by Ian Kershaw | May 25, 2026 | Meditation, Mental Health, Well-Being
I’ll be straight with you. When I first heard about acupressure mats, I thought they were another piece of wellness gear that would end up gathering dust in a cupboard. I run The Tranquil Mind here in Worcester, offering sound baths, breathwork, and yoga nidra...
by Ian Kershaw | May 18, 2026 | Mental Health, Forest Bathing
Today I woke up to a bit of a stir in the local paper. You might have seen it. A local resident, Andrew Ruff, shared some worries in the Worcester News about our beloved Worcester Woods. He was concerned about trampling, the building of dens, and the impact of half a...
by Ian Kershaw | May 1, 2026 | Forest Bathing, Mental Health, Well-Being
I was reading an article in The Independent the other day about how Japanese forest bathing is basically the ultimate stress relief for the modern world. It got me thinking about the state of our heads lately. Between the relentless 24 hour news cycle, the global...
by Ian Kershaw | Feb 1, 2026 | Meditation, Mental Health, Nidra, Sound Bath
Hello friends, I’m writing this as dusk settles over Worcestershire, and there’s something proper magical happening in the sky tonight. The Snow Moon is rising (albeit behind the clouds), full and luminous, marking not just February’s arrival but...
by Ian Kershaw | Jan 25, 2026 | Forest Bathing, Mental Health, Nidra, Well-Being
I’ll be honest with you. When I first heard the term “ecoNIDRA,” I thought someone had just mashed two wellness buzzwords together and hoped for the best. Another trendy practice to add to the ever-growing list of things promising to fix our frazzled...
by Ian Kershaw | Dec 29, 2025 | Meditation, Mental Health, Productivity, Well-Being
Here’s something I’ve been pondering as January looms: why do we insist on making massive life changes right when nature is telling us to slow down? I mean, think about it. We’ve just emerged from the shortest day of the year, our bodies are...
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