Songkran... Thai New Year. A celebration which my daughter had wanted to experience when she lived and worked on Koh Tao as a Divemaster, a couple of years ago.  I felt excited this year to be able to be part of the celebrations, in my work as a Therapist on the little island of Koh … Continue reading Songkran. Thai Culture & the Power of Tradition.

Know your limits. I've heard this statement so many times and in the scuba diving realm, knowing your scuba diving and decompression limit, is incredibly important in dealing with the challenges of being human and breathing underwater. Not our natural habitat. But what about other limits? I'm leaving Koh Chang soon and recognised that although … Continue reading Scuba Dive Koh Chang. Know Your Limits.

I've always loved to learn, on all levels and this morning, around 5.30 am, I found myself laying awake in bed and thinking about creating new neural pathways through the love and happiness brought about by my travels and how our choices in life can help or hinder us in doing so. What I've learnt, … Continue reading How to Create New Neural Pathways in the Brain.

One of the best things about Thailand is trying out the local and national dishes. Living on Koh Chang for four months, enabled me to enjoy the varied and mainly delicious recipes, native to the country and from around the world. Pad Thai was served with large flat ribbon noodles. Chicken with Thai spicy herbs … Continue reading Thai Food to Tempt the Tastebuds

Travel can teach many things and one of the lessons I’ve learnt, is how it invites you to explore, discover and then build a life filled with bliss.   Be aware-I’m not saying that life will not have challenges or difficulties along its path. What I’m saying, is that if you choose to recognise and … Continue reading Be Mindful of Your Happiest Moments to Create a Blissful Life

There was a moment as I resided within my little room, provided for me by DARA as staff quarters, when I felt the pain of my heart widening. Laying on my bed, earphones in. Listening to the playlist on my iphone that my daughter had created before I left the UK. No one had ever … Continue reading How Opening My Heart Keeps Me Working As A Therapist

Koh Chang... I had never heard of the island until I was offered a job as an Addictions Therapist for DARA - a luxury drug and alcohol rehab situated in the jungle and towards the farthest and least touristy end of this little piece of heaven. One of my favourite places to visit was White … Continue reading Fancy a holiday in Thailand? Try Koh Chang!

I've been residing on the beautiful island of Koh Chang for the past four months. It's an island on the southern end  of thailand and only 30 minutes away from the mainland by ferry. Close to the Cambodian border. Working as a resident Therapist, at a uniquely interesting and wonderful rehab situated in the national park … Continue reading Transforming a Swim with Mindfulness