April 16, 2024
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Menopause is a major life transition, there is no doubt about that. Menopause can be a challenging experience, causing a bunch of symptoms.
April 2, 2024
The benefits and mechanisms behind mindfulness: about practices for enhancing health and overall well being
March 7, 2024
Strategies for Managing Stress and Building Resilience; exploring the options together with DR. Lee Kingma.
January 8, 2024
From lnclusion to lnnovation – lf we go back centuries, we realise that tourism and physical and emotional well-being always go well together.
January 4, 2024
The Positive Effects of being in nature and the wild. Allowing some time for the busy mind to have a rest!
December 24, 2023
Christmas anxiety and exhaustion. Christmas is a jolly time for some but can be quite difficult for others.
December 19, 2023
Personal growth and empowerment; Here are 7 ways New Year’s Eve intention setting has helped me year after year.
November 28, 2023
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Elevate Your Getaway: 5 Compelling Reasons to Choose a Retreat for Your Next Vacation.
October 15, 2023
Setting boundaries, the GPS for successful relationships. How can boundaries help. Be smart and think about it.
October 3, 2023
Mindfulness is one of the core practices to help navigate the challenges of burnout, stress, anxiety and depression.
June 13, 2023
The importance of self-compassion. Some of the scientific and psychological benefits of self-compassion practices.
April 28, 2023
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction has proven to be a highly effective therapy for a broad variety of illnesses and ailments.
March 11, 2023
Recovering from burnout is a journey that begins with acceptance of where you are.
February 8, 2023
Who does your day, your energy, your attention belong to before it belongs to other people? A Mindful morning routine is really important is you ask us.
January 21, 2023
Personal growth starts with self-acceptance. We continuously strive to become the best version of ourselves. That is what this blog is about.
January 6, 2023
How to forgive yourself? How many regrets are you carrying? Have you ever hurt someone and you wish you hadn’t?
December 19, 2022
From scepticism to gratitude. How New Life Portugal changed my life for the better. This place really helps you.
November 11, 2022
The wisdom of the body explained by yoga therapist Silver Kim-Videira. She talks about healing, depression & the power of longing.
November 1, 2022
“Burn-On” describes a state that’s dangerously close to “Burn-Out”. This interview explains the warning signs and gives helpful tips on how to start breaking underlying patterns to move towards sustainable well-being.
October 23, 2022
Digital detox and mental wellbeing. What sort of relationship do you have with your smartphone? Chances are that it’s not a good one.
September 28, 2022
Qigong is an ancient practice that uses movement, breath and mindfulness to promote self-healing as well as to strengthen and balance the mind and body.
September 11, 2022
How to recover from emotional trauma. This is a really difficult topic to understand, so hopefully this blog post helps.
August 14, 2022
About Vipassana meditation which is concerning inner peace, being at home within ourselves and free of suffering.
August 1, 2022
Treating emotional and mental exhaustion. Stress is more dangerous and takes a bigger toll on health than you can imagine.
July 24, 2022
Serra Da Estrela is for everybody; outdoor enthusiasts, adventurers, foodies or more culturally interested!
July 2, 2022
Transitions without and within happen at New Life Portugal, we suspected but had not yet experienced just how perfectly our concept would fit.
June 14, 2022
How to stop overthinking, you will probably only know all too well what it’s like to be paralysed and exhausted by overthinking things.
May 17, 2022
Inner change can lead to a totally new and better life. Learn all about it in this blogpost and get ready to start the rest of your life.
April 25, 2022
It is one of our most celebrated milestones in life: Walking. Without realising it, we start taking it for granted and walk from place A to destination Z on autopilot.
April 5, 2022
Anxiety and panic attacks, what is the difference? They are all based on fear and of itself a very important and useful emotion.
March 23, 2022
The healing power of community. There is the realization that since Corona, life as we knew it is not returning.
March 16, 2022
Is changing your mindset and improving your outlook on life really as easy as repeating a specific sentence 50 or 100 times a day until you believe it?
March 16, 2022
The buzz phrase “mental health at work” and the discussion around it highlights one of the paradoxes of our time.
March 7, 2022
A daily gratitude changes your life.This article focuses on the act of writing a list about things to be thankful for.
March 5, 2022
Teacher in Residence – Tom Goldstein We are happy to announce a pilot for our new forthcoming Teacher in Residence program.
February 21, 2022
The importance and benefits of intentional traveling and going on holiday. Ever returned home and felt unfulfilled by your travels?
February 21, 2022
Understanding social enterprises. New Life Portugal wants to make health and wellbeing more accessible and we invite you to visit us.
February 8, 2022
The advantages of journaling. Words can be powerful enough to help with and significantly decrease anxiety, depression and stress.
February 7, 2022
Nature is good for our mental health. We are dependent on the intricate cycles of life and death and the transformations in-between.
January 19, 2022
When was the last time you sat down at a table and had a meal without being in a rush or glancing at a screen? We are notoriously busy and short on time. Many of us eat on the go, in the car or have lunch at our desk. Relaxing in the evening often means dinner in front of the TV.
January 6, 2022
Can you boost your immune system with certain foods? And if so, what foods boost your immune system the most? This blog post is packed with tips, facts and background info that might surprise you and will hopefully help you to support your body through the cold and flu season.
December 19, 2021
The darker and colder months of the year offer an incredible opportunity to improve or strengthen your mental (and physical) health: cold water swimming! Due to its many benefits, cold water swimming has become somewhat of a trend over the recent years that is rapidly gaining more and more followers.
November 28, 2021
Recovering from Cancer Treatments is an important topic. Europe comprises only one-eighth of the total world population but has around one-quarter of the global total of cancer cases.
November 26, 2021
Living in a mindful community doesn’t mean that we’ve forgotten about our stomachs and the importance of healthy zero-waste meals!
November 25, 2021
Psychological safety and emotional intelligence are important for personal growth. Understand their impact on your mental health.
November 18, 2021
About the importance of Resilience, why it matters and how we can make ours better. We need to built up our resilience to become better versions of ourselves.
November 14, 2021
NLP as your guide to Health and Wellness Retreats. If you know your body and mind need to recharge from the stress, pressure and obligations of your day to day life. A change of scenery is in order.
November 14, 2021
How to prevent employee burnout resulting from workplace stress with exhaustion, negative or feelings, and reduced efficacy.
October 31, 2021
Depression and anxiety recovery. Anxiety and depression are increasingly common mental health problems.
October 31, 2021
Alongside our physical, mental and emotional wellness, spiritual health is an important part of our holistic wellbeing. While conflating spirituality with the more traditional practices of counselling hasn’t always been welcomed. Spiritual counselling is increasingly considered a useful tool for re-establishing a connection with the deepest depths of our souls.
October 12, 2021
It’s a sad fact but grief is largely inevitable. At some stage in our lives, we will all experience a kind of loss, whether that’s mourning the death of a loved one, feeling sad over the end of a deep and meaningful friendship or struggling to get over the loss of a job, house or other important life element.
September 20, 2021
There’s no denying that we all benefit when we’re treated with compassion. Whether that’s experiencing the humility and understanding of others or treating ourselves with consistent love and kindness, compassion can help silence our inner critics, boost our resilience and nurture our emotional wellbeing. So it’s hardly any surprise to hear that compassion-focused therapy is so highly regarded as a form of psychotherapy.
September 20, 2021
It’s an understatement to say that the world of wellbeing has exploded in recent years. As more and more of us have become acutely concerned with our physical, mental and emotional health, a huge influx of new or borrowed wellbeing practices from all corners of the world have entered the mainstream.
September 3, 2021
Community and communication for mental health. A community is typically a group of people who share values, beliefs, experiences and norms.
August 26, 2021
Caring for others and for ourselves is the most important thing in life. You are important and this is why you have to take care of yourself.
August 1, 2021
Mindfulness for work stress and burnout. The world of work can be a breeding ground for stress. It can be a solution.
July 16, 2021
When seeking therapy rituals and practices to benefit your mental wellbeing, you might come across group therapy or group work.
June 20, 2021
Mindfulness-based retreats beecause we’ve all grown to realise how important mindfulness practices can be.
June 14, 2021
Learn more about loneliness. Sometimes the feeling is fleeting, quickly remedied by a phone call with a loved one or a friend.
May 23, 2021
Rewind a year and for most of us, ‘zoom’ was nothing more than a camera function. But thanks to a year stuck at home, Zoom (along with Teams, Google Meet, Facetime and the myriad other video conferencing applications out there) has become a ubiquitous part of our everyday lives.
May 16, 2021
Right now, wellness retreats have never been more necessary. Not only are economic, political and social issues leaving us overwhelmed and unsettled, the always-on mentality ingrained into contemporary culture means truly switching off is no longer part of our collective skillset.
May 16, 2021
How to cultivate more self compassion. Put simply, acting with self compassion is treating yourself with kindness.
May 16, 2021
Mindfulness for mental wellbeing, an organic and ancient wellness practice focussed on living a more present, open and aware life.
