Brain food

Stepping out of the busyness, stopping our endless pursuit of getting somewhere else, is perhaps the most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit.

- Tara Brach

Let’s start by taking a smallish nap or two.

- Winnie the Pooh

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.

- Plato

The question isn’t who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me.

- Ayn Rand

A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it isn’t open.

- Frank Zappa

There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.

- Tara Brach 

Where you stumble and fall, there you discover gold.

- Joseph Campbell

We cultivated our land, but in a way different from the white man. We endeavored to live with the land; they seemed to live off it. I was taught to preserve, never to destroy.

- Tom Dystra

Some beautiful paths cannot be discovered without getting lost.

- Erol Ozan

You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.

- Rumi

Exercise has a more profound and sustained positive effect on mood, anxiety, cognition, energy, and sleep than any pill I can prescribe.

- Dr Anna Lembke

We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to-do’ list.

- Michelle Obama

Digital wellbeing is about balance, boundaries, and being present in the moment.

- Dr Kristy Goodwin

The most powerful tech companies in the world are not neutral platforms. They are shaping our thoughts, behaviours and relationships.

- Tristan Harris

You have to be odd to be number one.

- Dr Seuss

Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.

- Herman Hesse

If you aren’t in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret.

- Jim Carrey

We don’t have to go anywhere to obtain the truth. We only need to be still and things will reveal themselves in the clear water of our heart.

- Thich Nhat Hanh

To us, health is about so much more than simply not being sick. It’s about getting a balance between physical, mental, emotional, cultural and spiritual health. Health and healing are interwoven, which means that one

- Dr Tamara Mackean

Healthy striving is self-focused: ‘How can I improve?’ Perfectionism is other-focused: ‘What will they think?’

- Dr Brené Brown