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By Jayne Cox | Nov 19, 2024

Ease your body and mind with candlelight this winter

Our ancestors knew a thing or two about naturally supporting their health. As the world becomes increasingly troubled and fears about the future of our planet and all living things grow, many of us are drawn to reconnect with ancient ...

By Jayne Cox | Oct 18, 2024

A dark Winter’s tale on why light matters

It’s almost that time again, the dark half of the year, with Autumn Equinox left behind, Day Light Saving time will soon be upon us. And depending on where you are in the UK, it will be dark well before ...

By Jayne Cox | Dec 15, 2023

How to make Christmas more inclusive

We asked Jayne, our co-founder and wellness coach/consultant, what we could focus on for our mental health over the Christmas holiday season, and this is what she had to say. Christmas has become a ‘big’ and overwhelming event for many, ...

By Jayne Cox | Oct 24, 2023

Trick or treat: Is a Halloween fright good for you?

The festival of Halloween has been celebrated for centuries in different guises. Its origins can be found in an ancient Celtic festival ‘Samhain’ that marked the end of the summer growing season and a time of harvest. Believing that the ...

By Jayne Cox | Oct 11, 2023

Not the 9 0’Clock News – Why a high news diet is bad for us

As we are all now connected to the internet in one way or another the world has become a global village. We now hear quickly, and in great detail, as awful situations unfold. The images, the sounds, and the stories ...

By Jayne Cox | Sep 19, 2023

Embracing the dark half of the year

At the time of writing, we are entering the crescent moon phase of the lunar calendar, and our clear night skies appear dark, except for a thin sliver of crescent moonlight. This and the approaching Autumn equinox and astronomical Autumn ...

By Jayne Cox | May 17, 2023

Reducing anxiety through gentle awareness

Anxiety is a common experience for many of us. It often exists on a scale, with some experiencing more manageable levels that subside once triggers have passed, whilst others experience prolonged periods of ongoing harmful and debilitating anxiety. Once anxiety ...

By Jayne Cox | May 3, 2023

Why is multi-tasking damaging our productivity?

How many tabs do you have open in your browser right now? How many items are on your to-do list for the day? And how many times have you felt the gravitational pull to your numerous social media accounts, or ...

By Jayne Cox | Feb 6, 2023

3 ways to calm your body and mind

The last few years have taken their toll on human resilience, and our ability to bounce back has been truly tested. From the global pandemic to climate crisis and war, our world has been rocked and our mental health is ...

By Jayne Cox | Dec 15, 2022

Creating calming comfort this Christmas

As we begin to take a break for Christmas and head towards wrapping up 2022, we wanted to share some thoughts around slowing down and making this a season of personal self-care. At this time of year self-care blogs are ...

By Jayne Cox | Jul 22, 2022

Immersive Experience ‘Room to Breathe’ Launches in London to Bring Calm To Commuters

Opening in central London on Monday, 25th July 2022, immersive experience company Pixel Artworks has designed and created the immersive mindfulness experience ‘Room to Breathe’. Located in Outernet London, a brand-new immersive culture, media and music district at Tottenham Court ...

By Jayne Cox | May 28, 2021

Human, not machine: balancing productivity with wellbeing

How do we balance the future of human wellbeing as we enter a new hybrid era of working from anywhere? We were recently invited by our partners and Fusionaries, Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe to join Simon Hayes, Gunnar Kyvik ...

By Kenneth Freeman | Dec 3, 2020

The biophilic home office

Biophilic design need not be confined to office buildings and other commercial spaces. The benefits of biophilic design can be obtained in the home office too, and without having to spend a fortune. This post explores the benefits of biophilic ...

By Jim Ashley-Down | Nov 27, 2020

Light-Wise: Elevate your work-life balance by improving your circadian rhythm

Now that you have, hopefully, taken the decision to do something pro-active with your home-working environment there is a further choice you can make that really elevates the benefits of upgrading your lighting to office standards; upgrading it to Biodynamic ...

By Jim Ashley-Down | Nov 25, 2020

Lighting for home-working; It’s easy

In my first blog post of this series, Lighting for home-working; you need it! I raised some of the important factors that home-workers and their employers need to consider, especially with regards the need for home-workplace lighting that is fit-for-purpose. ...

By Jim Ashley-Down | Nov 23, 2020

Lighting for the home-working; you need it!

With so many recent newcomers to the concept of working-from-home the quality of the home workspace has, quite rightly, become a major topic of conversation and discussion. However, just a cursory search of the internet, LinkedIn, or even the Leesman Index highlights, actually ...