A study of 1,000 over 70s found they swear by a varied diet, laughing daily – and an active sex life to stay young. Nearly three quarters (72 per cent) feel years younger than their actual age and are far more active than they imagined they would be. Socialising with pals, having a strong skincare …
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Desperate to let your hair down and do something bonkers? – this randomised fun generator could be the answer. A poll of 2,000 adults found 67 per cent have pledged to make some kind of change in their lives over the coming months. With short-term targets ranging from ‘little’ things like reading more books to …
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In a recent survey, eight out of 10 hospitality professionals reported at least one mental health issue during their career and almost half of those interviewed also said they do not feel comfortable talking to colleagues about their health concerns. NI Hotelier, Ken Sharp, has witnessed first hand how mental health has impacted his business, …
Lisa McFarland, Northern Ireland’s leading Relationship Coach, is celebrating two years in business with the launch of her first E-Book, entitled: “Tips & Tools on How to Have a Healthy Relationship.” The short downloadable book addresses the most common issues and questions that Lisa faces, daily with her clients and through her growing social media …
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Mid and East Antrim ceramic workshops for you with Potter and Bunny By Jade Hamill If you’re looking for a creative pursuit or hobby, then you have come to the right place. The next time your children are screaming ‘I’M BOOOOOOORED’ at the top of their lungs while throwing their toys around the room, you …
Katie (27) is a Fabric Sales Assistant from Lisburn. Her lifestyle blog Life With Ktkinnes offers advice on wellness, self-love, and self-acceptance, as well as book reviews, TV and film recommendations. Why did you decide to become a blogger/influencer? I felt I needed somewhere to be able to talk during a time when I had very few …
Lyndsey Milligan (36) is a Beauty Therapist and Salon Owner from Belfast. Her blog Lyndseysworld is about Beauty, Mental and Physical Health. Why did you decide to become a blogger/influencer? I started doing YouTube when I was housebound due to my health and needed an outlet. I found talking about things helped me mentally. I have gone from …
Ro Owens is a 26 year old Multidisciplinary Artist from Lurgan, but currently living in Belfast. Ro’s art focuses on performance and mainly on Illustration. Ro studied Drama at Queen’s University where she was introduced to performance art and also a great friend, Emily Foran with who she founded The Movement Collective, a devising social …
A free webinar from Empowerment Specialist and Transformational Speaker, Deborah King, this week (Thursday, May 28) aims to help you manage your health and wellbeing in these troubling times. Deborah’s webinar is entitled Learn How Your Body Speaks To You – The Mind, Body, Emotion Connection. It covers her personal journey of discovery, and how …
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The iconic vocalist from the Hothouse Flowers, Liam Ó Maonlaí, brings his mesmerising musical fusion to The SOMA Festival on Thursday, 18th July at Castlewellan’s St Malachy’s GAC, joined by the talented SOMA House Band. Liam achieved worldwide recognition with the Hothouse Flowers, and his solo work has a resonance and spirituality that touches all. …
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Northern Ireland company Jivani Yoga has opened applications for their 2019 residential training course in Thailand. During the 4-week programme commencing on April 1, 2019 on Koh Phangan, participants will receive 200 hours of intensive training and practical teaching. Emma Warmington, founder of Jivani Yoga, describes the experience as “a comprehensive, integrative, and transformational journey …
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Life Through My Eyes- Jennifer, 41, County Antrim The Struggle of Life After Abuse This is the story of a woman from Northern Ireland, who would like to keep their name and area anonymous so they have been changed for the purpose of this interview. Jennifer tells us her story about the awful difficulties she …
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HEALTH and wellness will be a feature of this year’s SOMA Festival in Castlewellan when TONIC delivers SOMA’s Body and Soul. TONIC, will provide amazing activities and experiences as health & wellness options, both traditional and complementary, at the festival that runs from Thursday 19th July to Sunday 22nd July. The SOMA annual festival is …
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Now one of the most popular practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the West, acupuncture is a holistic technique that promotes harmony within the body and mind. Using very thin needles, practitioners stimulate specific points (or meridians) throughout the body and often combine this with a number of techniques including herbal medicines, qi gong or …
According to Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book Of The Living & Dying, “modern society is largely a spiritual desert…” Now most of us, whether we consider ourselves spiritual or not, can probably relate to this and agree that the majority of our society live fast-paced, demanding, and predominantly competitive lives. We simply do …
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Stress is everywhere nowadays. I bet you have said or heard the phrase, ‘I’m so stressed’ recently. Well it’s hard not to get stressed in this fast-paced world. But do you ever stop and think? ‘Why am I stressed?’ ‘Can I see this stressful situation in a more positive way?’ It’s all about perspective. There is …
Shane Trujillo’s popular Student Of Life video series has inspired thousands of people across Facebook and Instagram to transform their lives with its straightforward, holistic approach to self-improvement. Amassing a huge online following with new videos each week, Shane talks openly about the experiences and inner explorations that have led to powerful changes in his …
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Sometimes your favourite Netflix series just isn’t cutting it and the mind thirsts for something a little more stimulating. More than ever before, people are questioning the way things are – societal structures, political systems, popular beliefs, the nature of existence and our relationship with the rest of the universe. Luckily, we live in a …
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AT just three years old Louise Maginnes began having visions and hearing things other people couldn’t. By her teens Lisburn woman Louise, 38, was sensing tragedy and predicting the death of people’s loved ones. Now a spiritual energy healer and psychic medium Louise has published her remarkable journey from her troubled childhood through exploring her …
Psychic Energy Healer Louise Reveals Her Remarkable Journey In New Book Read More »
Northern Ireland has seen a surge in public interest when it comes to holistic therapies over the past decade, with people considering treatments outside the Western mainstream for both their mental and physical health. With endless funding cuts and flaws in modern medicinal practices being exposed all the time, it is no surprise that people …
REVIEW: Reiki Session With Debbie Pielou Therapies NI Read More »
Have you ever just wanted to take a break from the day and get rid of all the stress and anxiety that has built up? Belfast hypnotherapist Warren York says it’s easier than you think. Here are his top tips for taking a five minute holiday: 1. Space Find a nice, quiet spot where you …
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The new Olympia was officially opened in Belfast today – the state-of-the-art building offering the most modern and advanced leisure amenities as well as the first luxury Day Spa within such a public facility in the city. Lord Mayor, Alderman Brian Kingston, joined Gareth Kirk, Regional Director of GLL – the leisure centre operator – …
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Over 40 people gathered on Saturday 15 October for a guided meditation followed by a meal on The Belfast Barge, hosted by Ormeau Road’s Kadampa Buddhist Centre. The unique location provided a great opportunity for people to experience some deep inner peace with a meditation taught by experienced teacher Pat Quinn. Meditation has proven to …
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Renowned modern hymnists Keith and Kristyn Getty – generally considered to have revolutionised the form with well-known hymns including “In Christ Alone” – return home to Northern Ireland next week to kick off their “Facing A Task Unfinished” world tour. The husband and wife singer-songwriting duo will perform three concerts and a church music conference …
Modern Hymnists The Gettys Perform Three-Day Conference Concert At Waterfront Hall Read More »
Potala Kadampa Buddhist Centre invites you to join in on a half day workshop that aims to help you deal with the reality of living in an unpredictable and sometimes dangerous world through highly effective meditation techniques. The reality today is that our lives are filled with uncertainty, and this course will look at ways …
Ever been to a sound bath? Better still what about an electronic sound bath? Sound Therapist Tessa Greer from the Sound Healing Spa is probably best known on the DJ circuit as DJ Troya having carved a successful career in club DJ’ing over the years. However, recently the producer and complementary therapist decided to take her …
6 People Experienced An Electronic Sound Bath, You Might Be Surprised By What They Say Read More »
Focus on you: A healthy holiday is a rare opportunity to focus on ourselves again, think about our passions, overcome fears and understand what is stopping us from living our life to the fullest. Leave it all behind: Time spent in retreat provides a much needed break from the usual routine to help reset our …
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Anxiety and depression are the number one mental health issues in the UK and affect many of us in our daily lives. What are the underlying causes of anxiety and how can we begin to remove them to tackle this debilitating experience? Meditation and Modern Buddhism in Northern Ireland invites you to take part in …
Tackle Anxiety With Meditation And Modern Buddhism In NI August 6 Read More »
Meditation is an effective tool to combat stress, depression, anxiety and other negative states of mind. Through meditating we can develop a habit of thinking positively, which leads to the experience of a more relaxed mind. Next Saturday July 23, Potala Kadampa Buddhist Centre, Belfast invites you to join in a half day course which …
Improve Your Meditation Workshop At Potala Kadampa Buddhist Centre 23 July 2016 Read More »
When it comes to how we feel on a day to day basis it’s easy to let the daily grind get you down. And for some there’s plenty of good reasons for feeling a little negative. However, acknowledging negative feelings and being swamped in them are two very different things. They say it’s the little …
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We all want to reignite our passion for life and flow with life instead of fighting against. We want to ditch the stress and worry and feel peace and joy instead. Spiritual teacher, healer, writer and speaker Deirdre Cartmill reveals the three steps she took to reignite her inner fire. “When I had two heart …
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TONIC Health & Wellness deliver this year’s SOMA Body & Soul Area as part of the SOMA Music Festival in Castlewellan. Now in its fourth year, the festival is supported by Northern Ireland Tourism, Newry Mourne and Down District Council, Food NI and the Arts Council, and features a wide range events as well as …
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Meditation is an effective tool to combat stress, depression, anxiety and other negative states of mind. This Saturday 16 July the Potala Kadampa Buddhist Centre, Belfast invites you to take part in a full day retreat where you will learn how to meditate. Through meditating we can develop a habit of thinking positively, which leads …
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A BELFAST man who worked 14 years in the door security industry gave it all up to become a life coach. And Richard Martin, 40, from Belfast has revealed it was learning to become less shy and more confident at the door of the city’s nightclubs and hotels that eventually led him to pursuing his dream …
From Doorman To Life Coach, Belfast Man Richard D Martin Reveals His Journey Read More »
International best-selling self-help audio author Glenn Harrold has released his latest recording which will help listeners to project their goals into the universe with real power and intent. The deeply relaxing 38 minute Law of Attraction hypnosis makes manifesting easy, as it combines Cosmic Ordering, The Universal Law of Attraction and guided hypnosis to help …
In recent years the entheogenic plant mixture Ayahuasca has become increasingly present in mainstream media as Westerners have begun to explore its ancient healing properties. A powerful hallucinogenic brew, Ayahuasca is a combination of the ayahuasca vine and a shrub called chacruna, which contains dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Used for centuries in many cultures, although mainly South …
An international best selling self-help audio author, Glenn Harrold has worked his way up from homelessness, alcohol and drug dependency to become one of the world’s most respected hypnotists. His work over the last 20 years has helped millions of people overcome negative behaviour patterns and achieve astounding results in many aspects of their lives. Having …
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From Thursday April 28 to May 2 I was lucky enough to attend a five day ‘Experience Silence’ Meditation retreat at Gyreum Ecolodge in Sligo, Ireland. Guided by Buddhist Nun Kelsang Chitta, a student of 12 years of Tibetan Buddhist Master Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, around 20 or so of us had the unique opportunity …
In an age of social media and awareness, you could be forgiven for thinking that we are more connected as a society than previous generations. However, the declining mental health resources, political unrest and constant exposure to all the failings of our social system via the internet means people are in fact at risk of …
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