
Fierce Kindness
Mental Health Awareness Week runs from 18th to 22nd May 2020. In the light of the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s theme is Kindness. Pre Covid-19, 1 in 4 people had been diagnosed with a common mental health conditions such as depression, bi-polar or anxiety. There is no meaningful long term data to measure the impact of social distancing and…

The Power of the Mantra
The origin of mantras The word mantra comes from the 18th century, meaning literally ‘a thought. A thought behind speech or action’. Its everyday use comes from the Indian Vedic tradition – a word or sound repeated to aid concentration, meditation or prayer. Recently, Group Director Nicky Marshall spent 3 weeks touring India. Part of which…