During a busy working week, it’s easy to think there’s no time to spare to consider your wellbeing, physical or mental. In fact, with the right guidance and mindset, setting aside an hour not only becomes second nature, it also delivers simple benefits.
We all know that a gym session, a run or an hour on the squash court will help deliver a healthier body. It is all too easy, however, to ignore mental wellbeing despite the fact that the solutions are often right there in front of you. Sarah Summers from The Kind Soul, which delivers a range of therapies from its base in Milton Keynes, said:
“Mental wellbeing can often come from something as simple as taking a walk during the day, or sitting somewhere quiet and reading a book, but it’s getting a person to understand the right way to build that into their daily lives that is important.
“The Kind Soul offers massage therapies, hypnotherapy, reiki and crystal healing and often we find that by realising the benefits of those therapies, which might be an hour’s massage a couple of times a month, clients go on to work out what it takes for them to continue that sense of wellbeing the rest of the time.
“Business is stressful, working long hours takes its toll and it’s vital to find ways to relax and recharge so that you are looking after yourself and heading off any of the potential problems that overwork can cause.”
The Kind Soul treatment range includes:
- Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), which is all about how people use their own experiences to get through life. That can be things they have taught themselves or that they have learned along the way. By understanding more about what they have learned, clients can reprogramme their minds to claim the behaviour
they want. - Hypnosis enables communication directly with the unconscious mind. The unconscious mind is the motherboard and control panel for behaviour and hypnosis helps create new behaviour in the control panel and embed the new programme to the mind.
- Massage is a healing treatment, reducing stress and increasing relaxation. It reduces pain and muscle soreness and tension, improves circulation, energy and alertness, and improves the immune system, lymphatic system, lowers blood pressure and heart rate. It is an instant feelgood treat which can be easily factored into a regular wellbeing routine.
- Reiki helps the body channel energy to where it needs it most. It helps the client feel relaxed, brings balance and a calming energy that helps focus the mind to find solutions. It can also relieve pain, enable the release of emotional wounds and limiting attitude, and reinforce change of behaviour.
- Crystal Healing uses crystal energy to balance the energy centres. Crystals carry healing, loving energy that can be absorbed into the body to create balance and flow of energy. This flow and balance can improve all aspects of wellbeing.
Sarah added:
“Changing behaviour through therapies often leads people to a new approach to their mental wellbeing because they see clear benefits. Hopefully, they go away from The Kind Soul with an understanding of how finding something that works for them, reading, journaling, walking… it doesn’t really matter what, just something they can build into their lifestyle to give them a regular ‘therapy session’ of their own when they need it.”
The Kind Soul has a range of packages available from an eight-week online course to a full day in-person spa at The Barn, its treatment rooms in a beautiful rural setting
in Castlethorpe.
- Life after Burnout Programme – weekly 90-minute sessions over eight weeks, which combine NLP and hypnosis; a weekly distant reiki session and a wellbeing giftbox sent out to you to help with the journey. The programme is ideal for individuals that have a situation they want to change, for those that have high levels of stress and have no work/life balance – who want to know what happens when you stop, stand still, and how you can still love your work and be overwhelmed – get some balance, focus and clarity.
- Day Spa at the Barn, including, typically, a morning of NLP/hypnosis, followed by an afternoon of massage, reiki and crystal healing, a wellbeing giftbox and refreshments for the day. The focus of the day is a detox for the mind, to help you see a different perspective, lengthen your fuse and get some clarity.
- The Little Spa is two or three treatments chosen by the client, or two or three hours in person at the Barn. The Little Spa package is the perfect way to help resolve a situation, even if it is one you can’t quite put your finger on, and find some inner peace and clarity.
“People tend to get into denial about how hard they are working and ignore the signs until small niggling health issues become real problems. We try to help people change their approach to life and start to look after themselves properly,”
said Sarah.
Find out more about The Kind Soul on 07584 131351, email sarah@thekindsoul.co.uk or visit their website.
