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One nice thing is actually having the time commit to and do an online course.

I’ve signed up for a course to learn about acupressure points. I’m really interested in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), well, all forms of alternative and holistic medicines to be honest! They’ve been around for years, and it’s fascinating how they’ve endured.

Our bodies have the ability to heal themselves given the right attention; I know as I’ve experienced this myself. That’s a story for another day!

In the first session I learned the points to soothe tension in and around the head area, which can help with so many things like insomnia and burnout. It’s a good way to regulate the tension and let go.

After practicing on myself the first night, I slept so well! The tension around my neck and jaw softened so much. All this just from the acupressure points – wow!

It’s based on the meridian lines: different organ within our bodies to help chi/energy flow more easily, which makes us feel better!

I will be incorporating in to my yoga classes going forward, as I’ve found the benefits of this and would love to share it with you.

I’m grateful for the time to be able to learn from this great knowledgeable teacher, and also having time to process the information and try things out!

Looking forward to working with you on this!

It seems that most of my family, including me, have had or will have a birthday in lockdown, including some big ones!

It’s sad you can’t celebrate with family, or go and do what you would normally do. I would have loved to go away, but this year I actually would have been working (hairdressing!) as we planned to take the following weekend off. It would have been the long bank holiday weekend – at the start of the year I promised myself I’d take one Saturday completely off work a month.

I planned to meet up with old school friends near my actual birthday, but it was rescheduled to a future Zoom date. It’s a strange way to see everyone, but still good to try and celebrate on screen

The following evening we were due to be hosting a yin yoga and gong bath. I love these events as they bring so much lovely collective energy together, and they’re a pleasure to do. It’s been postponed, and I’m hoping we’ll be able to run the next one, currently scheduled for summer solstice in June. But sadly to be on in July now.

Happy birthday to these who have or had it in lock down!

I love travelling. All travel. Abroad or local. Far flung, or just a hidden path around the corner.

My style is to have no set plan of where to go or what to do – I’m a huge fan of just exploring new places, and seeing which activities that leads me to.

Where to next? Well, I’m not sure. There are so many places in the world to visit, and so many things to do. All usually so easy to get to, whether that’s hopping on a train or a plane, and yet now… I guess since this lockdown we’ve all cut down on our carbon footprints!

Before this all started, people would always ask me what I’ve got planned for my hols, and for once I had nothing. They all commented that it wasn’t like me! I guess it’s worked out well in a way, as I’ve not ended up with plans to change, cancel, or postpone. Definitely a blessing in disguise.

What will I do and where will I go afterwards? I can’t say I know. I feel that I will probably not go anywhere far. Maybe stay put in Cambridgeshire, or possibly just to somewhere else in the UK. There are some beautiful places here, but as we all know it really does depend on the weather!

Where will you go? What do you want to do? Any thoughts? Decisions, decisions, decisions!

I’ve always practiced meditation, ever since I was a kid, but have never needed a label, so didn’t know what to call it!

Curiosity got the better of me, and after a few years of sending many enquiries out, I stumbled upon a name – transcendental meditation (TM). I felt a great connection with the teacher who was able to give me the name, so I decided to start studying TM with Jonathan.

We’re still in touch – he also has an essential oil shop, and does marma therapy. He has an incredibly humble aura, and I want to be like him when I’m older. He’s such an inspirational man.

This happened in December 2017, and in January 2018 my dad sadly had a severe stroke. He wasn’t awake for 4 weeks (of his own accord). Once he woke up, he had lost his speech, his ability to swallow, and movement of his right side.

He was in hospital for about 5 months, then was forced to move into a home. I know the hospital needs beds, but we wanted him home and were told no, so was in an awful place for the last two months of his life.

I visited him every day, sometimes twice, for seven months, on top of my work commitments. It wasn’t easy. We had lots of challenges to face ourselves, and my dad’s dignity was never met, both in hospital and the home.

It’s just so sad to see and witness how cruel life is, when we are led to believe it’s not. Not only with my dad; I witnessed this with so many other people in the same boat.

This is all an aside, some background for the post about meditation. I will be forever grateful that TM was in my life then. I did not have time to do any physical yoga practice for myself, but meditation is also a type of yoga! Some people associate yoga with the physical movements (asanas), but it’s much more than that.

TM got me through the hardest part of my life, even though it still hurts now. I cannot recommend it enough. Whatever form of meditation you choose, and however you do it: just do it. Start, or carry on. Learn more, and practise. Just 20 minutes twice a day.

It’s easy to learn and accessible to everyone. It lets you stay present in life, in the midst of whatever way your life is heading, and whatever you’re currently facing. It’s especially good in the middle of all of the chaos we find ourselves in at the minute.

Please do get in touch if you want to learn, or know more information – it really is a useful skill for life.

Keep grounded. Keep meditating.