Mindful wellness

Winter solstice is on the way, with traditional symbols of fire and light on the darkest day of the year. All life contains light and dark; bitter and sweet – ‘give me more’ pleasant and ‘not now, not ever!’ unpleasant. But, so often, we embrace the good and try to ignore the bad: indulging in Christmas treats but forgetting about the physical discomfort they can cause; looking forward to the big day, then grieving when it’s over…

A sprinkle of mindfulness helps – not only to accept the light and dark as they come, but to make conscious decisions that serve our happiness and health in balance.

There’s nothing wrong with a tipple or two in celebration, but I’ll pass when it comes to the sugary mixers that often overpower the subtler flavours anyway.