Dear Bindi

I just want to say how motivating and helpful the life coaching you gave me has been.  It came at exactly the right time, when I was feeling a bit stuck and knowing I needed to make some choices about my work but not knowing how to focus or move forward.

I found you very warm and approachable and willing to offer me support whenever I needed it.  Sometimes we just need a word of encouragement and reassurance that we are making progress.  You were certainly always very encouraging and offered your time and support virtually 24\7!

It has been a few weeks now since our last session and I have made some important changes and I now know that I am going in the right direction.

Thank you so much.

Testimonial 2:

I was living from day to day without seeing the actual progress that I was making. Feeling trapped, I could not see that the incremental changes that I was already making were constantly bringing me forward.

With encouragement, I am starting to see that my efforts are meaningful, and that every step I make brings me closer to my goals.

Working with Bindi, I have been able to see the bigger picture in my life. Whereas normally I think in terms of my current situation, Bindi has helped me to look past that and see that in x-number of months I will be at a new point in my life and a better situation. Such gentle encouragement is helping me gain a new perspective.

He found that factors such as learning to be grateful for what we have and sitting down in the evenings listing all the things which went well with the day led to people achieving greater happiness.

I love articles like this as they provide a scientific base for what I do everyday and what results myself and my students get from meditation.

Yes being grateful can lead to greater happiness. Being grateful proves that you are looking positively at life. You are enjoying the flowers, the smiles, nature. If you can value your day and be grateful for what has gone on and what is around you; this in turn increases the likelihood of more things coming into your life, for which to be grateful for.

A really good way to bring a little gratitude into your life and therefore happiness is to write three things daily for which you were grateful for that day – it can be the simplest thing or a major achievement. This will help you to live in the moment, bring happiness to your everyday and generally live a little lighter and with more fun:)

What are you grateful for today? I am grateful for the wonderful blue of the sea, which I can look out at; my kitchen which I lovingly finished cleaning earlier today and my tea break which I’ll take after this is posted.

I hope you can find your three things to be grateful for too! Please post them and enjoy your moments!

Bindi x

Happiness Formula article was in The Independent on Sunday 20th June 2010

It is interesting seeing the ways the football teams celebrate their goals and I thought I would remind everyone to be sharing their goals and successes too!

It is extremely easy to get caught up in your everyday and not take the time out to:

1. Realise what you have achieved and

2. To celebrate these achievements.

It is important to do both and often. You are achieving more than you realise. Think through your last week and write down everything you have accomplished.

In personal terms, this could be the new recipe you tried which was a success; a new exercise regime you embarked on or quality time you spent with your partner or children.

In business terms, it could be the new blog site you created; the new client you gained or the follow-up calls you managed to make.

You are constantly achieving without necessarily taking the time to appreciate these achievements. Once you do know what your achievements are for the week, then start celebrating them! This could be by celebrating your business achievements on a Friday night with a glass of wine, or celebrating personal success with a family day out.  Remember to celebrate all your smaller steps towards your ultimate vision or dream and see it draw closer into your life.

So take some time out to see what you have achieved and I look forward to your ‘celebration stories’.

Bindi x

A slight change to the July Saturday Meditation Workshops. The workshop on 1oth July will now be Learn To Relax – learn some breathing and relaxation techniques to help you let go easier and flow with life

24th July – Awaken Positivity stays the same – learn how you can be more positive and how this will help you in your everyday life.

Please call me on 01273 302 350 to book or e-mail via the booking form on the website: http://www.anamaya.net/Web/Pages/contact.html

Thanks,

Bindi x

Last month I talked about change and how by making even small changes in your life, there can be significant outcomes. I am happy to say that the people I have been working with this month have all experienced huge growth and I congratulate them on their commitment and focus.

If you are still unsure about where life coaching can and will take you then please do contact me for an initial free consultation where we can discuss your needs. My all-inclusive monthly coaching package can be face to face or over the telephone and includes Ayurveda advice, meditation classes and as many coaching sessions as you need. I look forward to hearing from you and working with you to achieve the ‘live you dream of…’

As you can see from the photo, we had a cheque presentation for the Chestnut Tree House Hospice and another chance to visit the centre and all the wonderful work they do. We raised £726 for the charity which they will put towards the work they do to help the families of life-limited children.  http://www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk

Thank you again to everyone who supported us and the charity by attending the LIFEstival and to all our fantastic exhibitors. If you visited a stall and did not pick up all the information you needed, the contact details for the exhibitors are still on the website: http://www.lifestivaluk.com

The topic in the meditation drop-in classes for the last week has been Peace. We all need peace in our lives to balance ourselves and also to project into the wider environment – the more everyone is at peace, the more peace there will be in the world. Try this meditation to transport yourself to somewhere peaceful:

One you have focused on your breath and come to a relaxed state, then start visualising a place which you find peaceful – it can be an imagined place or somewhere you already know. It can be by water, in a garden or on a mountain top. Once you are in your peaceful place, focus on your emotions – really feeling the emotion of peace and tranquility. It is this emotion which you are bringing into your meditation and ultimately into your day. Meditate for as long as you want to before concentrating on your breath once more to come out of the meditation.

I have scheduled in more times for my drop-in classes so if you are in the area and would like to experience a group meditation class, then please let me know. If you live further away, I can give you meditation advice via e-mail and hopefully will see you at a Saturday meditation workshop.

Have a lovely week,

Bindi

Meditation can:

1. Bring an increased focus into your life – so good for getting to your aims, good for concentrating on what really counts in your life.

2. Bring more positive into your life – by meditating on the positive in your life, you are naturally attracting  more positive in – which can be in the form of anything you desire.

3. Increase your relaxation – it can help you sleep, aid your relaxed response when you are in a tense-situation and need to calm down quickly.

4. Help you to become stress-free - with meditation we concentrate on the now and bring gratitude into our lives at the moment – this leads to less stress about future things which may or may not happen and more happier living now.

Drop-in meditation classes in Saltdean:

Tuesdays:                                                         Wednesdays:                                                Thursdays:

11 – 11.45am                                                      9.15 – 10am                                                 9.15 – 10am

2 – 2.45pm                                                                                                                             11 – 11.45am

3 – 3.45pm

The first class is £5 and then £8 per class or buy 10 sessions for £65.

Please contact me for more information: 01273 302 350 or via the contact form on the website: http://www.anamaya.net/Web/Pages/contact.html

I look forward to guiding you through your meditation journey soon,

Bindi

I have two meditation workshops in June which you can come and escape to for some relaxation from the tenseness of the football or you can escape to as your partner is watching the football

Saturday June 19th 11am – 2pm

Heal Your Body – a workshop focused on the chakras or energy centres of the body to heal any emotional & physical ailments which may be present.

Saturday June 26th 11am – 2pm

Learn to Relax – a workshop which emphasises breathing and relaxation techniques to aid you to let go of worry and therefore relax easier.

Please get in touch to book either workshop: bindi@anamaya.net

Bindi

I hope you have all had a good week. It has definitely been an eventful one for those of us in the UK, with the results of the election still not certain. One thing is certain though – there will be a change.

A change is always welcome in my world. Even small changes can be significant in people’s lives and it is amazing seeing the positive outcomes which people can make with a little coaching to help them along the way. If you are interested in making some changes or would like to recommend to a friend, I have an all-inclusive monthly coaching package. This means Ayurveda health advice, meditation classes and as many life coaching sessions as you need in the month – all for £150.

The main event in my life this month was the LIFEstival which I co-organised with Amanda (D-Stress & Go). It was a fantastic event with exhibitors and the public alike enjoying the weekend. Over £700 was raised for the amazing charity Chestnut Tree House Hospice for Children: http://www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk. I visited the hospice a few weeks ago and they really do a wonderful job with supporting the parents of the children and allowing the children to have some time for fun and play.

Thank you to everyone who supported us and the charity by attending the LIFEstival and to all our fantastic exhibitors.

As the topic of this week is change, I would like you to take a few moments out of your day to think about what you would change. Once you have something, think of the necessary steps it would take for you to make this change. Finally feel what it would be like once the change is made. If it is a real change then the feeling you get will be very heartfelt and the desire will drive you forward to make the change.

If you would like to discuss this more, please get in touch with me,
Have a lovely week,

Bindi

It is very easy to lose confidence when someone criticises what we have done or when some self-doubt creeps in to whether we are good enough.

I thought I would give you a really quick way to boost your self-confidence today:

Write down all the ways in which you have achieved in your life. These can be academic achievements, personal achievements – things you wouldn’t have expected from yourself. Go through the whole of your life and keep writing. Once you have finished, then put the paper up where you can see it daily – this is your daily reminder of your achievements and will be an aid to keeping your confidence levels high. When you start feeling the self-doubt, then just look at your list of achievements and see the self doubt disappear and good self-confidence appear in its place.

Try it now

Bindi x

I would firstly like to thank everyone who has sent messages of condolences to me regarding my cousin, Samir. For those of you who do not know my cousin passed away on 23rd March 2010 aged only 44 years old. It has been a challenging time for the family and we are gently starting to heal ourselves.

Although very young he was an extremely positive person, and this came through with his battle against cancer. His dream from a young age had been to move to England from Mombasa where he grew up and this dream was fulfilled two years ago when he moved to London with his wife and two sons. He definitely lived life to the full and enjoyed every day.

His legacy, I believe, is to make us all aware of the fragility of our own lives and thus to treat life as precious. Do something special for yourself and for a loved one today

My next workshop will be on 17th April on the meditation technique of Visualisation.
We can use visualisation in our lives to become more positive, to achieve the dreams we want and to move forward from negative emotions. If the weather warms up sufficiently, we will have the option of going to the beach at the end of the workshop to use the healing powers of the sea in our meditation. Please contact me to book: bindi@anamaya.net

Again thank you to all of you for spreading the word about the LIFEstival, the health and well-being show in Saltdean 1-2 May 2010, I am really looking forward to seeing you there. Our stands are almost gone, but please still get in touch if you are want to exhibit and I will see if we can fit you in.  50% of all our proceeds will be to the Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice, who provide much-needed care and support for families when a child develops a life-limiting illness. For more information see the website www.lifestivaluk.com.

I have been doing a gratitude meditation in my drop-in classes this week. The more you can acknowledge what you have and be grateful for it, then the more you can receive into your life.

Take a few moments to think of what you are grateful for today…it can be the little things such as the flowers you saw on your walk, the sun shining on your back through the window, the smile you received on the train to work…. or the bigger things such as the love of your family and friends, your fantastic job, your lovely house.

Feel the positive energy when you feel the gratitude and it is this energy you want to take with you for the rest of your day.

Have a peaceful Easter weekend everyone and enjoy the time with your family and friends,