What is Lagom

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When it comes to wellness concepts from around the world, Sweden has so many fantastic ones to choose from, one of which is a term called “Lagom”. We’re going to be exploring the term “lagom” and its role in your life in today’s blog!

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Let’s talk about meditation…

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Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been starting to get back into meditation, and I’ve found that it has really been making a positive impact on my mindset – which we are going to take a look at in today’s blog!

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Don’t underestimate your impact on the world…

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Around a week and a half ago, I met the amazing Kyle Masterson for the first time and after a little while, we chatted about our impact on the world around us. I found the conversation fascinating, so I thought I’d share some of what we discussed with you here today. So without further ado, let’s get into it!

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Mastering the Art of Attention in a World of Distractions β€” Wise & Shine

Constantly running from task to task takes away our attention. We make to-do lists in the shower, look at our phone regularly if not all the time, and post photos of our dishes while we have dinner. 705 more words

Mastering the Art of Attention in a World of Distractions β€” Wise & Shine

What does Kaizen mean?

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Over the last couple of years, I have loved learning about philosophy, a range of different philosophical theories and the ways in which they help us to understand ourselves, other people and the wider world around us. In today’s blog, we are going to be taking a look at the Japanese philosophical term “Kaizen”, so let’s get into it!

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The Law of Unintended Consequences

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In life, we make millions upon millions of decisions and actions every single day – some of which have consequences that are planned and intentional, others, not so much. In today’s blog, we are going to be delving into what is meant by “the law of unintended consequences”, let’s get cracking!

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How Learning a Foreign Language Has Positive Effects on Your Brain β€” Wise & Shine

Learning a new language is like learning to drive. It doesn’t matter in which order you learn to steer, use the brake, or change gear. It’s what you do as a whole that is important, not which component you learn first. The latest breakthroughs in neurosciences, combined with innovative technology for measuring brain activity, are…

How Learning a Foreign Language Has Positive Effects on Your Brain β€” Wise & Shine

Avoid Anxiety Attacks with Smart Strategies – Carolyn Russo

Do you suffer from panic or anxiety attacks? Would you like to find out some techniques and strategies to help you manage stress? Are you interested in finding out more about anxiety, and the steps that you can take to reduce its impact on your life? Well then, today’s guest blog is the one for you πŸ™‚

Today’s blog is a guest blog called β€œAvoid Anxiety Attacks with Smart Strategies”, written by the brilliant Carolyn Russo! So, without further ado, I’ll leave you to Carolyn’s excellent blog, be sure to let us know what you think!

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Being Present & Living in The Moment β€” Olivia Lucie Blake

Over the years I have struggled with the idea of living in the moment. I spent years of my life filled with anxiety and worry about the next thing. What am I going to do tomorrow? Where will I be in the next year? All to realise that having this mentality wasn’t doing my own […]

Being Present & Living in The Moment β€” Olivia Lucie Blake

Indigenous Knowledge: A Roadmap to BelongingΒ Again β€” Wise & Shine

What can we learn from Indigenous cultures about being better stewards to the natural world? After all, Indigenous Peoples were the original caretakers of the land thriving in complex societies long before the arrival of European settlers. 870 more words

Indigenous Knowledge: A Roadmap to BelongingΒ Again β€” Wise & Shine

Why Collective Intelligence is Powerful β€” Wise & Shine

Alone we go faster, together we go further – African proverb To understand why collective intelligence is so powerful, I would like to invite you to think about bees. 703 more words

Why Collective Intelligence is Powerful β€” Wise & Shine

Choosing Happiness β€” Olivia Lucie Blake

Something I have begun to learn as I’ve gotten older is that happiness comes and goes. It’s not achievable for us to be in a state of happy all the time. Nor would I want to be. Happiness can come and go, it’s more of a fleeting emotion than one that remains. Once I learnt […]

Choosing Happiness β€” Olivia Lucie Blake

What is Virtue Ethics?

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Over the last couple of months, we’ve started to explore the world of Philosophy, and the role that ethics plays in our lives. We’ve touched on Utilitarianism & Consequentialism already, but now it’s time to venture into one of my favourite ethical theories – Virtue Ethics!

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Wu Wei, the Art of Non-acting β€” Wise & Shine

Wu Wei is a key concept of Taoism that can be translated as β€œdo not act” or β€œdo not intervene”. However, it is not a passive attitude. It’s letting go to allow the action to flow effortlessly and in harmony with the β€œoriginal cosmic order”, without attempting to modify it. The result will be merging…

Wu Wei, the Art of Non-acting β€” Wise & Shine