Why are so many of us burning out? According to an article published in the Guardian newspaper earlier this year, 3 out of 4 people surveyed, in the biggest survey conducted on the impact of stress in the UK, have felt so stressed in the past year that they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. …
Last week, we heard the news that Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain had committed suicide. There has been an outpouring of confusion, compassion and grief. Why did two successful people, who appeared to have everything to live for, take their own lives? Were the signs there? What can we do to become a more loving, …
Since I have found myself completely unable to write a blog post for over a month, I have been thinking a lot about resistance and how it shows up in my life. I seem to have resistance to continuing with things that previously seemed to be a good idea. Strangely, these are often things I …
Last week I wrote about Tools for Recovery, here: http://susantelford.com/2017/01/07/tool-for-recovery-part-1-yoga/ and here: http://susantelford.com/2017/01/11/tools-for-recovery-part-2-juicing/ I tried to follow these plans to the letter and managed 10 days on juice and 17 days of daily yoga, until the inevitable resistance set in. I missed day 18 of #yogarevolution. I woke feeling tired and sore, in addition to the daily yoga I …
As part of the investigations into the cause of the mini-strokes I had in December, it was discovered that my cholesterol level is high. This has been the case before, but at that time I was told that my ratio of HDL ( so called “good” cholesterol) to my total cholesterol was fine and so …
I have always enjoyed practising yoga and at one time used to attend several classes a week. Now that my energy is limited, I find it preferable to practise at home and last year came across Yoga with Adriene on Youtube. Adriene’s mantra is Find What Feels Good and her philosophy is to listen to …
Last Friday I was in the middle of preparations for a New Year birthday lunch and the compilation of a memory book for my daughter when I was interrupted by 2 mini strokes.[Edited: It turned out to be a hemiplegic migraine]. Instead of the plans I imagined I found myself in an ambulance with sirens …
Love After Love The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give bread. Give back …