wellbeing Archives — HavingTime

How to Improve Your Home to The Best Potential

Which home improvements add the most value? One of the biggest investments that anyone will make in their lives is purchasing a home. These are not cheap to co... Read More...

How To Design a Home That Supports Healthy Sleep

Healthy sleep is an integral part of living well. However, with the cadence of modern life, it can be difficult to create a sleep schedule that leaves you feeling rested and ready for the day ahead. If you have been wondering how to design a home and life that supports healthy sleep, here are a few tips to get you started.... Read More...

How to Make Time For Self-Care No Matter How Busy You Are

Busy life often leaves no time for self-care to unwind and de-stress. Half of us are running on an empty tank, stretching ourselves too thin which affects our work, our relationships, and our overall well-being. But guess what, as silly as it sounds, we can't pour from an empty cup and truly be there for others when we can't even take care of our needs. Failing to give yourself the attention you deserve can cause a lot of problems in the long run. However, it does not have to be this way, since you can always make time for self-care.... Read More...

How to Break Free From the Perfectionist Trap

By Nadene van der Linden “I have done my best. That is all the philosophy of living one needs.” – Lin-yutang When clients are stuck, I sometimes find we h... Read More...

How to Make More Time for Yourself

That’s key – don’t judge yourself, be kind to yourself and remember to take time for you, as you are God damn worth it!... Read More...

4 Simple Ways to Break a Vicious Cycle

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a happier world.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien They may not readily admit it, but most runn... Read More...

Here’s What Happened When I Gave Up Sugar For a Month

It has been 4 weeks since I decided to give up sugar 100%! And so I went on a complete detox of anything containing refined / added sugars. Many people ask “but why would you do that”? The one thing that most people don’t understand is how incredible you feel when you stop eating rubbish, high sugary foods!... Read More...

How to Get What You Want Without Burning Out

By Paula Vital “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein Many of us have chosen this path of Mindfulness becau... Read More...

One Powerful Yet Simple Idea to Turn Your Day Around

Have you ever had the experience where it seems a thought or a quote is following you around? You see it once and think, I love it. Then it pops up too many times for it to go unnoticed...... Read More...

How to Gain Body Confidence Through Yoga Practice

With the little strip of carpet between my bedroom wall and the end of my bed, I began my home yoga practice guided by YouTube videos and the reflection of myself in the floor-to-ceiling mirror of my closet. At first, I watched myself in the mirror as I moved through the poses because I wanted to make sure I was ‘doing it right.’ I wanted to perfect my poses so they could look as graceful as my yoga instructor on YouTube.... Read More...

8 Great Important Tips on Making Your Life Happier

I always dreamt of being truly happy. I wanted a life without the worry, the wanting and the questioning. Well, the happy life I thought I wanted is nothing like the happier life I lead now. In fact, I didn’t know it at the time but my dream life was anything but happy. Be OK with the fact that your happier life may be different then what you imagined.... Read More...

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