by thelivewellplayground | Dec 7, 2021 | midlife, personal growth, self care, uncategorized
Midlife and menopause can make for a challenging period in many women’s lives. With fluctuating hormones, mood swings, and levels of stress and anxiety rising as we question what we want from life, it’s no wonder women are finding themselves stuck in a...
by Michelle Seelig | Jul 30, 2021 | anxiety, meditation, mental health, self care, uncategorized, yoga
For those who have attended my classes you will know that a message I often share with students is that “we are not just walking heads”. Our bodies are not just a servant to our overactive, thinking minds. Our bodies are our true home – where our...
by thelivewellplayground | Mar 25, 2015 | balance, books, change, daily routines, happiness, self care, uncategorized
We don’t lose the need for novelty and pleasure as we grow up. What we all instinctively know is that “All work and no play makes Jill a dull girl.” Work, parenting and the daily routine keeps us very task focused and achievement oriented. Our hectic,...
by thelivewellplayground | Feb 24, 2015 | balance, change, children, happiness, healing, motherhood, self care, uncategorized
It is human nature to avoid pain, including emotional pain, whether it is ours or someone else’s. So we need to help our children navigate the fear and guilt that may come with learning to set boundaries. This morning my daughter wanted to have a ‘strategy...
by thelivewellplayground | Feb 10, 2015 | balance, change, daily routines, happiness, healing, self care
If we don’t consciously choose how to use our time, those precious spare moments or hours will be lost to unrewarding filler. Time slips away, whether or not we choose to use it wisely. Even a window of 15 minutes can bring rich rewards if spent consciously....
by thelivewellplayground | May 29, 2014 | balance, daily routines, happiness, self care
When the mind experiences stillness it also experiences spaciousness. Like a blank canvas there is potential and possibility that cannot exist when it is already full. Thoughts normally spin around in our minds at break-neck speed. They come fast and furious and there...
