Movember originated in 2004, in Australia, as a way to raise money and awareness about prostate cancer and depression in men, and has since grown into a leading worldwide charity "changing the face of men's health" (Movember foundation).

Hi everyone, Ash here 🌈

Two years ago I did something I said I'd never be able to do. In the past I called it 'extreme'. I joked about it, I didn't really understand it. I'd said "it wasn't for me"...

Two years ago I adopted a vegan lifestyle.

We have had so much lovely feedback about our 7 pillars of mindfulness emails, it has been lovely to receive all of your responses! We always hope that you guys enjoy reading them as much as we enjoy writing them 😊

Trust that everything will be okay.

Trust your instinct, it's normally always right.

Trust that you are loved by many.

When I sat down to consider what non-judgement meant to me, I found that it was the easiest pillar for me to brainstorm ideas on. There are many angles I could have covered so I thought I would take it back to what the 7 pillars are about - mindfulness. In particular, mindfulness meditation.

Today is World Mental Health Day so we wanted to remind you of some of our top tips for strengthening your mental health.

Good afternoon all! Sam here with part 5 in our 7 pillars of mindfulness emails - acceptance. Many of us spend a lot of time and energy resisting or denying what is already true. One of the best ways to "be present" is to accept how a situation may be in that moment.

We have been looking at the 7 Pillars of Mindfulness by leading mindfulness professor Jon Kabat-Zinn, and this week I will be talking about...

Beginner's Mind

The best things come to those who wait… how much do you agree with this statement? For some of us, it resonates well, but for others patience may not come to us easily! Sam here with week 3 of our 7 pillars of mindfulness.

Over the next few weeks we are covering the 7 Pillars of Mindfulness, created by Jon Kabat-Zinn, in more detail. Sam started us off last week with Letting Go and I'm going to continue by writing about Non-Striving. I chose this one because its the pillar I find most intriguing, but also the most complex, so here goes...