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Wellness Weekend 

with Lara


Abi shares her tips and tricks from her own wellness journey to inspire us to take a little time for ourselves, practicing mindfulness and creating a home that promotes slow living. 

Abi shares her tips and tricks from her own wellness journey to inspire us to take a little time for ourselves, practicing mindfulness and creating a home that promotes slow living. 

Welcome to week 2 of my weekend wellness series, whereby each week I'll be sharing some tips from my own wellness journey to hopefully inspire you to create or keep up new habits. You guys inspire me too. I love reading your tips and comments over on my insta. 

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For Body & Soul - Meet Lara

Yoga Pose: Cobra.


This pose is great for increasing the flexibility of the spine. It stretches the chest while strengthening the spine and shoulders and it also helps to open the lungs, which is therapeutic for asthma. It stimulates the abdominal organs, which in turn also improves digestion - ready for a good night’s sleep.  We love Lara, her strong pose and textural curves symbolise strength and determination. 

Keep a finger on the pulse, literally!

"Since January, I’ve really tried to get into exercise and I try to work out 4 times a week. My Oura Ring is my latest investment piece and is what's known as a ‘wearable' (I also have a fitbit). The Oura ring is a wedding sized ring that measures heart rate (a key sign to your overall health), body temp as well as measuring sleep. It was sleep I was really interested in as mine has been so up and down and so my doctors partnered with them and analyse my sleep with bi monthly consultations.

Abi's 3 tips for getting a good nights sleep.

1. When possible I like to finish eating at least 3 hours before I go to bed so that my body is ready to rest rather than working hard to digest.


2. In order to help me switch off, I make my bedroom like a restful retreat. Relaxing scent, calm lighting and definitely no TV!


3.I try to stick to the same bedtime schedule by going to bed at the same time each night and put down my phone at least an hour before bedtime.

Creating a Restful Bedroom.

Getting a restorative nights sleep is vital for our health. It helps the brain to be able to repair and grow cells, tissue, and nerves that regenerate and boost hormones and the immune system. Bedrooms need to feel calm to prepare us for a good nights rest and provide a gentle introduction to the start of the next day. Getting the basics right such as soft earthy paint colours, lovely linens and ambient lighting will ensure your bedroom feels tranquil and cocooning.

Stay Nourished

Recipes in the week for me have to be super speedy and nutrient rich. Things I can whip up quickly are packed with flavour and most importantly are easy to execute. A super tasty dish from Green Kitchen Stories packed full of veggies and seeds, it makes a light supper and I love to double the ingredients and pop any leftovers in the fridge for my weekday lunches. 

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