series of self care objectives in mind.
I started in January with a sponsored, month long dryathlon to raise money for the Woodlands Trust. This seemed to extend right into the back end of February I got so carried away with it. I’ve shaped up my diet, I’m continually increasing my exercise levels and introducing new forms of exercise into my repertoire, I’ve reinstated my fortnightly visits to the massage therapist and am receiving reflexology once a month too, I have cut back on social media time, and I am prioritising down time. For the first time in what feels like at least a couple of years I feel fantastic, I have energy, I feel more productive when I am working, and I feel rested when I’ve had time off.
As I sat by the stream in the picture above the other day enjoying the sunshine filtering down through the trees and listening to the birds singing, I began to wonder what had taken me so long to get round to making these shifts in my lifestyle and I came back to one of my biggest bug bears as a holistic therapist Read more →
It’s time to make self care a priority!
/in Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle support, massage, natural health, self development, Self-help, stress relief /by Rachel SurteesThis year I decided that I needed to get my act together so I set out on January 1st with a series of self care objectives in mind.
I started in January with a sponsored, month long dryathlon to raise money for the Woodlands Trust. This seemed to extend right into the back end of February I got so carried away with it. I’ve shaped up my diet, I’m continually increasing my exercise levels and introducing new forms of exercise into my repertoire, I’ve reinstated my fortnightly visits to the massage therapist and am receiving reflexology once a month too, I have cut back on social media time, and I am prioritising down time. For the first time in what feels like at least a couple of years I feel fantastic, I have energy, I feel more productive when I am working, and I feel rested when I’ve had time off.
As I sat by the stream in the picture above the other day enjoying the sunshine filtering down through the trees and listening to the birds singing, I began to wonder what had taken me so long to get round to making these shifts in my lifestyle and I came back to one of my biggest bug bears as a holistic therapist Read more →
Where does time go?
/in Healing, Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle support, Medicine wheel, natural health, Nature, self development, Self-help, Shamanism, Uncategorised /by Rachel SurteesIt’s a lovely feeling when our energy starts to wake up again at the beginning of February. You can almost feel the life returning to your bones, and as the days go onwards and the weather starts to perk up a little we become more and more active.
I love those early days of spring where I find I have lots of ideas floating around, but I love this time of year even more. The ideas that I was floating back in February are starting to come together now into something more concrete, ‘things which are actually happening’. It feels exciting, and it’s great to be part of the flow, working in tune with the rhythms of the year. Not to mention that the bluebells are now starting to bloom too (that always gets me excited). Read more →
New organic healthcare products available in clinic and online
/in health supplements, Lifestyle support, natural beauty, natural cosmetics, natural health, natural remedies, natural skincare, Uncategorised /by Rachel SurteesClients have been asking me for ages now what products should they use to complement their therapy sessions, or what are the options in natural skincare products, what supplements could they be taking to make sure they are in peak health etc. I quite often end up pointing people in the direction of Neal’s Yard as I’ve used their products for years and can highly recommend their high quality skincare products, health supplements, essential oils and herbal products.
So when the opportunity to become a consultant came my way, I figured why keep pointing people to another place to buy what they need to keep them looking and feeling great when I could just bring the products straight to them.
I’ve just placed my first stock order today so very soon there will be all these fabulous products available in clinic: Read more →
New year’s resolutions? Start on the right foot!
/in Lifestyle support, self development, Self-help, Uncategorised /by Rachel SurteesIt is traditional in our culture to make new year’s resolutions which we are supposed to start from the 1st of January. We see people every year making a commitment to do certain things with their life and by the time we’ve hit February most thoughts of achieving the things we sought to do have gone completely out of the window.
Why is it then that we repeatedly make the effort to come up with a list of things we wish to do differently in our lives, when we know from experience that we are unlikely to meet the challenges we have set for ourselves? Read more →
The new sanctuary space
/in Uncategorised /by Rachel SurteesHere it is. The gorgeous new treatment space. I’m so excited about working here.
Can you picture yourself laid on the bed having a soothing holistic therapy treatment?
It’s not too late to take advantage of the 25% off deal on all hour long treatments, although there are very limited spaces left. Call on 07946 071 672 to book in.
We are moving!
/in Uncategorised /by Rachel SurteesIt’s definitely been worth a bit of silence over here though as I’ve gathered together everything I need to create a special sanctuary space for you guys when you visit for your next session.
I’m super excited about working in this new space and would really love you to come and check it out so I’m running some celebratory offers for the first two weeks in December. Read more →
7 Day Stress Less Challenge
/in Lifestyle support, self development, Self-help, stress relief /by Rachel SurteesI am on holiday this week, but for those of you who are not so lucky I thought it might be nice to give you some prompts to remind you how to manage your stress levels.
I have produced a different mantra for you to focus on each day this week which will keep your attention on what is important and hopefully keep your stress levels to a minimum.
Day 7:
7 Day Stress Less Challenge
/in Lifestyle support, self development, Self-help, stress relief /by Rachel SurteesI am on holiday this week, but for those of you who are not so lucky I thought it might be nice to give you some prompts to remind you how to manage your stress levels.
I have produced a different mantra for you to focus on each day this week which will keep your attention on what is important and hopefully keep your stress levels to a minimum.
Day 6:
7 Day Stress Less Challenge
/in Lifestyle support, self development, Self-help, stress relief /by Rachel SurteesI am on holiday this week, but for those of you who are not so lucky I thought it might be nice to give you some prompts to remind you how to manage your stress levels.
I have produced a different mantra for you to focus on each day this week which will keep your attention on what is important and hopefully keep your stress levels to a minimum.
Day 5:
7 Day Stress Less Challenge
/in Lifestyle support, self development, Self-help, stress relief /by Rachel SurteesI am on holiday this week, but for those of you who are not so lucky I thought it might be nice to give you some prompts to remind you how to manage your stress levels.
I have produced a different mantra for you to focus on each day this week which will keep your attention on what is important and hopefully keep your stress levels to a minimum.
Day 4: