Louise Brooks

Rise and shine

· The power of a good morning routine is often under-estimated. If mornings often go from calm to frantic in a matter of minutes, you might just need to fine tune your family's routine. Here are 3 things to bear in mind to get you started ·

Let me ask you a question: Have you ever felt that mornings in your household go from calm to frantic in a matter of minutes – and that you often part ways feeling exhausted, demoralised and sad – vowing that tomorrow is going to be different? Yeah, I think we all have. Let me share…

What mask do you ask your child to wear?

· Although children might frustrate us for not listening, they rarely fail to adopt our inner and outer critic. What they see us judging in ourselves and others, becomes the very thing they struggle to accept about themselves or others. Let me share with you how you can begin to relax yours and your child's inner critic ·

The idea that we influence how our child meets the world, is perhaps not a foreign one. After all, as a responsible parent, we do see it as our job to teach our child to look people in the eye, be polite, say please and thank you and be grateful when someone gives them something….

Walk and Talk sessions

· "And above all, do not lose your desire to walk; I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it" - Soeren Kierkegaard ·

Why Walk and Talk? The very short answer is; because shifts our emotional and physical state like few other activities and because being in Nature improves our mood and boosts our wellbeing. Here are some more wonderful facts about walking and talking: The topics we will cover Practical information This program is ideal for you…

Boost your child’s self-esteem (4 week online parenting course, starting May 3rd)

· Self-esteem is the foundation of a happy life. Give your child the gift of a strong inner compass and learn how to boost your child's self-esteem both in moments of discipline and when life is going great. ·

As a parent, we all want for our child to feel confident and deserving enough to take a big bite out of life. To share themselves and their talents with the world without being held back by fear of judgement or getting things wrong. Above all, we want them to know that their worth doesn’t…

Do you ‘pendulum parent’?

I’m not a fan of the terms that are so often used to describe and critique parents; Those, feel to me like passive aggressive digs at parents at doing the best they know how. And rarely make parenting feel any easier. When we sum up a parent’s behaviour in that way, we easily overlook the…

Evening Retreat for Mums

· Relax, stretch, soften and nourish your body and mind together with like minded mums in the gorgeous Bisley yurt. ·

Join parenting coach, Louise Brooks and yoga and meditation teacher, Charlie Leigh for a wonderfully nurturing evening retreat in the beautiful Bisley Yurt this January. Following a busy and social season it is time to exhale and give youself permission to regroup and connect to yourself, your values and your body and mind. This is…

Don’t mess up an apology with an excuse

“When you hit a wrong note – it’s the next note that makes it good or bad” Miles Davis One of the hardest things about parenting is having to accept that we aren’t always able to do and say things to our children the way we feel we should. Being a parent is fraught with…

If not threats…3 tips to fuel cooperation

· Have threats and ultimatums become your auto-response to your child's no or hesitation? Threats, while effective in the here and now, rarely give us the connection, mutual respect and trust we yearn for in our relationship with our child. But if you've ever tried to stop - you might have noticed that it's only possible, if we have an idea of what to do instead. Here's 3 things you can do instead ·

What can we do as parents when we stand face to face with a child whose agenda differs from ours.. if not giving them at threat? The threats we give our children in those moments, are tempting and a habitual way of navigating our own powerlessness in the face of conflicting agendas with our child….

Loving boundaries in motherhood / Master Class Oct 14th

In the name of peace and love, we go far as mums. And it is often not clear until we’ve reached our limit and lost our temper, that we have stretched, given and absorbed too much to be able to set a clear and loving boundary. But have you ever wondered; • What is the…

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