It’s been a while since I last sent a blog post, I have missed connecting with everyone who reads the blog, and it’s lovely to be back again today. I wanted to share why there has been a bit of a gap, and before you read on I’d like to name that …
This week the blog is written by our brilliant Operations Lead here at Bird, Natalie. Read on for her insights into a recent silent retreat she experienced. Would it be a wild idea to spend almost five days alone(ish), at home, and without speaking? Not even to the dog? In the depths …
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 …
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 …
Life can throw up all kinds of challenges. It feels like we’ve all got through a pandemic, only to find a huge financial/cost of living challenge, alongside instability in politics and biblical rain reminding us of the climate crisis. Charities are really feeling it, with a number of people we support sharing …
Situations around us change. Nothing is forever and there will always be shifts and twists and turns, especially if we are being brave, trying new things, or working to make an impact in society. Being a human can be hard, we live in extremely volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times. We can …
I’ve been reminded of the following quote this week, and wanted to share it: ‘There will be times when standing alone feels too hard, too scary, and we’ll doubt our ability to make our way through the uncertainty. Someone, somewhere, will say, ‘Don’t do it. You don’t have what it takes to …
This week we have a special guest post by Tina Clarke. Tina is a Somatic Educator & Coach for those with Chronic Health Issues, their carers and supporters. She has twenty years experience in the mind and body wellness field and works online with groups and one-to-one. You can find out more about …
When we’re feeling overwhelmed, stressed, burnt out, or anxious we tend to move around quickly and frenetically from one task to another. We do this because it’s what we feel is needed to get everything done. That hasty movement from one thing to another tells us subconsciously that if we are having …
