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Come join the discussion – we’d like to hear your views. This is where MindSteadyGo publishes articles written by founder Bridget Rooth, as well as guest authors from the wellness community.

 

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Comfort Food to Boost Your Energy on a Cold Winter Evening

Chipotle Bean and Root Vegetable Chilli made in the slow cooker   Vegetarian, vegan & gluten free *Serves 4 to 6 people   Ingredients: 2 tins of tomatoes 2 tins of beans of some kind (black, black-eyed, kidney, mixed beans) 3 root veggies of your choice (carrot, parsnip, sweet potato, potato) 1 red onion 1 green or red pepper 3…
MindSteadyGo
November 1, 2022
Yoga-retreat Articles

The Top Five Questions Guests Ask Before Booking a Yoga Retreat

Bridge Rooth - MindSteadyGo Founder   Everyone has questions before booking a yoga retreat. Especially if you are about to sign up for your first yoga retreat. Here are the top five themes around which guests ask me questions before booking my Finding Space yoga retreat.   What level of yoga do you need to go on a yoga retreat?…
MindSteadyGo
October 29, 2022
Mindful cooking Articles

Mastering Mindful Cooking to Manage Anxiety and Build Confidence

Mindful cooking - before even considering bringing mindfulness into the kitchen, let’s just make sure we all understand what the concept means. I love this explanation of ‘mindfulness’ written by Pema Chodron, American Tibetan Buddhist, ordained nun and author. It’s simple to understand: I think a kitchen awakens the senses and helps a person to be wakeful there. In your…
MindSteadyGo
October 23, 2022
Writing-to-release-stress Articles

Writing to Release Stress and Anxiety

In this post, I want to focus on how to use writing to release stress and anxiety. I explore the role that writing plays in supporting our mental health by enabling us to articulate, understand and release our thoughts & emotions onto paper. I have just read an insightful book by Louise DaSalvo entitled Writing As A Way of Healing.…
MindSteadyGo
October 6, 2022
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Belly breathing: 10 key answers to help you find calm

Table of contents What is the belly? How is the belly involved in breathing? If you’re not belly breathing – where or how do you breathe? Why should you belly-breathe? What makes you switch from belly breathing to chest breathing? Can you voluntarily promote belly breathing? How can you practise belly breathing? Why is it important to build awareness around…
MindSteadyGo
October 6, 2022
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Interviews with Bridget Rooth

Bridget Rooth talks to a range of other professionals - from voice and presentation coaches to her previous business coach, as well as presenters on BBC Radio Norfolk. Bridget Rooth speaks with Nevsah, founder & CEO of BreathHub app In this interview with Nevsah, BreathHub app founder, as well as discussing how to use breath to manage stress, we speak…
MindSteadyGo
September 15, 2022
Stress-management-quotes Articles

16 Stress Management Quotes to Help You Understand Stress

How can stress management quotes help you understand stress?   Reminders & reassurance: We need to be constantly reminded that our stress response is evolutionarily coded into our nervous system to protect us and reassured that stress is a natural part of life. Clarity & confidence: We could benefit from a mini revision course on how our attitude to stress…
MindSteadyGo
August 29, 2022
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Outdoor Yoga: Four Fantastic Benefits of Practising Outdoors

Why does outdoor yoga support wellbeing? There are four major reasons to take start practising ourdoor yoga: Bringing playfulness and lightness into your yoga practice Broadening your perspective and improving your focus Feeling more grounded in a natural environment Saluting the sun under the big open sky.   Bringing playfulness and lightness into your outdoor yoga practice As soon as…
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August 4, 2022
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Sketching My Journey

When I was 50, my last child of three set off for university and I wrapped up my 12-year business life in Beijing. I too set off. I downsized my work load so that I only needed to work a long morning online; the rest of the day I was free. For the first six months, I lived in a…
MindSteadyGo
July 20, 2022
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