The Mindful Baker

It starts the same way for almost everyone.You wake up tired. You scroll before you’ve even opened both eyes. You think about the day ahead and feel that heavy, invisible hand pressing you back into the pillow. “Maybe I just need a break.”“Maybe I’m burnt out.”“Maybe if I change jobs, change routines, change partners, I’ll feel alive again.” We’ve all whispered those thoughts at some point, like little confessions to ourselves. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: most of us

Hitting the Wall We’ve all felt it - the block . It shows up in different ways. For one man, it was walking into the pub on a Tuesday...

We all carry something. That one thing we never put in our shopping basket, it just showed up. Uninvited. And now it lives in the attic...

Every now and then, you come across something that doesn’t just hit you in the face , it lifts you out of your head and leaves you...

In our fast-paced, ever-changing world, resilience has become an essential skill for children to develop. Resilience isn't just about...

In today's hyper-connected world, the mental health of children is becoming an increasing concern. The rise of social media, online...

Finding moments of calm and connection can be a challenge for both children and their parents. The constant juggling of work, school,...

Exciting news for The Mindful Baker as we have modified the intended recipients of our services to include children and their parents,...

The general idea of meditation is to harness the ability to clear your mind of the everyday thoughts that constantly pester us, by...

Loneliness encompasses the sensation of isolation, disconnection, or a sense of being unvalued by others. This sentiment can arise in...

Not that any of you are nay sayers but I often find that mindfulness is sometimes perceived as a religion doctrine, of sorts, rather than...

First of all, it is only right to point out that every one of us is completely different. Obviously we all look and behave differently...

“I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me" – Ralph Waldo Emerson An...

Defining happiness falls into three different categories, the third of which is often seen as the most important, because it doesn’t...

Laughter is the Best Medicine ♫ There is another side to happiness, which is unbelievable to everyone who lacks faith in its true power:...

On the meditation weekend which provided me with a lot of content for these bogs, most of the people who came by themselves were given...

Forgiving yourself and forgiving others are intrinsically linked, in that by reaching forgiveness in either scenario, you are granting...

Before you can completely regain a 'childlike' love for yourself, the table has to be clean, so to speak. If you are harbouring...

As I mentioned in my last blog, it is only once we grow apart from the innocence of childhood that we slowly start to disengage with...

For as long as you fail to love and accept yourself, you will judge that you are not beautiful enough, successful enough, rich enough,...