Happy (soggy for most of us in the UK) Thursday. I’ve been exploring the practice of Yoga Nidra lately. A friend of mine mentioned she’d been trying it, and I wasn’t sure what it really was, but I investigated and discovered one of the most peaceful, calming, re-calibrating processes I’ve come across. One of …
When we are brave, we dare to look inward at the emotions and brain chatter we have going on. When we are brave, we stop and look at our behaviours and ask ourselves whether they are useful to us, to those around us, and to the environment we live in. It can …
For the past eight years I’ve been asked numerous times where the name ‘Bird’ came from for our organisation. Initially, it was because I was pondering a name whilst staring out a window when a bird flew past, and I thought, birds are free, they’re wild, they’re resilient, that might be a …
A few weeks ago I went on an incredible personal development course called The Awakening. It was a deep dive into what is it to be human. It was a powerful experience of witnessing others share the beliefs they have about themselves, and of being seen sharing your own stories. It was both …
We’ve been pretty busy over here at Bird HQ lately so our weekly blogs have been, well, less than weekly. I have been fully embracing my imperfect self however, and gave myself permission to miss sending them out for the past two weeks. That certainly doesn’t mean that I have enjoyed not …
I can’t tell you the amount of times I’ve failed at things. Jobs coming to an end in disappointing burnt out ways, multiple challenges around cash flow and finances, things braking, fall outs, almost-won but then not won pieces of work, failed attempts to get really fit and healthy… The list goes …
I live in a building with 11 flats, and we have a lovely man named Sean who maintains the garden. I just walked past him on my way out to the coffee shop to write the blog and we had a little chat about the grass, and how the tree blocks out …
I’ve been through a number of personal ups and downs over the past few years, and luckily, recently, I feel like I’m coming out the other side of the storm. I wouldn’t actually change a moment of it, I think I’ve done some much needed working out, dealing with, and processing of …
Happy Thursday. It’s cold and crispy here and we’re into the shortest 30 days of the year. I resist this time of year every year, but then realise it’s actually an opportunity to go all in on my candle game and get wrapped up and cosy for a few weeks. It’s actually …
I’ve been getting more and more into mindfulness and meditation lately. I’ve been listening to the Waking Up app, and have been getting more invested in the idea that we are not our thoughts and feelings, we are merely a container for them. When we feel stressed, or down, or get stuck in …
