Many of us have not lived through an experience like this past year, so being thrown into it has been challenging ride. One comforting thought, however, is that there has never been a time that you could pass anyone in the street, or shop, and know that you are all going through the same experience, (albeit in your own way). It’s a reminder that we’re in this together.

So what can we do to help ourselves navigate our way back to our normal? We wanted to share a few tips below that might be able to help with the everyday during this ongoing transition time.

Being in fresh air and outside in Nature is wonderful! What physical things do you like to do? Kratu likes to do special training, especially scent work where he has to find a hidden special scent, then he gets a reward. What things do you like to do to stimulate your brain?

Being thankful is something that we want to instill in children from such an early age, always telling them to ‘say thank you’, even before they learn the meaning of the word they may say it, purely because it is expected of them. Is it more that we need to explain why we ask children to be thankful so they can truly learn the meaning of appreciation and gratitude?

We want to share some of the amazing creators, products and companies we came across at the Mindful Living Show, as it can be so helpful to have products and organisations in your life that can help with sleep, relaxation, meditation, yoga, anxiety and stress. There were many great exhibitors and groups, but here are a few of our favourites.