I have to admit I’m ridiculously excited about this year. If you read my previous post, you’ll know that 2017 was a bit of a mixed year for me so I’m overflowing with excitement to get going with 2018. This year will focus more than ever on Mindfulness – I’ll be continuing with my gratitude […]
At the start of each month I like to set a few Wellness goals for myself, although I have to admit that July was a little bit ‘off’ as I had a very busy month with lots of socializing – I’m totally not complaining about this as I had such a great month but now […]
Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of lectures about Primal societies as I delve deeper into the whole Primal lifestyle template rather than simply focusing on food. One thing I’ve noticed is that Primal societies were extremely sociable, and for good reason. There is safety in numbers, and without all our modern conveniences (houses, supermarkets, […]
The theme for this weeks’ Magical Monday is Mind, Body and Spirit. Over the weekend I celebrated my birthday by indulging in cake, prosecco and all sorts of carb-laden foods that I don’t eat on a regular basis. Although I’m suffering the consequences now (I’ll spare you the details!) I enjoyed every single bite of […]
When I switched my Blog over to The Mindful Journey, one of the things I promised to do was to be honest about my Primal food journey. So now it’s confession time… While I was on holiday in Prague I found it very easy to eat to a Primal template. The traditional foods in the […]
This is my 4th round of Whole30 since August 2015 and to be honest I’m starting to feel a little frustrated that I haven’t lost more weight than I have. However, one thing I have to keep reminding myself is that Whole30 is essentially about wellness, not about weight loss or detoxing. So what is […]
After a bit of thought I have taken the plunge and changed up the Blog. First thing to change is the name – although I plan to stay in Saudi Arabia for a few more years, I felt it was time to look to the future and the things I want to do in the […]
Since I went home to Scotland in December, and maybe even for a few weeks before this, I have been contemplating (and experimenting with) making what for me is a big change. From the age of around 21/22 I have been vegetarian. My main reason for this was a disgust at eating animals and also […]
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