DSI Life Coaching

05/03/2022

I am taking an advanced training course focusing on Crisis, Trauma and Addiction - with Dr Melanie Salmon of QEC Quantum Energy Coaching and I am looking for a case study client who would like to work on some issues that are holding them back in their life. Take a look at http://qecliving.com/ and pm me if you would like to apply. The commitment is 5 weekly sessions of 90 minutes each and it is pro bono. Starting this week.

19/04/2017

The next generation version of Belief Closet - an inspired, natural process to release limiting beliefs for good -from my trainer Lion Goodman. My clients and I love this process for its effects and also for the depth that it works at. See what you think...

18/02/2017

I just LOVE this company! I went to Peru with them in 2007 to climb Machu Picchu and we had THE most amazing time! It was far better than I could ever have imagined. We did a unique trek through the Andes that took us to remote villages and meant we walked with the local people rather than with lots of other tourists. Anyway if you like a challenge and want to support a charity I highly recommend them. :D

Charity Challenge is a multi-award winning Adventure Travel Company that runs challenge events.

16/02/2017

It never hurts to be reminded of what really matters in this world...

KidsMatter was developed by mental health professionals and education and childcare staff in response to the high rates of school-age children with mental health difficulties and the problems they face getting help. It is is a partnership between education and health sectors and is funded by the Aus...

31/10/2016

Green Breakfast: Start getting your 5-a-day first thing! Read in a supermarket newspaper that breakfast cereals are being rapidly replaced by fresh & green alternatives (green smoothies, spinach and eggs, salads) as the preferred breakfast choice in the UK.
That seems like a good thing to me. I still remember how breakfast cereals would get stuck in my sons' teeth when they were little and took a lot of brushing to get them clean. Same for adults too, of course :D
Linking this new, social media led trend (fuelled apparently by 'fresh and healthy' bloggers) to the ongoing promotion of the Mediterranean diet as being healthiest, brings me to comment on the healthy breakfasts I used to have in Turkey when I lived there, and especially with my then in-laws. We would always sit down to fresh tomatoes, cucumber and olives every breakfast, usually served with some form of cheese, boiled eggs, and loads of fresh PARSLEY! ... and daily baked bread.
Yes, parsley was a common nibble with our mediterranean breakfasts - lots of goodness there and grows so easily in UK climate - no excuse not to have some growing in the back garden or patio.
What is your green-ist breakfast?

27/10/2016

An excellent talk I attended back in summer is now available on youtube - worth watching!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8mEqkKHXq4

Dr Brian Marien shares some life-changing tools and techniques to build resilience and boost psychological wellbeing. This talk was recorded at an Action for...

20/10/2016

Thank you Grace Victory for a funny yet honest hike through all the confusion around 'clean eating'. Scary how easy it can be to get a nutritionalist diploma!

Vlogger and body-positive internet queen Grace Victory investigates clean eating.

20/10/2016

Is this call to action the first of many changes that will bring Britain back to good health?

http://doctoraseem.com/lifestyle-medicine-save-nhs-billions-halt-healthcare-crisis/

Yesterday myself and a number of prominent doctors, nutritionists, sports scientists and health campaigners wrote a letter to the medical schools council. The general medical council and the secretary of state for health are calling for mandatory training for medical students and practicing doctors…

26/08/2016

August Bank Holiday weekend: If you haven't got any plans why not do something creative? It could be a project you have been putting off or something you have kept for a rainy day. It could be something totally new! Accessing our creativity activates different parts of the brain and can bring with it the feel good factor which can raise your spirits and decrease your stress levels.
There are so many ways to unleash your creativity and here are just a few: making a photo collage to hang on the wall; creating your own doodle then colouring it in; changing your furniture around to create a different feel to a room; Make some origami; writing a poem; sewing multi-coloured buttons onto a cardigan to give it a fresh look;
You could also play some music, or sip your favourite cuppa, so that you truly enjoy the time and process of getting creative. When you are being creative you are often more engaged in the moment and the activity of what you are doing and creating rather than thinking about other things, which is quality down time for the brain!
Be sure to choose something that'll fit into the time and commitments you have already, otherwise you may find you get more stressed!

19/08/2016

Just been reading a Good Housekeeping article about the new 'Generation Ageless' talking about how women from 45-65 are no longer sitting knitting or having perms, but are instead out doing new things, taking new classes and creating a vibrant lifestyle for themselves: vivacious, ambitious and sociable! They suggest that we 'do away with' the term "Middle aged' for it no longer represents the women we are. Would you agree?

http://www.goodhousekeeping.co.uk/news/are-you-fabulous-at-50-linda-barker-is-looking-for-you

I think this may also apply to men of the same age and I know a few who fit the bill quite well! My cousin recently cycled from Lisbon, Portugal to Santiago in Spain! Way to go, Michael!

My recent adventure? As a birthday present to myself, I undertook an adventure to make a high stool for my kitchen, having not found the style I was looking for in the shops and online. I bought into the EXPERIENCE, rather than just the product. I spent 3 whole days in the woods, working with natural materials, breathing in the sounds and smells of nature (no manure, thank goodness!) and enjoying meeting new people. At times it was a challenge but thanks to the expertise of the teacher within 3 days I had crafted my own kitchen high stool. Thank you, Peter! http://www.greenwooddays.co.uk/

Remember with all the activity comes the need to practise self care, and take time out to rest and relax both the body and the mind.

Today Playtex announced the three winners its Ageless Generation campaign.

29/03/2013

Flourish Retreat Video - with new retreat dates:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4fsArW-4hk

Make Mid Life the Time of Your Life in south Turkey this spring. Investing in a life coaching retreat holiday if getting the best of both worlds. You can res...