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ColdWater Therapy
ColdWater Therapy There has been a lot written recently about coldwater therapy and wild swimming. As children, we just called it swimming, from an early age we swam in the River Usk at Newbridge on Usk or as we called it Gypos tump. We would ride bikes that we often...
Journaling
Journaling What is Journaling There is nothing new about journaling, there records of the stoic philosophers keeping journals from Epictetus to Marcus Aurelius. Through history people such as 1. Leonardo da Vinci · 2. Frida Kahlo · 3. Marie Curie · 4. Anne Frank · 5....
Coming out of Covid
It has been a while since I wrote on here and as are coming out of covid all be it to a very new "normal". I thought I would write a bit about how I have been the last few months since last writing here. Many of us have had a pretty shit year in one way or another,...
Covid and my mental health
Covid and My Mental Health. This is by no means an exhaustive post of how I have gotten through this year so far, just a quick post listing a few of the tools I have used to manage my mental health. During this year I have had several episodes if that is what you wish...
Making Sourdough Bread
Making Sourdough Bread Bread the staff of life, Sourdough is the oldest form of leavened bread and was used at least as early as ancient Egypt. It was probably discovered by accident when bread dough was left out and good microorganisms wild...
Four chillies chilli
Four chillies chilli There are about 4,000 varieties of chilli in the world. This is my four chillies chilli, the chillies I use in this recipe are cascabel, chipotle, ancho and jalapeno. I have used this recipe for a number of years it was the chilli sauce I used...
Fried Chicken
Fried Chicken I have never been a fast-food fan as such but I did enjoy fried chicken until I discovered the source of the chicken used. Now there are only two places I eat fried chicken and that is from my kitchen or my friend's food truck Dirty Bird fried chicken...
Contrast showers
CONTRAST SHOWERS I have done contrast showers for years and there are proven benefits to the hot and cold contrast. Contrast showering is basically ‘therapeutic contrasting’ – the act of quickly changing body temperature from hot to cold and back again. This is...
Habits
Habits Your life today is essentially the sum of your habits. How in shape or out of shape you are? A result of your habits. How happy or unhappy you are? A result of your habits. How successful or unsuccessful you are? A result of your habits. What you repeatedly do...
Ian Callaghan
Ian Callaghan is a mindset coach and meditation expert dedicated to helping individuals overcome self-limiting beliefs and unlock their true potential.