As part of my Arbonne and personal training businesses I do a lot of reading into business skills, psychology and personal development. Going forward I am going to write more of my learning on this site in the hope that someone will stumble across it and learn something new. Today I am going to […]
****WARNING – THIS WILL GET PRETTY DEEP AND IS AN ABSOLUTE ESSAY **** Body dismorphia and mental health I want to have this on my site so that anyone going through anything I am going to write about, knows that there is someone out there who has been through what you are going through and […]
I am running my first URBAN retreat in Edinburgh Where? Century General Stores When? Saturday the 24th March 11.30-4pm What? – time away from daily hectic lives – something to take away – visionboard – a short class to get the heart rate up then mobility, yoga and stretching – Tasty […]
5 Top tips to build confidence in the gym Get help/assistance or an accountability partner. If you are new to the gym I would highly recommend getting a personal trainer to help you with technique and to get to know the equipment so you feel more comfortable in your own knowledge. Bring […]
There are a lot of things to think about before embarking on your coaching journey. Here are the most common questions and worries I am asked at an NLP coach: Q: Is NLP like therapy? A: It can be. Neurolinguistic Programming is an outcome focussed discipline which has an emphasis on current and future action. […]
January 2015 I set myself a goal to read 12 books a year (seems alot) 1 a month (seems manageable but when!?)..a minimum of 10 pages a day (now that sounds manageable). I have kept a record of all that I have read and my list of 34 books (half way through Shantaram) is below. […]
Anyone who knows me well knows that I struggle BIG TIME to chill out, sit down and SLOW DOWN. We live in a very fast paced world yoga is my therapy and meditation. Here are some reasons I feel yoga, mobility and stretching are SO important alongside your training. 1. Time out and […]
My top 5 favourite walks in Edinburgh are: 1. Arthurs Seat – there are loads of options here – a flat circuit round Holyrood Park to feed the ducks – the 3 different ascents up to Arthurs Seat – The slightly steeper Crags walk – Go rogue and do a combination of them all. The […]