That expensive candle you recently bought sits on the shelf like a promise.   Dust gathering on its lid.   It’s a good one to, its the one you bought at the lovely boutique where the lady behind the counter talked about bergamot and Sicilian lemon as if you were both discussing state secrets.   You told yourself you would light it on a slow afternoon, the kind that smells faintly of rain.   You left the shop with a genuine feeling of hope that ‘calm you’ was sorted…   But that afternoon never...

Many people think of sound baths as something to try when life slows down. But sound can do far more than create a relaxing atmosphere. There’s growing scientific interest in how sound affects the body, and why it’s so effective for easing stress and restoring balance. Sound therapy isn’t about believing in anything. It works by engaging the body’s own systems, especially the nervous system. When we’re exposed to certain frequencies and vibrations, the body begins to shift from a state of...

You’re running late. Despite your best preparation efforts, the kids still don’t have their shoes on, someone’s already spilled cereal all over the floor, and somehow, everything has been pulled out of the cupboard! (even though you got the uniforms out the night before.) Or maybe it’s the work version of this. Your inbox is overflowing, you’ve already had three urgent emails, but you can’t actually get to them because you’ve got yet another meeting starting in two minutes!. Worse still, at...