Myths, by their very nature, are very hard to dispel once they’ve taken hold. Despite the core stability myth being exposed nearly ten years ago, and journalist Peta Bee writing about it in The Times in 2010, from conversations I have with people I’d say its hold is as strong as ever. The myth is that […]
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Easter, like Spring, focuses our minds on birth and new beginnings. Most of us welcome the lighter and longer evenings (once we have got over losing an hour’s sleep), and who can resist the beauty of the blossoms on the trees and the fluffy ducklings and gambolling lambs? Yet last week a Government-commissioned report showed
Rock-a-bye baby, on the tree top, when baby comes, will employment stop? Read More »
With Wednesday’s budget all over the news, and the continued media scrum over Brexit or Fixit, a little known change in employment law has slipped in, unnoticed by most yet, I suspect, of importance to many. Childcare vouchers are an employee benefit for all eligible working parents. They’re a Government-approved, tax-efficient way of paying for
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Common Myths that prevent people taking action: MYTH 1. “I’m the only one that has this.” You and millions of other people, have exactly the same fear, phobia or anxiety as you have. Do you know that 1 in 4 people suffer from some degree of anxiety ranging from the mild to the severe,
Fears, Phobia and Anxiety (part 2) Read More »
I am always thinking about the 7k members of my networking group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/laurelleafnetworking/) and, never more so, than just before an upcoming meeting and our March event is now just two weeks away. This month, Caroline Ratner of Caroline Ratner Communications (http://www.carolineratnercommunications.com) is giving a short talk on how to perfect your pitch and I
It’s probably at least a generation since we culturally believed in Descartes‘ duality of body and mind. Now it’s the accepted norm that the mind and body are connected. But don’t two things that are connected need to be separate entities? Saying the mind and body are connected is still hanging on to dualism. It’s like
The Mind-Body Myth / You Are Not Your Brain Read More »
I was not a gymnast or a dancer, for heaven’s sake I could barely touch my toes… So when I first started practising yoga, I would get frustrated. The perfectionist and Type A in me always pushed harder and strived more. My ego would surface during every class, ignoring all of my body’s signals to
Perfectly imperfect: A journey that began with a torn hamstring Read More »
Over the years, I have met many children who fail to concentrate in class and many who have poor writing skills. I have met children who don’t want to go school at all; some who ‘hate maths’ or reading; others who consistently under-perform, underachieve, daydream, or disrupt. Some parents – and teachers – think that
Why your child runs into difficulty Read More »
Stand on your bottom, what?! The truth about sitting Look at how the bottom of the spine joins with the pelvis. What changes to that relationship when the weight bearing changes from going through your hips, and ultimately to the ground via your feet, to going through your sit bones into your chair? Not much! You’ll notice that
Stand on your bottom, what?! The truth about sitting Read More »
Networking tips to grow your business Are you looking for sole proprietor inspiration? Need business advice or seeking new business opportunities? There is no better way to start those conversations than through networking. There are numerous forums and business networking groups in social channels such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Reddit. Online forums are excellent ways
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