Healing Figures

Self Care and Inspiration for Dancers

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A collection of 26 posts

Goal Setting for Motivation and Emotional Intelligence

Goal Setting for Motivation and Emotional Intelligence

Motivation is the driving force behind our actions. Lets be honest - we all lose it sometimes! So how can we keep the motivation alive and resist the temptation to give up?

Self Care and Lifestyle Medicine

Self Care and Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle Medicine is based around the prevention, management and reversal of chronic conditions. This can include diabetes and cardiovascular disease. And it could be able to prevent or reverse up to 70% of chronic conditions!

coping with change

3 Steps to Coping with Injury

I decided this would be a good place to start. A very personal place to start. After suffering a dislocated shoulder last August, I have been out injured for the last 8 months. Injury can have a significant impact on many aspects of our lives. From having to stop what

Take A Break

Hello there! It's been a little while. After taking a long needed break from a lot of things, I'm finally back! There are going to be a few changes coming up to the blog, but for now I wanted to say hi and ask are you ok? I also wanted

I'm Not Ok: And That's Ok

We all go through times in life when it's hard to stay positive. It's even harder now when so many of us are feeling cut off and isolated. This 3 step plan will help to find some positivity during lockdown, and give a focus for your

Positivity During Lockdown: a 3 Step Plan

I'm not ok. How many of us allow ourselves to say this? To ourselves as well as others. This blog, as well as so many others, tends to focus on ways to help us feel ok, feel better. But it's also important to allow ourselves to

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Buddy Box Review: Send a Hug in a Box

We all know how trying the last year has been and the importance of looking after yourself. So why not treat yourself or a friend to some love by sending a Buddy Box from the Blurt Foundation. There are lots of self care boxes out there to try. I'

Lockdown Blues & How to Beat it

It's dark, it's cold and we're stuck inside! I don't know about anyone else, but some days I just feel a little bit bleugh! This time of year can be a difficult one, so how can we beat the lockdown blues? What

3 Steps to Support Your Mental Wellbeing Whilst At Home

Times are strange! Things are changing around us so quickly, and there is so much uncertainty. So how can you support your mental wellbeing whilst at home. Try out the three steps below. Set a Routine I have been quite luckily in that I am still going to work during

Goal Setting for Self Care in 3 Simple Steps

I've always been someone that sets goals. 5 year goals, weekly goals, daily goals. But how can we use goal setting for our self care. My 5 year goals are divided into categories of work, personal, family and financial. Each of these are then divided into yearly steps,

Surround Yourself With Positivity

One of the best things you can do for your wellness is surround yourself with positivity. There can be so much negativity in life, including things that affect our wellbeing without us even realising. Sometimes we need to put ourselves first and remove those things having a negative impact on

Maintain Your Self Care Routine in Three Simple Steps

I don't know about anyone else, but sometimes I find my self care routine slipping. It's easy to make excuses, or feel that we're not worthy, and then self care becomes low on our list of priorities. So how can you maintain your self

Open Up About Mental Health

1 in 6 people will experience mental health problems every week. Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week. Hundreds of people took to social media to try and raise awareness of the importance of talking and opening up. But with 92% of dancers struggling with mental illness in the space

5 Simple Steps To The Ideal Self Care Road Trip

If self care is a struggle and you're feeling run down, there's nothing like a road trip to clear your head. Follow these simple steps and get away! Sometimes we can put off going away because we feel we don't have the time. When

Give Yourself Some Self Love This Easter.

It's a long weekend and the sun is finally shining! Give yourself some self love – you deserve it! I don't know about anyone else, but I am finally starting to feel like winter is over! The sun has been shining, I've actually opened

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Tap Your Way To A Stress Free Day!

Just over a week ago I stumbled across an interesting app. Although it's not been long I wanted to recommend it so you could make your own minds up about tapping! Around eight years ago I was seeing a counsellor who recommended I tried EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)

Interview With A Dancer - Dan Martin

This is the first in a new series: Interview With a Dancer. Dancers and choreographers share their experiences with mental health and wellbeing within the industry. Dan Martin is a dancer and choreographer, based in the South West. When did you start dancing and what did it mean to you

Banish Those Monday Blues With These 3 Quick Steps

It's that time of year where the miserable weather can seem to be dragging. But Spring is nearly here! So banish those Monday blues and get motivated with these three quick steps. I've writen a lot about looking after yourself through self care recently, but sometimes

Finding Out What Motivates You

Some days it can be difficult to find any motivation. This time of year it is dark, cold and a little bit miserable! So finding out what motivates you can really help boost your work flow. There are lots of simple things that can boost motivation. The key is trying

3 Easy Steps to Kick Start Your Self Care Routine

For weeks now I have been posting about self care, whilst my self care routine slowly faded away to nothing. When things are piling up around us and we're feeling overwhelmed, our self care routine is the easiest thing to let slip. Over time this can really start

Coping With Change in 3 Simple Steps

Things change all the time. Sometimes it's big things, and sometimes it's little things. Some of these changes we can control and some we just can't. Change causes anxiety and stress. It is our ability to deal with this stress that is significant and

3 Simple Ways to Clear Your Mind and Refocus

Sometimes in life our minds can get cluttered. I know from balancing a full time degree, voluntary work and being a single parent, that sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the week. My to-do list can get very long and overwhelming. So here are my three top

When Your Passion Becomes Your Profession: How to Keep the Spark Alive

When your passion becomes your profession it can feel like an absolute dream. The dancing you've been practising since the age of three has finally become your career. However, the pressures around you can lead to your passion losing it's spark. So how can we nurture

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Journaling for Self Care: Declutter Your Mind

If you have started on your self care journey but are still finding it difficult to fit in to your schedule regularly, then journaling might just be the thing for you. There are many benefits to adding this into your routine and you can do it anywhere at any time.

Take a Break From Technology

Our lives have been taken over by technology – it is everywhere! Most of the time it makes our lives easier, but sometimes it can be really draining. Last week my average screen time on my mobile phone was nearly four hours a day! That's a scary number