Wellness
Looking after our health, both physical and mental, through nourishing your mind, body and soul.
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What Inspires Me: Finding Magic in the Everyday
Join me as I discuss finding inspiration through small, intentional acts rather than waiting for sudden bursts of creativity. Discover ways to reconnect with your creativity and how to cultivate inspiration from everyday moments. Continue reading
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Finding Inspiration: Why I Do What I Do
Join me for a reflection on my own inspirations on why I started The Opaque Elephant and where this inspiration is leading me now. From nature to connection and how creativity weaves through it all, I want to invite you… Continue reading
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5 Writing Prompts for Inspiration
In April, the theme is ‘inspiration’! We’re going to start by focusing on exploring its meaning through various prompts. Engage with reflection by asking recalling moments of inspiration, creating mind maps, and describing instances of inspiring others. A workbook titled… Continue reading
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5 Writing Prompts to Awaken Yourself
Continuing with the month of Awakening, I’m featuring writing prompts aimed at self-reflection and motivation. Suggestions include listing uncompleted tasks, exploring personal meanings of “awakening,” recalling moments of inspiration, and recognizing individuals who believed in you. These prompts facilitate personal… Continue reading
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5 Simple Ways to Wake Up Your Body and Boost Your Energy
This month’s theme is Awakening, and I’m starting by focusing on our bodies and intuition as spring approaches. The post discusses breathing exercises, meditation, stretching, walking, and grounding techniques to enhance awareness and energy. These practices are discussed to help… Continue reading
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5 Tips for Loving Your Body
This month’s blog theme is Self-Love, focusing on body positivity and wellness. This week, I’m looking at tips for accepting one’s body, avoiding comparisons, practicing gratitude, reframing negative self-talk, and embracing enjoyable exercise. Emphasizing functionality over appearance, the post encourages… Continue reading
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5 Ways to Understand Your Emotions
This week, I want to connect the theme of new beginnings with developing emotional literacy. Reflecting on my own personal growth journey, and centred upon understanding my emotions, I’m sharing 5 strategies for developing an understanding of emotions. With the… Continue reading
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Balancing Body Messages in the New Year
Balancing health goals in the New Year can be tough with all the pressure to change overnight. Instead of punishing regimes, try sustainable steps: approach weight loss with love, make gradual changes, and focus on long-term progress.. Remember, you only… Continue reading
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5 Tips for Staying Body Positive During the Festive Season
Discover five tips for staying body positive during the festive season. Embrace indulgence without guilt, find joyful ways to move, and celebrate your body with gratitude. Learn how to balance celebration and self-kindness during the holidays. Continue reading
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5 Small Ways to Express and Share Gratitude
As the festive season looms, it can often be difficult to remember to express gratitude for small things in our life. Through practical tips and personal stories, I offer suggestions on how you can try to express and share gratitude… Continue reading
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A Love Letter to Soup
Soup season is here! In this post, I share my deep love for soup and why it’s the perfect meal for wellness, comfort, and reducing food waste. From its simplicity and versatility to budget-friendly tips and kitchen magic, soup has… Continue reading
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Winter Journal Prompts: 40 Questions to Ask Yourself
Winter is the perfect time to slow down and reflect. In this blog post, discover how journaling can be a powerful tool for self-discovery and growth. With practical tips and 40 thought-provoking prompts across 8 wellness areas, you’ll have everything… Continue reading
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Safeguarding Your Spirit: Protection Rituals
This blog post explores the importance of protection spells during November, a reflective and transitional time of year. It highlights the symbolic nature of protective rituals and spells, suggesting simple, accessible ingredients like basil, cinnamon, and sea salt for creating… Continue reading
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10 Simple Rituals to Create Calm on Busy Days
Embrace calm and balance in your daily life with these 10 simple rituals. From morning mindfulness to dancing in the kitchen, each practice offers a quick way to reconnect, even on busy days. Find grounding through small, intentional actions that… Continue reading
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Illuminating Your Shadow
Shadow work invites us to uncover and understand hidden parts of ourselves—the aspects we might normally avoid or suppress. With the deepening of autumn, we can use this quieter, reflective time to explore shadow work, nurturing self-acceptance and healing as… Continue reading
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