Stressbusters

Your home should be the one place on the planet that promotes comfort and relaxation. But if your home is filled with clutter, this can cause stress, reduce productivity levels, and make it hard to unwind. You will also have great difficulty completing household chores with tons of clutter around. And if you have young children, too much clutter can present hazards and dangers that put their lives at risk, writes Emily Roberts.

Lockdown is easing and we are starting to rejoice and think about favourite places to visit, friends to see, restaurants to eat in and pubs to get our favourite tipple. But are we ready to go back into the social world? Or is there worry and anxiety lurking behind the surface? Dr Tim Bond takes a look at what could be making us feel anxious at steps we can take to help.

To celebrate my friend's birthday I took her to Waltham Abbey Marriott Spa. Here are our thoughts.

Calm – The Magic of Sleep by Michael Anton Smith promises to tell you everything you've ever wanted to know about sleep but were too tired to ask. What does insomniac Anne Coates think of it?

To mark National Spa Week, Anne Coates shares her experience a spa day for two at Bannatyne Spa in Chingford courtesy of buyagift.

Booked through Amazon Local Deals, Anne Coates and Christine Mayle had a spa day which included one treament each at Thirtysevendegrees. How did the day compare with a similar one booked at The Circle Gym & Spa?

A new meditation app has been launched by Anamaya, owner of the world-renowned London-based health and wellbeing centre. The eponymously named App is based upon clinical work carried out at the centre. Anne Coates has tried it out

Three top parenting tips to reduce the stress in our lives from Homesavvy.

Be prepared for Christmas Day with your family with our top ten tips for less stress and more time for fun.

Feeling stressed seems to be a given for busy parents. So for National Stress Awareness Day, Anne Coates has compiled her top ten tips to reduce stress and feel more in control of life – every day.

Meditation has been proven to reduce stress, lower blood pressure, help to achieve better sleep and look younger. Best of all it doesn't require a special outfit or expensive equipment. Christine Mayle had never tried meditation before and was completely hooked once she'd taken a class at the Lifehouse Spa & Hotel.

While staying at the Lifehouse Spa & Hotel, Christine Mayle had a complimentary personalised massage – one of the many treatments on offer. Christine gave it the five heart endorsement.

Lifehouse Spa & Hotel isn't for families with young children. Guests have to be 16 plus so this is a perfect place to chill out and celebrate after A level and GCSE results. Plus it's great for couples and friends taking a short break together!

While staying at Hotel Wiesenhof, Anne Coates enjoyed the facilities of the Karwendel Spa and had three treatments: the sound lounger, Tyrolean shale oil vitality and the Tyrolean Alpine hay baths. These are special treatments unique to the area or the hotel.

Hotel Wiesenhof's Karwendel Spa has breathtaking views of the Karwendel massif as well as excellent facilities for guests including a range of saunas and steam baths.

This week is hectic for parents and it's easy to get lost in preparations and forget that our families are more important than beautifully wrapped presents. Here are our top ten tips to get you throught the week.

Wednesday 2 November is the day marked out for stress awareness. For many of us it would be a good day to take stock and work out how we can alleviate stress in our daily lives. Too much stress can lead to both your  mind and body becoming ill. The benefits of meditation have been well documented and Mary Pearson's book: Meditation; the stress solution is the perfect introduction.

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