Dare to be the change

04/12/2024

As the flurry of December activities swirls all around us, it can be all too easy to get swept...

10/11/2024

Listening is in itself such a simple act. We don’t have to advise, or coach or sound wise (what a relief).

29/10/2024

As we tackle the last couple of days of October ... there is still time to read SLOWER OCTOBER ... a kind of "love story" ! 🐌__

Thank you Anne Briffett for publishing this short story in the Peacehaven Directory !

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21/10/2024

These 2 women are MAD ...

They are taking on the 8 Miles coastal walk from Seaford to Eastbourne and as if it was not enough ... they are going 3 legged!

This very brave, mad, wonderful, generous, fun duo is raising funds for A Touch Of Gentleness so we can keep offering free training to volunteers who will then share the gift of touch and gentleness in their community!

So if you live in East Sussex, do join them on the 27th of October somewhere along the way, on the start line or when the end is in sight ...

Wishing Marty Biggs Helen Prosper to build up buckets of energy this week ...

Marty Biggs is fundraising for A Touch of Gentleness. Show your support and donate here https://gifting.atouchofgentleness.org/fundraising/marty-biggs

09/10/2024

🐌This October I invite you to poke your head out of the “fast-pace-race” and, like the snail, take the time to contemplate.

Move at your own pace, and look after yourself...

Thank you Lesley Hallows and the Wellbeing Magazine for featuring this article I very much enjoyed writing.

https://wellbeingmagazine.com/slower-october/

You will find me in your garden but I’m not grassI move slowly (1 metre per hour) but I’m...

29/09/2024

The next workshop Hand Massage for Family & Friends supported by A Touch Of Gentleness will take place:

Monday 21st of October
18:00 - 21:30
at The Plough Inn in Rottingdean

It is a lovely skill to share with a friend who feels stressed, an elderly parents, teaching gentleness to your child, someone who needs a moment of calm or just when you want to communicate and cannot find your words.

Get in touch with mathilde@atouchofgentleness.org to book or to have a chat.

26/09/2024

For Kira's 13th birthday I thought I'd share this mindful musing celebrating one of the greatest skills we can all practice regularly!

This blog is available in 'podcast' format for our newsletter subscribers. So if next month you want to give a rest to your eyes and listen to the story instead, sign up here. I was sitting quietly in the living room with the dogs asleep next to me, bathing in the familiar sounds of a rainy autumn d...

03/07/2024

Sunday 7th of July ...
Grab a friend, a hat and come and join the GRAB team on Saltdean beach.
Buckets, gloves, and litter pickers are all provided.

I discovered this activity last year thanks to Russ Greenwood and got the opportunity to meet Rona Hunnisett and the The Deans Beach & Environment Volunteers .

A big thank you to Lesley Hallows for putting together this monthly newsletter filled with precious, insightful, fun, information.

Wellbeing Magazine covers GRAB It With The Deans Volunteers in the category East Sussex

11/04/2024

Lovely event this Saturday 13th of April 12-4pm at the Wellbeing Hub, Burgess Hill located next to the zero hub and the pantry.

Helen Prosper and I will be part of a group of volunteers from A Touch Of Gentleness offering free hand massages in the community.

Come along for a pause, to take a quiet moment for yourself, bring a friend for a chat, or simply meet us ...

Just because ... self-care is not selfish!

30/03/2024

If you are in:
🇬🇧 the UK, the easter bunny will hops around the gardens bringing chocolate eggs
🇫🇷 France, church bells will fly across the sky dropping goodies in the gardens
🇺🇸 the USA, you might be wearing a Easter bonnet
🇩🇪 Germany, you might be decorating an "Easter tree" with hand painted eggs
🇧🇲 Bermuda, you might be flying kites and eating fish cakes

➡️ I am curious and would like to know about your local Easter tradition. Do share in the comments.

Wherever you are in the world I invite you to take a moment to "follow your nose" this weekend.

✨ Spend some time to explore the smells around you, in nature, in the kitchen ... close your eyes and tune into your nostrils.

✨ If you happen to be experiencing anosmia (partial or full loss of smell) then how about paying attention to your nose, look at its shape, contours, acknowledge its many functions and give it some gentle loving care!



https://www.daretobethechange.today/blog/follow-your-nose

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