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Follow on Google News | School Holiday Survival: a Wellbeing Guide!By: Satvada Retreats If so, then join the club, which is why wellbeing specialist Satvada Retreats has put together some ‘school holiday survival tips’, picked up from years of working in the wellbeing business. “Research shows two-thirds of parents think going on holidays with their kids is more stressful than being at work,” says Satvada Retreat’s founder, yoga teacher and writer Lucia Cockcroft, who runs the yoga and mindfulness escapes in the UK and around the world. “Contrary to our cultural mantra, making time for one's own sanity is not selfish or self-indulgent; So here are a few suggestions for keeping your sanity – and therefore helping to keep others' equilibrium – intact over the summer holidays: * Meditate. Get up 20 minutes earlier (before the kids are up), go to bed 20 minutes later, or watch 20 minutes' less TV a day. Use this precious time for some restoring meditation. We highly recommend Tara Brach's free guided meditations (http://www.tarabrach.com/ * Twist. Take five minutes out of your schedule to lie down and take a twist! Twists can be tremendously tension-relieving, both mentally and physically. Lie down on the floor or a mat, and bring your knees to your chest. Extend your arms out to a T-shape, palms facing up. On an exhale, keeping your legs close to your body, bring your knees down to the floor on the right-hand side. Relax your legs, shoulders, whole body, completely, and look over towards your left hand. Take as many breaths here as you have time for, before carefully bringing your knees back to your chest and repeating on the other side. * Go outside. Savour these long evenings: eat al fresco, or take a walk in the park without the kids. If that's not practical, sit down on a bench while you watch the kids play, taking time to drop into your senses, and notice the colours of the sky, sights, smells, summer warmth. Breathe. * Make time for yourself. Remember to keep your downtime simple, and to allow yourself the space. It's amazing what a difference a few minutes out can make to how you feel, and therefore how you interact with those close to you. Above all, make your own time an absolute priority, otherwise it won't happen. To finish with food for thought: take a look at our Summer Urban Retreats held just outside Chelmsford, over August 19 and 20 or our Marrakech Wellbeing Weekends in Morocco in September (26-29) and November (14-17). We'd love to see you there. With two yoga and meditation classes a day, a menu of super-fresh vegetarian cuisine and set in our favourite hand-picked riads (townhouses) See more at: http://www.satvada- For press enquiries, please call Rebecca on 0203 695 2375 Ext 102 or email press@satvada- Satvada Retreats (www.satvada- End
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