31 vision board quotes to inspire you to dream big
If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you’ll know I’m a big fan of positive thinking and goal setting, and there’s nothing better for both of those than a vision board filled with positive, motivating quotes.
5 mental health benefits of gardening 🌿
Gardening can transform lives - and the real magic is that anyone, anywhere can enjoy its healing power.
The Art of Bullet Journalling
If you’ve been wanting more clarity, motivation, focus and growth in your life, then a bullet journal is a beautifully creative way to explore personal development. It’s where mindfulness, journalling and wellbeing meet.
Mind Maps: The Ultimate Visual Thinking Tool for Goal-Setting and Achievement
Mind maps are a way to get creative and play with ideas and concepts before you get to the details. It's a visual thinking tool that helps structure information. It helps you better analyse, comprehend, synthesise, recall and generate new ideas. Its power lies in its simplicity.
Pranayama: A Beginner’s Guide to Yoga Breathing Exercises
Breathing is something we all know how to do. And yet, the majority of adults (and teenagers) forget about their natural ability to breathe fully. This has a huge impact on our mental and physical wellbeing.
Manifest positivity with this 5 minute bedtime routine
Say goodbye to negativity and welcome positivity into your life with this simple 5 minute bedtime routine. Learn about the Law of Attraction and how it can help you translate your thoughts into reality. Discover the power of positive thinking and try this routine to start manifesting your dreams into reality.
Yoga Pose: Utkata Konasana
This is Utkata konasana (oot-KAH-tuh cone-AHS-uh-nuh), also known as Goddess pose. This is a pose to help you harness the forces of the universe while stretching and toning your lower body. This pose helps each of us connect to our inherent inner goddess, finding a common space with this powerful feminine energy.
Gomukasana: Benefits, Philosophy, and Modifications
Gomukasana, also known as Cow Face Pose, is a physical heart-opening yoga pose that symbolizes nourishment and sustainability. This post explores the benefits of Gomukasana and its philosophy, including modifications to deepen the pose. Learn how to stretch your ankles, hips, thighs, shoulders, armpits, triceps, and chest with this powerful yoga posture.
Find Relaxation and Stress Relief with Balasana - Child’s Pose
Balasana, also known as Child’s pose, is a gentle yoga posture that can help you stretch and relax your body while calming your mind. Learn how to do this pose and its benefits in this guide.
Yoga Pose: Baddha Konasana
This is Baddha Konasana, pronounced (BAH-dah cone-AHS-anna) or Butterfly pose or Cobbler’s pose. This is a seated pose that strengthens and opens the hips and groin. It also stimulates the heart and improves circulation.
Slow Yoga: 5 things I’ve learned from my practice
I suffered depression + fatigue after my baby was born. Slow Yoga transformed my body, opened my heart and released blocked grief.
And, it’s even more challenging than your usual vinyasa flow.
Dancing to her own rhythm: the world’s oldest living yogi shares 100 years of wisdom
"The music of the soul is a sweet sound to behold. It comes through when we fully embody our passions and follow our heart’s desires. Like in dance, we each have a different rhythm and set of steps to express ourselves. If you want to do something that will bring you joy, you start. It’s never too late.”
4 Insights from Tiffany Wood’s Anusara Yoga Workshop
Tiffany’s teachings are a beautiful, practical and graceful way to be guided into the physical practice of yoga from the inside out…
MindBodyCreative the interview
Learn more about MindBodyCreative as Jane Dunford, journalist and yoga teacher, interviews Louise about her new project and how the idea came about.
Recognising my post natal depression and the creative habit that helped turn it around
I struggled for a long time in silence. I was unhappy, I cried a lot, I didn’t feel like going out and often I didn’t even want to get out of bed. It was when my partner said to me “I love you, but you are depressed and you need help!” that I finally came out from under the covers (quite literally) and did something to help myself reignite the spark of creativity that had gone out, doused by the waves of tears and emotions that came with motherhood.
6 things I learned from running monthly challenges
In 2017, I decided to set myself and my community a monthly challenge, each month, for a year. Here are six things I've learned and the refinements I’m making for my next six.
Part 1 of SXSW 2017: Creative expression flows
SXSW 2017 was another moving experience filled with integration of creative expression, technology, amazing artwork, music, film, parties, big food, craft beers, epic tacos, and happy Austinites. As thousands of hungry people descend upon Austin over the course of two weeks in March each year, we are greeted with smiles and friendly banter.
4 weekly challenges to cultivate mindfulness
Join the #MarchMindfulness challenge and get a free calendar download!
Passively program yourself and your life will move forward fast!
Change begins with how we choose to see ourselves: as purveyors of positivity and happiness or conveyers of negativity or sadness. What will you choose? Read more to find out...
Progress not perfection
You have a new opportunity every single day to make progress and create the life that you want. Small steps every day can have a profound effect on your life in the longer term.
