Rachael Baxter Arts Counselling

11/11/2025

✨️ Meditation guidée ce soir pour 11/11.
19h - 20h
Prix libre ✨️

09/11/2025

Food for thought... 💭
"Just be" whenever you can. You are already enough, exactly as you are in this moment.

08/11/2025

Mental and emotional health struggles can be imperceptible to those around.
This can feel very isolating.
We are not all in the same boat, but lots of people are carrying/ navigating something.

Les problèmes de santé mentale et émotionnelle peuvent être imperceptibles pour ceux qui nous entourent.
Cela peut sembler très isolant.
Nous ne sommes pas tous dans le même bateau, mais beaucoup de gens portent / naviguent quelque chose.

04/11/2025

02/11/2025

Hello lovely people 😊
Meditation Tuesday 4th 19h - 20h.
I look forward to seeing you there.
All levels are welcome if you want to dip your toe in a new experience and come along for the first time ✨️
Meditation is a wonderful practice for our physical, mental and emotional health.
It helps to regulate the nervous system and is like a medicinal balm for our (often frazzled) brain.
Book in to recharge your body and mind.

🇫🇷 Bonjour gens charmants 😊
Méditation mardi 4 19h - 20h.
J’ai hâte de vous voir là-bas.
Tous les niveaux sont les bienvenus si vous voulez plonger dans une nouvelle expérience et venir pour la première fois ✨️
La méditation est une pratique merveilleuse pour notre santé physique, mentale et émotionnelle.
Il aide à réguler le système nerveux et est comme un baume médicinal pour notre cerveau (souvent épuisé).
Réservez pour recharger votre corps et votre esprit.

29/10/2025

'Pause and reflect' is such a helpful technique to learn and use.

The things people say and do TO us are majoritively about THEM and THEIR stuff.

How WE react and what we IDENTIFY WITH is OUR stuff.

If we can be brave enough to really look at those impulsive responses that bubble up inside of us, they are actually great communicators.

These reactionary emotions/ stories provide insight that can support our own personal development and growth.

Just one of the things you can gently explore in therapy; in a safe environment, with a trained professional 🧠

hello@rachaelbaxter.com
www.rachaelbaxter.com
Rae Baxter - MBACP
Integrative Arts Counselling

28/10/2025

🧠 Méditation le mardi à 19h - 20h, le Biot
Prix libre.
Je facilite un mélange de styles de méditation, pour vous présenter différentes approches.
Les avantages sont les mêmes - réduire le stress, l’anxiété, aider à se reposer, dormir et la tranquillité d’esprit ✨️
Rejoignez-nous ce soir

🧠 Méditation Tuesdays 19h - 20, le Biot.
Pay what you feel.
I facilitate a mix of types of méditation, to introduce you to different approches.
The benefits are the same - reduce stress, anxiety, help with rest, sleep and peace of mind ✨️
Join us this evening

26/10/2025

All the yes 🧡

17/10/2025

Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross explores the powerful connection between creativity and wellbeing. The book blends neuroscience, psychology and personal reflection to show how the arts are not just an optional extra but a fundamental part of being human. It explains how music, movement, storytelling and visual expression can reduce stress, strengthen relationships and even support physical healing.

The writing is accessible and engaging, making complex science feel clear and relatable. The authors highlight research findings while weaving in real examples that bring the ideas to life. This balance helps the reader see both the evidence and the everyday relevance of what is being shared. It is a book that makes you feel included in the conversation, regardless of how much you know about the brain or the arts.

Another strength is the focus on practice. Rather than staying abstract, the book offers simple ways to bring more creativity into daily life. Suggestions such as intentional listening, playful drawing or surrounding ourselves with colour and texture feel inviting and achievable. These ideas show how small acts of creativity can have meaningful impact.

Overall, this is a hopeful and affirming read that reframes the arts as essential for health and growth. It encourages readers to embrace their own creativity and to recognise its value in everyday life. For anyone who has ever questioned whether art truly matters, this book provides both scientific grounding and an inspiring reminder of its transformative power.

Found here: https://amzn.to/4mVGrqB

12/10/2025

The benefits of awe on our mind-body health

"The discoveries of how awe shifts physiology, the sense of self, orientations to others, and the search for meaning point to precise process-like studies for understanding how sublime realms, from nature to music, can benefit the mind and body."

Read full study here:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10018061/



🇫🇷 Les bienfaits de l’émerveillement sur notre santé corps-esprit

"Les découvertes sur la façon dont l’awe décale la physiologie, le sens de soi, les orientations vers les autres et la recherche de sens indiquent des études précises comme un processus pour comprendre comment les royaumes sublimes, de la nature à la musique, peuvent bénéficier à l’esprit et au corps."

Lire l’étude complète ici :
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10018061/

08/10/2025

Some of us can struggle with excitement, joy, good things, surprises because they are unfamiliar and that can feel a bit scary.

These people may go into a fear-response and shut down or try to control every element so that it feels more safe for them, or reject the experience/ feeling altogether.

It doesn't mean they don't want or need joy - quite the contrary, it just doesn't come so easily to people who have had very serious lives/ roles.

02/10/2025

Je ne te sauverai pas, car tu n’es pas impuissant.
Je ne vais pas te réparer, car tu n’es pas brisé.
Je ne te guérirai pas, car je te vois, dans ta plénitude.
Je marcherai avec toi à travers l’obscurité comme tu te souviens de ta lumière.