Author: Alison Burton

I hope you’ve had a good week and if you’re a mum then I hope you had a Happy Mother’s Day. My exciting news is that my daughter Michelle had a baby girl on Wednesday last week (an hour after … Read More

I hope you’ve had a good week. I’m patiently awaiting the arrival of my second grandchild. Michelle, my eldest daughter, is actually due today.  It was Michelle’s birthday last Saturday so she was quite pleased that she didn’t have her … Read More

Wow what a week it’s been. My heart breaks for those involved in the earthquake in Nepal. Such devastation is unthinkable. Harry and I went to Nepal many years ago and trekked through the Himalayas from village to village. It … Read More

I hope you’re coping with the chilly weather.  It seems that winter has come very suddenly. I’ve had to get out my warm jumpers and put some more blankets on the bed. On Sunday we had a stand at the … Read More

I hope you had a good week. If you have school aged children who are now back at school this might be a good week to book a nurturing treatment for yourself.  I spent the weekend down at Rye painting. … Read More

I hope you had a lovely Easter and remembered to eat your Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns very mindfully. I call it Zen Eating. And how nice was it to have 4 days off? It was quite an eventful … Read More

Well it seems that Autumn happened in Melbourne while I was away last week. Yesterday morning was 11 degrees. Brrrr… that’s fresh. I have to acclimatise after my week in sunny Queensland.  At least we had beautiful blue skies yesterday.

How has your week been?  I’m currently in Queensland and officially on holidays but as you probably know I’ve always got something to say about various issues related to health and happiness and when I’m on holidays is no exception. … Read More

I hope all is well and that you remembered to be mindful from time to time through the week.  Last week I talked about bringing your attention to the present moment as a technique to clear anxiety or depression. I … Read More

Happy Labour Day Weekend.  And what a gorgeous weekend it was.  I hope you were able to enjoy some time off. Harry and I had a night with friends up near Lake Eildon communing with nature and yesterday we took … Read More