by Nicola | Mar 17, 2018 | Blog
Brain Awareness Week. Invest in your brain. High chronic stress is another brain burden. Take time to relax – even if you have a lot to do – as pausing will improve your performance. Your brain works best when not overwhelmed by stress. Pausing allows...
by Nicola | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog
As older adults participate in Seniors week events I suggest we all pause and consider how we want to age. What we do now – how we live, think and behave shapes who we will be tomorrow and beyond. I trust people learn to speak to themselves with kindness and...
by Nicola | Apr 17, 2016 | Blog
Just stop. A simple pause can make a profound difference to how effective we are in any situation or circumstance. In fact pausing will allow you to be reflective and wise rather than reactionary. -Article by Dr Nicola Gates published in the NSW Law Society...
by Nicola | Feb 20, 2015 | Blog
Flaming June. Menopause is a difficult phase impacting on multiple body and brain systems. Recently, when talking about menopause, I have meet a few women who felt so overwhelmed by the neuro-chemical changes that they had ‘homicidal’ thoughts. One even...
by Nicola | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog
So often we focus on ‘when things go wrong’ but we need to equally focus on ‘when things go right’. Our emotions provide an important function by breaking into our conscious awareness so we pay attention. Mindfulness is paying attention- and...
