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22Dec

What is Ashtanga Yoga?

Lucy Greeves

yoga

Body

Lucy Greeves explains the practice and aims of ashtanga yoga, one of the oldest types of yoga
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20Dec

Can You Pass Anxiety Onto Your Children?

Anonymous Therapist

anxiety, experienceoftherapy, family, motherhood, parenting

Therapists

How therapy helped a young woman whose anxiety was linked to events in her childhood
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20Dec

CULTURE TIP: Christmas Films

Welldoing

Christmas, family, films

Soul

The pick of the Christmas film on DVD or TV
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19Dec

It Still Hurts: Being a Child of Divorce

Elaine

children, divorce, emotions, family, teenager

Therapists

Even when you're a grownup, the divorce of your parents is a hard experience to live with says therapist Elaine Leonard
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18Dec

The Importance of Building Inner Strength

Rick Hanson

anxiety, emotions, psychology, stress

Mind

Noticing the positives rather than focusing on the negatives will help you build inner strength says author and neuropsychologist Rick Hanson
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17Dec

What is Hatha Yoga?

Lucy Greeves

yoga

Body

Yoga teacher Lucy Greeves gives the low-down on the practice and aims of hatha yoga
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17Dec

Two Poems To Help With Anxiety

Rachel Kelly

anxiety, stress, wellbeing

Soul

Reading poetry can help when you feel overwhelmed by anxiety, says author Rachel Kelly
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16Dec

Why Volunteering is Good for You, As Well As Others

Sophie Smith

volunteer

Work

How doing things for other people through volunteering not only helps them, but helps you too
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16Dec

How to do Christmas Lunch, Without Crying

Margot Henderson

Christmas, family, recipes

Relationships

Chef and cookery book writer Margot Henderson on how to cope with cooking for families at Christmas
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13Dec

CULTURE TIP: The Luminaries

Louise Chunn

books, culture

Soul

Not everyone is going to love the Man Booker Prize-winning blockbuster, The Luminaries. But I did. And not only because the author is a New Zealander (as I am), and the youngest person to ever scoop the £50,000 jackpot. It’s a deep, rich treasure of a book with an empathetic heart. Perfect for the longeuers of Christmas in front of a fire. Set in the 1860s, it starts with a mysterious combination of occurrences: a rich young landowner has disappeared, a prostitute has tried to kill herself, and a large sum of money is found in the house of a dying man. A dozen locals...
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