Oxytocin and Well-being

Oxytocin and Well-being

Westmeria Counsellor Sheena Rose, teaches an array of wellbeing practices including Mindfulness and Reiki. Here she explains Oxytocin and the simple exercises and actions we can take to increase our levels of Oxytocin and general wellbeing.    Love, hugs and Kindness ...
World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health day is a wonderful point to consider our own unique mental health and for me, writing for this blog is part of good mental health; I love writing, I love processing my thoughts and I like to connect to others.   This is the dilemma with mental...
The Benefits of Swimming

The Benefits of Swimming

By Ashley Ward For the past nine years I have been working as a swimming instructor – having a love of the water started from an early age – swimming in the sea, jumping the waves, donning a snorkel and mask to see what lies beneath the surface, floating aimlessly...

What is self-care and why is it important?

The term self-care is used a lot these days, but what does it really mean?  The World Health Organisation 1998 definition is:  “Self-Care is what people do for themselves to establish and maintain health, and to prevent and deal with illness. It is a broad concept...