Category: Wellbeing
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Tai Chi on holiday
Why not treat yourself to a local Tai Chi class whilst staying at Newton Grange Cottages? We highly recommend Val’s Tai Chi classes, which are held at a number of outdoor and indoor venues, such as the fabulous Cliffe Castle Park and stunning Skipton Town Hall. You can book online or drop Val a message…
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Take time out for your wellbeing in 2022
A new year is upon us, full of hope and promise and perhaps ideas of things we’d love to be doing more of. Taking time out for ourselves and our wellbeing has never felt so important. The past (almost two) years of the Pandemic have left many people feeling more worn-down than they might otherwise…
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The joy of holidays – Discovering somewhere new
When you travel on holiday (or indeed set off from your own doorstep), do you delight in finding somewhere new or prefer the familiarity and predictability of places visited before? I guess for many of us it’s a mix. If we’re taking a true staycation, that is to say, we are having a holiday at…
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Being in nature. The wonders of Parceval Hall Gardens.
Tucked away in Wharfedale, near the pretty settlements of Appletreewick and Skyreholme are Parceval Hall Gardens. We discovered them one Sunday afternoon this summer. It was really to wonderful to be immersed in so much greenery. It had been a number of years since I had visited, and at that time I had only seen…
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Puddle Jumping – One of life’s simple pleasures
When did you last discover the joy of puddle jumping?
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Yesvember this November
I can hardly believe that it is the last day of November already. With each month that goes by, I wonder, how did that happen? Thanks to my daughter’s Primary School we became aware of Yesvember this year and it’s a great thing. Have you heard of it? Saying YES to things that make us…
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Capturing our wishes for the future in Lockdown
In the midst of home schooling in “Lockdown 1”, the girls and I spent some time thinking about what we’d love to do when Lockdown was through. We wrote down these ideas on little sheets of paper and posted them in to our Wish Boxes, which we made from the Junk Modelling pile. We have…
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Plant a tree and give the gift of renewal
Have you ever planted a tree? Trees renew and rejuvenate our landscape, adding to its biodiversity. Why not give the gift of tree planting and support the work of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust?