The Mindful Baker

Body image and self-esteem are two fundamental aspects of our psychological well-being. How we perceive ourselves, both physically and...

I want to talk to you about something that I’m very passionate about: setting and achieving goals using mindfulness and positive...

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

Mobile phone usage and social media... what a combo! If you're looking for the perfect recipe to destroy your mindset, then this blog...

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...

Alongside the Be Happy book that I mentioned in an earlier blog, Robert Holden runs an eight week happiness course, designed to teach...

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...

One of my deepest fears about getting older was that of losing my hair. I was petrified of going bald. My father lacks a large proportion...

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,...

Contrary to popular belief, most people who suffer from addictions, of any sort, actually recover by themselves without the need for any...

A couple of years ago, I attended a weekend meditation retreat at a stately home in Oxfordshire. I learned several things over the...

A battle is going on inside us all, it is a terrible fight between wolves. One is evil; anger, envy, sorrow, shame, regret, greed,...

Because our minds are so incredibly complex, they are easy to manipulate and control, often without our say so. Further to the stories I...

When I was about thirteen – an impressionable age – my God-mother, for whom I have an unending amount of admiration and love gave me the...

Following on from the last few blogs giving you techniques and methods to integrate mindfulness and meditation into your life (just click...

Settle yourself comfortably in a quiet space and then open your eyes and concentrate on a visual stimulus. This could be anything – a...

Mindfulness for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to Meditating and Finding Inner Peace