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  Breathe in….. breathe out. Prolong the exhale.    Your breath is powerful. It has the power to improve your mood, your mental health and the way that your body functions. That sounds so easy and simple, doesn’t it? There are loads of other simple ways to improve your life. Not just from the comfort of your own home, but from the comfort of your own mind, your own body. Let’s start with your morning routine:   Try and go to bed and wake up at roughly the same time each day. A few minutes either way doesn’t really matter, so if you’re keen on the snooze button then don’t panic just yet. When you wake up, have a glass of warm water with a squeeze of lemon – you can use up to half a lemon if desired, but just a few drops are great too. (Warm water is beneficial by itself too, if you’re not good with the bitter taste of lemons.) Lemon water has a whole host of benefits. From helping to detox the body, to being a natural mood enhancer. Who needs that ...

Hey everyone! It’s Matt here and a warm welcome back to Stridi Towers. Happy Monday. Happy Beginning of the Week.  Photo by Julia M Cameron from Pexels     Today I’m going to chuck a load of technical jargon at you about the way your mind works. Just joking. I’ll give you a load of easily digestible knowledge that you can use as you wish. You’re probably having a quick read on your break, or on your way home. Maybe you’re looking for some tips to regain your mojo for the week. Well, let’s learn some awesome facts! We have loads of things going on in our minds. Often, especially when it comes to making decisions, there are three particular things happening. There’s a place called your Emotional Mind, which is where our instantaneous, emotional responses come from. There’s our analytical mind, which is where we crunch the numbers and take a more measured approach. And there’s our intelligent mind, where we make an informed decision on the basis on what our other mi...

Hey everyone, it’s Matt here again. I’m going to give you some more tips on mindfulness. Getting through the day, being “in the moment”.  The reason there’s so much talk about this famous “moment”, is simply because: the past doesn’t exist. You can’t change it. The future hasn’t happened yet, but what we do now can influence it. Photo by Daniel Torobekov from Pexels   The best way to influence the future in a positive manner is by being in control right now. Breathing calmly. Smiling.  As we covered last time, we can’t control the mood we wake up in. But we can do things to improve it. What time do you get up in the morning? Are you an early starter or a late riser? There’s no right answer to this. You do what suits you.  We are told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and whilst there is an element of truth to this – we all know someone who skips breakfast and gets by alright, don’t we? In reality, our morning routine is a very importa...