How to Calm Yourself When the Going Gets Tough #4: The Shower Ritual

The daily routine we set up for ourselves can be a source of irritation, and ‘get it over with, quick’ or a ritual of delight.
It’s all in how we think about it.
Let’s take showering…
When you bathe first thing in the morning, or last thing at night, treat the experience like a meditation on touch.
Appreciate the [...]

How to Calm Yourself When the Going Gets Tough #3: Be Silly!

Sometimes when things are rough, we get really serious. We feel there is nothing at all to smile about. And this brings us down even further.
When you feel like the weight of the world is pressing down upon you:
Be Silly!
Take a ride on the Merry Go Round (small child optional)
Jump in puddles
Make sure to avoid [...]

Music to Soothe Your Soul

This month, I have been in need of soothing.
Not the soothing of a facial or massage. Nor the soothing of good food, good company, good wine.
Something… different. Something… deeper.
Prayer. Yes.
Sometimes, simply escape into a good book.
Often, a hug.
And there have been many moments when music was the soothing mechanism of choice. Often accompanied by the [...]

How to Calm Yourself when the Going Gets Tough #2: Defer Your Worries

When my eldest son got his driving license and started going out at night in the car, I started to worry. I found I couldn’t sleep until I knew he was home and safe. Or I’d go to sleep and then wake up sometime before midnight and start pacing the floor if he wasn’t home.
It [...]

How to Calm Yourself When the Going Gets Tough: #1 Choose Your Calm Place

It’s time.
Time to start exploring the bedrock premise of The Calm Space.
You know how sometimes we get so frantic, so anxious, so overwhelmed, that our head feels like it’s going to explode? I know I do.
When life sends you a curve-ball, when there is so much to get done and no time to do it, [...]

The gift of Aromatherapy and a Mother’s Love

I had a wonderful girl’s morning out with my mother and sister last week. My mother wanted to take me shopping for a special gift for my birthday (we just hadn’t had time before now:), and she knew exactly where she wanted to take me.
As we walked into the shop I had to stop and [...]

Five quick ways to give your mood a boost

Feeling a bit flat? New Year celebrations long over? Already frustrated by your efforts to keep those resolutions?
There are lots of ways you could try to lift your mood.
But going shopping and eating chocolate have ramifications you may not want to face right now. And If you’re busy, you may not have time for a [...]

Foot Bath Bliss for the Festive Season

After a day baking in the kitchen, whipping up all the delights of the festive season; or trudging the shops looking for the ideal Christmas present, our legs and especially our feet can end up feeling worse for wear.
Now is the time to show a little gratitude to our hard working feet. Fill a bucket [...]

A Recipe for Stress Relief

One of the wonderful things about essential oils is their ability to affect our mood. And as the holiday season gets into full swing (along with end of school year functions!) we could all use a lift. What better way to feel calmer, less stressed and more able to cope than by filling your room [...]

A recipe for dreaming your truth

This recipe for Sensual Bath Oil will help soothe away your cares, hydrate your thirsty winter skin, and sink off to sleep to dream true dreams…

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