A warm welcome dear friends,

We at Be Naturally thought this may bring a smile to your face!

“Laughter is the best medicine”, so the saying goes … and we could all do with more of it right now, that’s for sure.  So let us help you to bring more laughter into YOUR life by joining our new ‘Connect with Laughter’ group!

Laughter is scientifically proven to be good for our physical and mental health, happiness and well-being.  Our ‘Connect with Laughter’ group helps you to ‘laugh for no reason’ –  so you can enjoy a wealth of benefits to your physical and mental health … and have some fun too!

We won’t try to tell you funny jokes or do stand-up comedy – thank goodness, we hear you say!  Instead, we help  everyone to laugh together as a group – so you can tap into your own laughter and share the laughter of others too … laughter is definitely contagious!   And yes there WILL be silliness, but for very good reasons … this is what will help you to ‘laugh for no reason’ and bring about all those positive health benefits.

All you need is a willingness to give it a go so we can get those ’feel-good’ endorphins flowing

Click here to find out all about our ‘Connect with Laughter’ group and to book your place … your mind and body will thank you for it!

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Hello dear friends,

We hope you are all doing just fine and managing to navigate safely through the transitions that we currently face.

Here at Be Naturally we are doing all we can to prepare and plan ways of making life easier and a little lighter for everyone.

Joyful June started off last night with the launch of our drop-in Simply Meditation group which went really well and already participants are telling us they had a great night’s sleep!  Why not join us?  Feel free to drop-in as and when you wish, we would love to see you there.  Just click on this link to book.

We had a delightful Mindful May, running our lovely 4 week mindful self-compassion course.  All of the participants found this course really helpful in managing the difficult and challenging situations they were facing, which has encouraged us to run similar courses in the future.  In addition, participants told us they would like to continue with meditation practice, which inspired the launch of our Simply Meditation group.

Also during May we had the opportunity to support a corporate well-being week, which catalysed the formation of Be Naturally’s first online Laughter Club!  Very good, very good YAY...  as we say in our laughter sessions!  Curious?  Then watch this space, news to follow …

Joyful June is in full swing!

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Hello dear Be Naturally friends,

We hope that you and your families are continuing to keep safe and well during these turbulent times.  We know how difficult it is, living with the pandemic and the global unrest and how this can bring about feelings of  grief and suffering.

Now, more than ever, we are finding how essential it is to be living in the present moment – and one way to do this is to take a pause.  We would like to share this free practice with you so that you can experience the benefits for yourself. We hope you find it useful – we would love to hear how you get on!

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So how are you doing?

We are living through very unchartered waters just now.  Change, uncertainty, worry, isolation – though maybe guilt or unease because you have nothing to complain about whilst others are suffering.

Whatever is going on for you right now, we at Be Naturally have created a really accessible short course to help you develop a more supportive way of dealing with any challenging emotions that are here for you.  This uncomplicated course will enable you to lead a happier and more resilient way of being.

Our intention is to create a warm, friendly, connected environment – a place to offer ourselves some essential self-care.

Click here to find out more details and book your place.

We are offering free places to those on the NHS frontline, so please do share this with your family, friends and anyone else who may be interested.

Go gently and stay safe

With kindness from Be Naturally

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“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” as the Christmas song goes.  And indeed, for many of us it is.

The festive preparations are in full swing and there’s an air of great excitement.  Families and friends plan gatherings, festive treats are being prepared, trees are being decorated and special gifts are being wrapped and given with love.

However, many of us get caught up in striving for the ‘perfect’ Christmas.  We may have a seemingly never-ending list of people to buy presents for, so find ourselves rushing around feeling frazzled and desperately searching for ‘the’ gift for a loved one.  We can spend so much time and energy worrying about how it will all work out and getting caught up in over-planning, that we reach the Big Day itself anxious and exhausted. Perhaps we are worrying so much about whether the Christmas pud will ignite in spectacular fashion, that we can’t enjoy our turkey.

And Christmas may not be a “wonderful time of the year” for everyone, for many different reasons.  For example, some of us will be missing someone dear, some of us will be feeling alone, some of us will not be feeling very festive at all.  All of this can give rise to challenging emotions – so we may miss the true joy of the festive season altogether.

Whether you are full of the joys of Christmas or not we offer you the gift of a Festive Pause – a short mindfulness meditation to help you to come back to the present moment … to find some peace, any time you wish.

Why not take time for you,  find somewhere cosy and comfortable, and give it a try?

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We like to make life easier here at Be Naturally, so welcome to our new world of buttons!

We have now made it easier for you to read about our events –  and the great news is you can now click to book online!  Be Naturally is now ‘Button-tastic’!

Why not try these buttons out for yourself?  There is still availability on our Live Well with Mindfulness (MBSR) course, which commences on 1 May and also our Chilham Chillout, 19 May.

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We are delighted to announce another NEW Be … Naturally event – a wonderful residential retreat, using natural approaches to help you heal and thrive.

Our ‘Spring into Life’ retreat takes place at The Quilt Retreat – also a wonderful yoga space – near Battle, in historic 1066 Country, from Friday 29th March to Sunday 31st March 2019.

Set in beautiful grounds and gardens overlooking working Sussex farms, the venue is close to the coast – and should you wish to venture further than the large grounds, there are lovely walks and ancient woodlands nearby.  The venue – which has received 5 star ratings from guests – consists of 2 converted barns with a yoga space, chill-out zones and luxurious bedrooms.

This unique and exclusive residential retreat is for a small group only, to enable us to cultivate a warm, spacious and friendly environment in which you can feel safe and cared for.

Click here for full event details and to book.

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It’s that time of year when you can find yourself rushing around, frazzled, desperately searching for that perfect gift to give a loved one.

So how about being kind to them by giving them the gift of nourishment this Christmas – and kind to YOU by giving them a Be … Naturally Gift Voucher?

Vouchers start at £20 and you can choose the amount you wish to give.  They are valid from one year from date of purchase and can be redeemed against any forthcoming  Be … Naturally event, subject to places still being available.   Our 2019 schedule will include day and residential retreats, as well as short courses and other unique offerings. … watch this space, more information is coming soon.

Or why not treat them – and yourself too, why not? – to some festive nourishment by booking a place on our woodland mini-retreat on Friday 28th December 2018.  It’s the perfect antidote to all of that Christmas madness and over-indulgence.

Contact us  – and give your loved ones the gift of nourishment.

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We are delighted to announce another NEW Be … Naturally event – a winter mini-retreat held in stunning private woodland and a cosy yurt!
This special seasonal event takes place on Friday 28th December from 10am – 2pm – so it’s the perfect way to escape the festive madness and combat that sluggish, ‘out of sorts’ feeling that often arises between Christmas and the New Year.
It will be held at the wonderful Sacred Energy Woodland Healing Centre, where you’ll experience forest therapy and some guided meditation practices to rebalance and restore, ready for 2019.

Click here for full event details and to book .

Why not treat yourself to a place as a Christmas gift … you deserve it!  Or why not give a loved one a special treat?

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Give your mental and physical health some TLC by spending some time in Nature!

There’s a wealth of scientific evidence which shows how just being in Nature has many benefits for us, physically and mentally – including decreased stress and blood pressure, an enhanced immune system and an increase in positive mood, energy level and sleep quality.

And at Be … Naturally, being in Nature is really important to us too.  It features in our Events, and is an essential ingredient of our Nordic Walking and Forest Therapy sessions.

However you choose to spend time in Nature,  make sure you make time to go outdoors and get your ‘fix’!

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