Mind Insight

19/01/2026

I had a great afternoon yesterday talking about the mind and the body.

How mindfulness can strength training for your brain. And how bringing your full attention to your workout can help you increase muscle activation and strength.

Thank you Energie Fitness Cheltenham

15/01/2026

Please share this with anyone you know in the Cheltenham area who is living with chronic pain.

I'll be at The Isbourne leading Managing Pain with Mindfulness, on Tuesdays starting 20 January.

You don't need any experience of meditation, and anyone can learn to use mindfulness to reduce pain.

Come and share and learn with a supportive group.

You are not alone.

✨ What if pain didn’t dominate your day and you learnt ways to relate to it with a little more ease?
Living with ongoing pain can be exhausting, stressful and isolating, but there are ways to work with your nervous system and the stories your mind tells you about pain. Mindfulness doesn’t promise to make pain disappear, but it can help you feel less overwhelmed by it and build confidence and resilience in your everyday life.

✨ Join Managing Pain with Mindfulness at The Isbourne, a supportive, four‑week course with mindfulness teacher Alison Bale BSc. Across these sessions you’ll explore the science of pain and learn gentle, practical tools rooted in mindful awareness to help “reset” your body’s alarm system and reduce the secondary suffering that often comes with chronic pain.

🧠 Over four Tuesday afternoons, this course invites you to:
🌱 Understand how pain works and how mindfulness can help shift your relationship with it
🌸 Learn simple, accessible practices you can use in daily life
☕ Connect with others and reflect in a warm, supportive group setting (with tea, coffee & chat after each session)

📅 Course dates & times:
• Tue 20 Jan 2026 — 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
• Tue 27 Jan 2026 — 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
• Tue 3 Feb 2026 — 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
• Tue 10 Feb 2026 — 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

📍 Venue: The Isbourne Centre, Cheltenham, a calm, welcoming space for your wellbeing.

💷 Tiered pricing:
• £5 supported
• £10 standard
• £20 sponsored
(Designed to keep this course inclusive and accessible.)

🎟 Registration essential: Places are limited and this course fills up. To register your place please call 01242 254321 or email Bonnie@isbourne.org

✨ Move through pain with awareness, support and strength.

15/01/2026

A meditation to help ease chronic pain 🌿

Living with persistent pain can be exhausting — physically, mentally, and emotionally. It can take up so much space in your day and your attention.
This guided meditation was created to help you change your relationship with pain.

It draws on mindfulness and modern pain science to help calm the nervous system and reduce the intensity of discomfort over time.

🕊️ It’s short and easy to follow — suitable even if you’re new to meditation.

🎧 You can listen whenever you need grounding, rest, or relief.

💛 Developed by an experienced mindfulness teacher who specialises in chronic pain and long-term health conditions.

If you’d like to explore a more mindful way of easing pain, you can download the meditation directly from the website:

👉 https://www.mindinsight.online/buy-a-meditation-to-reduce-chronic-pain/

A small, steady step towards a calmer, more comfortable life.

14/01/2026

Tonight’s the night 🌿

A gentle reminder that our monthly Mindfulness Session takes place this evening at 18:30 GMT on Zoom — and it’s completely free.

No resolutions, no pressure — just a calm, nourishing space to pause, breathe, and reconnect with what really matters to you.

If life’s been feeling full or fast lately, this is your invitation to slow down for an hour and come home to yourself.

✨ There’s still time to book — link is in the comments.

13/01/2026

A small self-care shift that can make a big difference 🌿

When you live with persistent pain, anxiety or stress, it’s natural to spend a lot of time tracking what hurts or feels uncomfortable. Your attention is drawn to what feels wrong — it’s how the brain tries to protect you.

But you can gently retrain it to notice safety too.
Try this: instead of focusing on the part of your body that’s painful, bring your awareness to somewhere that feels okay, even just a little.

It might be the warmth of sunlight on your skin, the soft weight of your body settling into the sofa, or the steady rhythm of your breath.

Each time you do this, you’re reminding your brain what ease and safety feel like. Over time, those moments help calm the nervous system and soften the intensity of discomfort.

Healing often begins in these small, compassionate shifts — one moment of awareness at a time. 💛

✨ What helps your body feel safe or at ease? I’d love to hear what you notice.

12/01/2026

What really matters to you? 🌿

We’re surrounded by advice — techniques, routines, and endless ways to “do better.” But sometimes, the most helpful thing we can do is pause and ask ourselves what truly matters.

As the new year unfolds, perhaps it’s less about resolutions and more about quietly returning to the things that bring meaning to our lives.

You’re warmly invited to this month’s Mindfulness Session on Wednesday 14 January, 18:30 GMT, on Zoom — a free event offering space to stop, breathe, and reconnect with what’s important to you.

It’s open to everyone — no experience needed, just curiosity and a willingness to be present.

✨ Link to book is in the comments.

What helps you come back to what matters most?

09/01/2026

It's not enough to train your body. You can train the mind you want, too.

08/01/2026

How likely are you to develop persistent pain? 🌿

You might be surprised to know that accidents or illness aren’t actually the best predictors.

Research shows that how well you sleep, your general mood, stress levels, and BMI are stronger indicators of your future pain risk.

It’s a powerful reminder that pain isn’t just about what happens to the body — it’s also about how we live, rest, and respond to stress.

There are six simple questions you can ask yourself to understand your risk — and they might change how you think about pain and prevention.

If you’d like to know what they are, just send me a message. 💬

06/01/2026

A few years ago, I ran a successful healthcare business in India — one of the first of its kind. Aimed at people with chronic pain.

It was rewarding in many ways, but I was constantly busy. So much so that I lost sight of almost everything outside of work. Eventually, I fell out of love with what I was doing.

By the time I stopped, I was completely burned out — mentally and physically.

So I took a break. I changed countries. I drew on other parts of myself that had been waiting quietly in the background.

And in that space, I rediscovered my love for wellbeing — the kind that’s sustainable, personal, and real.

Now, my work is about helping others find the same — not a perfect version of health, but one that supports what truly matters to you.

If you’re ready to reset your health, change your relationship with pain, stress, and anxiety, drop me a message. 🌿

06/01/2026

Are you ready for the missing rep?

To do some strength training for you mind?

I'll be at Energie Fitness in Cheltenham on Sunday 18 Jan, talking about how mindfulness can help you get more from your workouts.

Build the mind you want and get more muscle strength, too.

31/12/2025

What do you really care about? 🌿

We live in a world overflowing with techniques, practices, morning routines and hacks — and yet so often, New Year resolutions falter the moment they meet real life.

So what if, instead of chasing more goals, we paused to ask: What’s truly important to me?

Then, little by little, we could find ways to give those things more time and space each day — even if it’s messy or imperfect.

For me, it’s my health, my relationships, my home, creative projects, travel, learning, and meaningful work.

When those are in balance, I feel grounded and fulfilled.

How about you? What makes life meaningful for you as we head into 2026?

Wishing you a healthy, peaceful, and enjoyable New Year. 🌸

22/12/2025

Lost your get up and go?

Your health isn't just for Christmas.

If you are experiencing musculoskeletal pain, injuries that keep reoccurring, or just want to take the best care of yourself.

Treat yourself in the New Year.

Appointments available in Cheltenham.

Treat your body this Christmas — it deserves it.
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