The Well Institute

4 years ago to the day I walked a stage of the Via Francigena between Lucca and Sienna. I didn’t realise at the time that I had metastatic colon cancer but it made itself known during the walk. That walk was the beginning of a challenging journey but as a result I learned to find wellness even in illness, joy in the darker times and to appreciate the healing power of love.
Today I began the same walk to honour a promise I made to myself. But this walk is really in honour of my friends and family members who are currently on the cancer journey. Each km I walk I do so with and for you all and hope that you will too find wellness despite the illness and joy in the darker days. I am remembering you all and dedicating this journey to you ❤️. Go well 🥰

Taking charge of your stress can help sustain ongoing good health and well-being

Choose to let go of stress for the sake of your health It’s well-known that stress can take a heavy toll on our health and with an ever-increasing number of studies showing that people who experience more stress will suffer more medical problems, including a suppressed immune system, we know that it’s vital that stress is managed. For anyone already...

"Sometimes the reason everything feels too much is because it is. You're only one lovely person who can only do and give so much. Be kind to yourself." ~Stacie Swift

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Rest and Recovery for a loved one!

Morning online Calm Space for the month of November. 7.30 am to 8am. Begins Friday 4th Nov.

The Well Institute Valerie has a one to one consultation offering for people wanting to work on an individual basis. This offering focuses primarily on stress management and burnout.

It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then. - Lewis Carroll

"Life is only available in the present. It is necessary to return to this moment to be in touch with life as it really is."

Thich Nhat Hanh in 'The Blooming of a Lotus'

Today: May we take control for the things we can.

Today: May we meet our feelings with kindness.

Image: Buddha Doodles

Today (and tomorrow and the next day and the next...): Get some rest.

I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion - and where it isn't, that's where my work lies. - Ram Dass

The greatest revelation is stillness. - Lao-Tzu

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention”

Kahlil Gibran

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make”

Jane Goodall

Focus on the journey, not the destination. Find joy along the way.

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"When I interviewed Maya Angelou, she told me to write this sentence on my notepad and to never forget it. 'Every storm runs out of rain.' I still think of that line to this day." ~Alex Banayan

"People grow when they are loved well. If you want to help someone heal, love them without an agenda." ~Matt McHargue

Breathing in, I know I am breathing in.
Breathing out, I know I am breathing out.

Breathing in, I am aware that today is a gift.
Breathing out, I smile.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost

Happiness is an inside job.

The curious paradox is when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. - Carl Rogers

Today: Be gentle with yourself.

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Today: enjoy being.

Image: Deer Park Monastery, CA

"Your beliefs don't make you a better person. Your behavior does." ~Sukhraj Dhillon

From Dr. Rick Hanson:
When something difficult happens, these 3 ways to engage your mind give you a very useful, step-by-step sequence to hardwire happiness:

Be with your experience. Observe and accept it. Then, begin to let go of what is negative. Lastly, replace it with something positive.

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. - Peace Pilgrim

"Acknowledging the good that is already in your life is the foundation for all abundance." - Eckhart Tolle