1. Encourage single focussed activities.
2. Help them to trim down their timetable.
3. Review their diet with them to see if it can be made more nourishing and enjoyable and less processed.
4. Encourage them to walk, cycle or swim whenever possible. Make a pact to leave the car at home at least one day per week.
5. Encourage their observation skills, using all [...]
“I call heaven and earth to record this day to your account, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your seed shall live. – Deut. 30.19”
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There seems to be a kind of response to stress that says we need to work harder, force ourselves to give more, make it happen, cajole others into complying with our needs. I’ve noticed this urge in myself and travelled alongside clients as they’ve wrestled with this one.
Jess was starting a small business providing home-cooked [...]
Something extraordinary happened at the UN Earth Summit in Brazil in 1992. A young girl of 12 years of age addressed the forum on behalf of the environmental organisation she had formed with some friends at the age of 9. As you will see from the following video, she spoke eloquently and with clarity and [...]
Today, I‘m treating you to a fascinating and inspiring guest article from Stella in La Palma, Canary Islands. She’s also offering an opportunity to experience sustainable living in this beautiful part of the world.
Stella writes:
I love getting Sally’s newsletter not just because there’s always something fresh and useful in it for me but also because [...]
This site seeks to explore the heart and soul of downshifting to a more sustainable, ethical and holistic way of living and working, in keeping with the needs of the planet, humanity as a whole and ourselves as individuals. (read more)