MatChat with Mina Blair

There's a lot out there in the media and in our culture about finding "Mr/Miss Right" or "The One", isn't there?  Basing one's life on this search can be stressful and cause a lot of unhappiness and frustration.  We offer an alternative and more relaxed view to take the pressure off! 

Teachers can be unacknowledged for the important contribution they make to our children's lives and the effort they make, especially in these challenging pandemic times.  So, to celebrate their work, I share my favourite teacher stories from my childhood and chat to family and friends about who their memorable teachers were in school.

Getting a dog transformed my life - after a tricky start, the bond I developed with my Goldendoodle, Barley, is a continuous source of joy.  I chat with Tania Chappelle, professional dog trainer and manager of Dogs First (https://www.dogsfirst.co.uk) about how and why dogs are a man's best friend.  And why Barley is her biggest fan!

Are you familiar with disappointment and feel you spend too much time there?  Then perhaps you're not managing your expectations and set yourself up for the fall!  We take a light look at this easy trap and offer alternative ways forward.

It's Valentine's Day on Sunday!  But not like you've known it because we have to stay at home this year.  Are you dreading it?  Or looking forward to it?  Either way, you'll enjoy this lighthearted discussion on alternative ways to mark the day.

I discuss key themes of ancient Celtic Spirituality with my friend Colin, a retired Anglican priest.  These themes are relevant to 21st century modern life and offer guidance on how to reconnect to the spiritual within us.

I invite my daughter onto the mat, a qualified yoga teacher and currently a Teacher's Assistant in primary school, to discuss her experience of teaching yoga to children and how it empowered them, enabling them to manage their own wellbeing.  Get ready to laugh!

I'm back on the  figurative yoga mat for another chat with Sarah Cox - multi-faith minister, spiritual counsellor and founder of Zephorium Soul Tonic - on the subject of Bringing Yourself Back to Centre.  We share how we react to being thrown off balance when something knocks us off course and how we get back to feeling grounded again.  

I invite my friend Sarah Cox to "sit" on the yoga mat for a chat.  A keen yogi herself,  when she's not practising yoga she is a multi-faith minister, spiritual counsellor and founder of Zephorium Soul Tonic.  In this podcast we discuss the importance of finding joy and why feeling joyful can be elusive.