by Rachael Roberts | Sep 3, 2019 | Emotions, Meditation, MIndfulness, Negativity, Personal Development, stressed day
A couple of years ago I wrote a short book aimed at novice teachers taking the four week course to learn the basics of teaching English, CELTA. Based on many years experience as a tutor on this course, it aimed to help with the key classroom teaching skills needed,...
by Rachael Roberts | Aug 27, 2019 | Emotions, MIndfulness, Mindfulness practice, Stress
As warm blood spattered all over us, I screamed….actually it was water, but that didn’t stop me being so scared that my heart was nearly beating out of my chest. Against my better judgement, my daughter had persuaded me onto the Psycho Hotel ride at the Prater...
by Rachael Roberts | Jul 30, 2019 | MIndfulness, Mindfulness practice, Negativity, Uncategorized
Holidays are about switching off from your daily life and resting and recuperating. However, they can also be an opportunity to switch on and wake up to the present moment. Automatic pilot Most of us spend much of our lives on automatic pilot. Have you ever had the...
by Rachael Roberts | Jul 1, 2019 | MIndfulness, Negativity, Personal Development, Wellbeing
If I could only tell you one thing to help you on your path to being more aware, living a happier, more balanced life, and even having a more successful business, it’s this: going backwards is absolutely part of the process. I’m so familiar with this pattern now...
by Rachael Roberts | Jun 11, 2019 | MIndfulness, Mindfulness practice, Monkey Mind, Negativity, Overwhelm
You know all about the benefits of mindfulness, and it seems like a good idea, but you either can’t get started, or you don’t keep it up. Why? I don’t have time This is a common one. We all have busy lives, but just 5 minutes a day of focused practice can...
by Rachael Roberts | May 28, 2019 | MIndfulness, Negativity
It’s been a difficult week, and the final straw for me was when we received a letter from the school my kids attend saying that, after 52 years, they are changing the principle that students and teachers should all be addressed by their first names. What was once a...
