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Strides with Amelia
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Introduction (1:27)
Strides Map
Technical Tutorial- How to use Amelia's program (13:36)
Upcoming Strides Topics 2024
Download Our App! (3:33)
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Strides Podcast
Pilates Playlists (42:58)
Motivation Monday
Bonus! Show Support Content
Show Support Bonus for Strides Members
Ride A Test
March 2024 - Straightness
Introduction to Straightness
March Calendar, Worksheet & Zoom Link
March Replay Links
🦄Rider Position Straightness Assessment
🚶♀Rein Back for Straightness
🦄🦄Centerlines for Straightness
🦄🦄10m Figure Eight for Straightness
🦄🦄🦄Shoulder-In and Haunches-in for Straightness
🦄🦄🦄Counter Shoulder-in
🦄🦄🦄Straightness in the Canter
February - Inside Leg to Outside Rein
Inside Leg to Outside Rein Introduction
February Calendar, Worksheet and Zoom Links
February Replay Links
🚶♀Groundwork for Inside Leg to Outside Rein
🦄2 Steps to Introduce Inside Leg to Outside Rein
🦄Rider Position and the Aids for Inside Leg to Outside Rein
🦄🦄Leg Yields with Caine for Inside Leg to Outside Rein
🦄🦄🦄Flying Changes with Inside Leg to Outside Rein
🦄🦄🦄Shoulder-in to Renvers for Flying Changes
January 2024 - Rider Mindset
Introduction to Rider Mindset
January Calendar and Zoom Links
Video Replays
Strides Support Circles!
After Joining A Strides Support Circle
🚶♀Groundwork for Confidence
🦄Rider Position for Confidence
🦄🦄Rider Position Demo
🦄"I will"
🦄🦄🦄Mindset: After a Tough Competition
🦄🦄🦄Luigi on a Tough Day
🦄🦄Laid Back Horse
🦄🦄Hot Horse
Ride the Horse you Have - Make and Measure Your Progress - December 2023
Intro and Worksheet
December Calendar of Events & Zoom Link
Video Replays
The Best of 2023: Celebrating the Favorites
🦄🦄 A Lesson with Amelia: Ice Cream Cones Hot and Cold
🦄 - 🦄🦄🦄 A Lesson with Amelia: Pole Work
🦄 Test the Responsiveness to the Aids (8:14)
🦄🦄 Symmetry and Straightness (13:37)
🦄🦄 Steady Contact for Connection (17:44)
🦄🦄🦄 Shoulder-In for Throughness (19:21)
"Train your Eye"- A Side By Side with Nicole
Celebrate our Strides Members
Looking Ahead to 2024!
Half-halts Made Simple - November 2023
Introduction (2:43)
November Calendar of Events & Zoom Link
Video Replays
Half-halt Lecture from Tennessee Clinic (45:16)
🦄 Perfecting Your Downward Transitions (8:05)
🦄🦄 Serpentines with Walk Transitions (4:46)
🦄🦄 Corners for Half-Halts (9:16)
🦄🦄Wrists for Half-Halts
🦄🦄🦄Square for Pirouettes (11:45)
Suppleness of the Horse and Rider - October 2023
Introduction to Suppleness
October Calendar of Events and Zoom Links
Video Replays
🚶♂3 Groundwork Exercises for Suppleness (13:32)
🦄Supple Rider/ Supple Horse (7:40)
🦄🦄Rubber Band Exercise (6:42)
🦄🦄Stretch Circle for Suppleness (15:09)
🦄🦄🦄Rhythm and Relaxation with a Young Horse (10:09)
🦄🦄🦄Suppleness Through the Levels (7:24)
September 2023 - 30 Days to Round Challenge
Welcome to 30 Days to Round!! (3:22)
Refer a Friend Program
September Calendar of Events and Zoom Links
Video Replays & Podcasts
Engagement August 2023
Engagement Introduction
August Calendar of Events and Zoom Links
Video Replays and Podcasts
🚶♂Groundwork: Rein Back (10:18)
🦄Rider Position for Engagement (1:48)
🦄Walk-trot Transitions on a Circle (5:02)
🦄🦄Slow trot-canter Transitions (6:00)
🦄🦄10 m Circles for Engagement (6:33)
🦄🦄Spiral in and Leg-yield Out (16:55)
The Aids - July 2023
Introduction to the Aids
July Calendar of Events and Zoom Links
Video Replays and Podcasts
🦄 Test the Responsiveness to the Aids (8:14)
🚶🏼♂🐴 Groundwork: Teach the Aids from the Ground (9:22)
🦄 Walk-trot Transitions for the Aids (12:01)
🦄 Re-sensitizing Exercises (7:17)
🦄 The Leg Aids (8:51)
🦄 The Rein Aids (11:59)
🦄🦄The Canter Aid (15:17)
🦄🦄🦄The Flying Change Aid (8:54)
June 2023 - Throughness
Throughness Introduction
June Calendar of Events and Zoom Links
Video Replays and Podcasts
🦄 Throughness from the Ground (8:42)
🦄 Serpentines for Throughness (8:14)
🦄 Transitions for Throughness (10:34)
🦄🦄 Leg-Yield to Turn on the Forehand (5:05)
🦄🦄 Shoulder-In for Throughness (19:21)
May 2023 - 30 Day Rider Position Challenge
May Calendar of Events and Zoom Links
Video Replays & Podcasts
April 2023 - Figures and Patterns
Introduction (1:43)
April Calendar of Events and Zoom Links
Video Replays & Podcasts
The Dog Bone🦄 (11:08)
Square Walking Pattern 🦄🦄 (7:12)
Ice Cream Cones🦄🦄 (3:10)
Second Level Test 2 Patterns🦄🦄🦄 (4:27)
Additional Patterns and Figures
Connection - March 2023
Introduction to Contact and Connection
March Calendar of Events & ZOOM Links
Video Replays and Podcasts
🚶🏼♂🐴Contact and Connection from the Ground (8:23)
🦄Introducing Contact Under Saddle (10:54)
🦄 Find your Center (5:01)
🦄🦄Steady Contact for Connection (17:44)
🦄🦄🦄Transitions for Connection (6:43)
Additional Content
Equine Health and Well Being - February 2023
🚶♀🐴Leg and Feet Check (9:52)
🚶♀🐴Shoulder Stretches with Jodi (14:48)
🦄Walk - Slow Trot Transitions (6:42)
🦄🦄Rein Back (12:41)
🦄🦄Symmetry and Straightness (10:28)
🦄🦄🦄Walk Pirouettes/Turn on the Haunches (7:30)
🦄🦄🦄It's all in the Details (7:38)
February Fitness Challenge - (Optional)
Horse and Rider Fitness - January 2023
🦄 Introduction - January Fitness Challenge (3:08)
January Schedule & Recordings/Goal Setting Workbook/Calendar
🚶🏼♂🐴Shake and Wiggle Stretches with Jodi (5:46)
🦄 Stretches for the Rider (9:30)
🚶🏼♂🐴Hand Walking - Fitness for Horse and Rider (3:05)
🦄🦄Horse Fitness with Walk Breaks (5:36)
🦄Slouching, Piano Hands, and Chicken Wings (11:31)
🦄🦄Sit Straight with Stephanie (9:33)
🦄🦄🦄Assessing Asymmetries (8:09)
December 2022 - Horsemanship
Introduction to Horsemanship & Lecture Recordings
🦄Aid, response, release, repeat (5:38)
🦄Centering your Horse (19:26)
🦄 Inside rein to inside hind - 4 stages (7:09)
🚶🏼♂🐴Bridling (4:07)
🦄🦄Spooky Horse (10:39)
🦄🦄Leg/whip Re-sensitizing exercise (3:19)
Leg-Yields - November 2022
Introduction and LIVE Lecture Dates
🚶🏼♂🐴Leg-yields from the ground (9:42)
🦄The Aids for Leg Yield (5:11)
🦄Introducing Leg Yields (1:46)
🦄🦄Head to Wall Leg-Yield (7:13)
🦄🦄Leg-yield into Canter (4:26)
🦄🦄🦄Canter Leg-Yields (6:44)
🦄🦄🦄Flying Changes and Leg Yields (5:30)
🦄BONUS - Walk Leg-Yields (6:30)
Half-Halts for Impulsion- October 2022
LIVE Lecture Dates, Links, & Recordings
Rider Development Webinar
🦄Body Position and Half-Halts (10:50)
🦄Spiral Circle for Half-Halts (6:18)
🦄 Walk-Trot Transitions (4:09)
🦄🦄Canter Half-Halts (11:06)
🦄🦄🦄Simple Changes + Rein Back (8:05)
🦄🦄🦄Ride with Luigi (9:02)
Live Pilates Session Recording
Straightness - September 2022
Introduction to Straightness
LIVE Lecture Dates, Links, & Recordings
🚶🏼♂🐴Bending and Groundwork for Straightness (4:09)
🦄Crooked horse + Crooked Rider (5:39)
🦄Serpentines for Straightness (6:34)
🦄🦄Leg Yields for Straightness (6:37)
🦄🦄8 Points of Straightness (7:16)
🦄🦄🦄Kensington Straightness (3:44)
Engagement: Strengthen and Engage the Hind End - August 2022
Introduction to Engagement
LIVE Lecture Links
Aug Motivational Call- Affirmations with Ami
Lecture Recordings
🚶🏼♂🐴Leg Lifting for Engagement (10:26)
🚶🏼♂🐴Turn on the Forehand with a Side-rein (5:08)
🦄Trot-walk- trot transitions for engagement (3:32)
🦄🦄Turn on the Forehand into the Rein Back (5:13)
🦄🦄Trot-Canter Trot (3:55)
🦄🦄🦄Canter-walk-canter (8:44)
🦄🦄🦄Straightness for Engagement (5:49)
The Independent Seat - July 2022
Warm-up your Independent Seat🦄 (3:27)
Walk-trot Transitions for Independent Seat🦄 (6:34)
Transitions within the Gait🦄🦄 (10:37)
Riding without Stirrups🦄🦄 (5:56)
Weight Placement🦄🦄 (5:50)
Lecture Recordings
Rider Psychology - June 2022
Introduction to Rider Psychology
Emotions and Visualization🦄 (6:38)
Tension Relases in the Saddle🦄🦄 (9:06)
Breathing Transitions🦄 (7:13)
What Amelia is thinking when she rides?🦄🦄🦄 (7:41)
Lecture Recordings
The Collective Marks - May 2022
Introduction to Collective Marks
"From the Judge's View" Webinar
Rider Position🦄 (17:46)
The Gaits🦄 (12:02)
Impulsion🦄🦄🦄 (12:20)
Submission🦄🦄 (22:14)
Lecture Recordings
How to Have FUN in Dressage!
Lecture Recordings
Grooming and Bonding Time!🚶🏼♂🐴 (10:34)
Dancing with Your Horse🦄 (3:50)
Pole work!🦄🦄 (4:49)
The Snowman!🦄🦄 (9:19)
Snowman with a Cavaletti🦄🦄🦄 (4:43)
Weave the Cones🦄🦄 (5:41)
React and Reward🦄 (4:59)
The Canter = March 2022
Lecture Recordings
Afraid to canter?🦄 (3:23)
Legs Seat and Hands in Canter🦄 (9:54)
Trot-Walk-Trot into Canter🦄 (7:41)
Canter Transitions🦄🦄 (5:35)
Kensington Canter🦄🦄🦄 (7:17)
Dressage Rider Position: Legs and Arms
Zoom Lecture Recording
Leg Exercises🦄 (4:45)
Arm Exercises🦄 (3:41)
Elbows!!🦄 (8:34)
1/4 Turn on the Forehand🦄🦄 (4:27)
Leg and Rein Sensitizing🦄🦄 (6:32)
Flying Changes🦄🦄🦄 (4:48)
January 2022 - Progressive Development of the Dressage Horse - Moving Up the Levels
Introduction and Worksheet
Circles Through the Levels (6:09)
Transitions Through the Levels (11:18)
Straightness Through the Levels (12:34)
Harvey - Through the Levels
Lecture Recording
Suppleness and Straightness - December 2021
Introduction to Suppleness and Straightness
Straightness in the Saddle (3:09)
3 Stretches in the Saddle (6:29)
Suppleness and Straightness - Warm up Exercise (10:28)
Spiral In and Out Circle (5:19)
Leg-Yield Staircase (9:45)
Lecture Recording - Suppleness and Straightness
Half-Halts! November 2021
Intro to Half-Halts
1/2 Halts and Body Position (6:56)
Posting Trot Half Halts (5:25)
4x4 Half Halts (8:37)
1/2 Halts on a Hot Horse!! (7:38)
Corner Half Halt Exercise (4:54)
Half-Halts Lecture Recording
Impulsion - October 2021
Introduction to Impulsion
Un-mounted Glutei Mead (5:34)
Mounted Glute Mead Activation (4:24)
Halt Exercises for Impulsion (4:20)
Transitions within the Trot (3:11)
Whip/Leg Re-sensitizing Exercise (5:04)
Slow trot to slow canter (4:36)
Impulsion Lecture
Throughness and Top-Line Development
Introduction and Worksheet
Belly Lifts and Carrot Stretches (8:55)
Thoroughness from the Ground (4:29)
Dog Bone (11:23)
Walk-trot-walk transitions (9:33)
Rein Back (9:23)
Thoroughness Lecture Recording
Rider Mindset -August 2021
Introduction to Rider Mindset and Worksheet
Confidence from the Ground (10:56)
One Rein Stop (16:46)
Guided Warm-up ride (11:11)
Interview with Sports Psychologist (34:35)
Dressage Rider Mindset Recording Available
Rhythm, Tempo, and Stride Length
Introduction (2:56)
Rhythm and Tempo at the Walk (4:29)
Trot Tempo and Counting (5:34)
Canter Tempo and Stride Length (9:31)
Bonus Content: Flying Changes! (11:39)
Trot Stride Length (7:02)
Additional Content
Lecture Recording - Rhythm, Tempo, and Stride Length
Straightness and Symmetry - June 2021
Introduction to Straightness and Symmetry
The Basics of Rider Straightness (6:25)
Straightness in the Canter (7:44)
Centerlines (8:35)
Counter Shoulder-In (6:48)
Straightness and Symmetry Lecture Recording
Competition Riding - May 2021
Introduction to Competition Riding Month
The Coefficient Exercise!! (7:05)
The Walk!!! (12:55)
Competitive Transitions! (9:04)
Dressage = Precision Riding (8:14)
Competition Lecture Recording
March 2021 - Balance in Dressage Training
Balance Worksheet and Welcome!
The Figure Eight (9:08)
Halts!!!! (12:04)
Uphill Balance (4:17)
Stretch Circle (4:36)
"Balance" Lecture Recording
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Subsequent month, will probably be three years because the emergence of the Covid-19 well being disaster. Particularly early in that period, as workplace employees sheltered in place at dwelling, they adopted new routines. They could have gone for a stroll after lunch or chosen a snug armchair from which to take part in a Zoom-enabled worker assembly. These are sensory experiences, which one professional says will reunite staff within the 2023 workplace.
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Anticipating change
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Although workplace design traits will be and infrequently are fleeting, maximizing every area's longevity is vital to assembly the wants of the evolving office. "For us, which means places of work must have a stage of authenticity and adaptability," Spector says. "Translating genuine tales and conveying a design idea that highlights and helps a corporation's tradition is without doubt one of the only methods to create an lively area that conjures up and motivates. 2023 traits, we will count on to design extra areas that aren't static however anticipate change and may evolve with a corporation."
Excessive-end interiors
Competing towards distant work, and successfully inspiring workforce members to return to the workplace, characterize daunting challenges confronted by the trendy group. To beat these obstacles, employers might want to unveil high-end inside parts, says Blima Ehrentreu, founder and CEO of The Designers Group, based mostly in Brooklyn, N.Y. Wanted are luxurious lobbies, totally geared up health amenities, snug and aesthetically pleasing breakout rooms and cafes serving up a broad array of meals and beverage choices. Equally vital, Ehrentreu says, is the achievement of all know-how wants, from shops entry to floor charging and cellular furnishings.


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Inspired by our A Simple Path interview series
Over the past few months we have had the pleasure and privilege to talk with a range of creatives, entrepreneurs and influencers about their thoughts on slow living. This guide is a collection of their wisdom and ideas, gathered together to help you bring some simplicity and slowness into your life.
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this, but there are some common themes and values that underpin the slow living movement. It can seem as if this movement is just a cynical marketing ploy, and while it is true that many brands are embracing the slow living aesthetic, there is far more to it than just advertising.
Slow living comes from a need for a better, more balanced way of life. It comes from a need to step off our daily treadmill and take stock of what makes us truly happy. It encompasses ideas that have been around for centuries and that are firmly entrenched in many ancient cultures, yet it is a result of the overwhelmingly busy nature of modern life.
Here's what our wise guests think slow living means, along with some tips if you want to incorporate it into your life.
Perhaps our most precious, and hardest to come by commodity. There just never seems to be enough of it, and what there is gets filled with work, family, commitments, chores, errands and digital engagement. It's so hard to eke out some time for reflection and to regenerate, yet sometimes just squeezing even the smallest moments out of our day can have enormous benefits.
We can feel like there's no alternative to burnout and exhaustion, that there's no other way. But embracing slow living offers you a different path. It may be that you can only spare 5 minutes at lunch time, but use those 5 minutes intentionally and mindfully and they can set you up for the rest of the day. Take a quick walk around the office, open a window and take deep breaths of fresh air, do some quick exercises, read a poem, light a candle and sit still.
Get organised. So much time is wasted by inefficient jobs and unnecessary running around. Find a system that works for you, whether bullet journalling, phone calendar syncing or a wall planner, then prioritise what really needs to be done on each day. The rest can be relegated to a 'could do' list, for when there might be a spare moment. Plan your weekly meals so you don't have to shop everyday and you can use your ingredients more efficiently. Do one chore in one room for 15 minutes each day, rather than spending hours cleaning.
If you can make more time to reflect on what matters to you and your loved ones, you will all reap the rewards. It's all about balance. And it may be that a true work/life balance is unattainable, but you can swing the pendulum back in the right direction.
Taking time to properly notice the world around us, rather than getting distracted by things we think we should be doing, will strengthen our relationships with the people around us.
Switch off your phone if you are meeting friends so you can properly focus and engage with each other. Take a photo of your child perfectly framed by a shaft of sunlight, but then put away the camera and be truly present. Get up 10 minutes earlier at the weekend and bring your partner coffee in bed. Cut out activities that you no longer enjoy and spend that new-found time with your loved ones instead. Say no to things that pull your attention away from what really matters.
If life is really busy it may be that you need to actually schedule in time with your partner. Fix one night a month where you take it in turns to cook and eat a slow meal together. Go on a date. Take the dog for a walk together. Instead of dividing up household jobs, do them together.
Take yourself on a date. Activities like going to see an exhibition, walking without a map, going for afternoon tea in a fancy hotel, riding a fairground ferris wheel, learning a new language all reconnect us with our creativity and passions. And if we are happier, the people around us will be happier too.
Much has been written and researched on the beneficial effects spending time in nature has on our wellbeing, but sometimes days will pass and we will have done nothing other than go from car to work to home with ne'er a green field in sight. Slow living is a way of reconnecting with nature, of ensuring that we make time to enjoy the simple pleasures of being outdoors.
If you have a garden or yard, it could mean sitting on the back doorstep drinking your morning tea and watching the clouds. Or planting bulbs that will slumber through winter ready to emerge in all their colourful glory just when you've had enough of the dark, cold days. It could be going for a daily walk, whether in the park or countryside, or along the beach, getting your heart rate going as well as enjoying some quiet time.
Children in developed countries are spending less and less time outside, but we know that free play in nature builds self-esteem, boosts physical strength and coordination, and helps brain development. Spend some time with your kids just jumping in puddles or feeding wild birds, involve them in jobs around the garden, teach them about the cycles of growth and life.
Living slow may seem unachievable in our complex lives, but taking time to appreciate the small stuff, to notice what nature has to offer and what we can do to protect it will make us feel more connected and grounded.
It follows that with more time spent in nature will come a greater desire to preserve the environment and wonders of our planet. A major part of slow living is the goal of living more sustainably and reducing our own carbon footprints as we move through the world.
Sustainable living can mean striving to be a zero-waste household, or simply reducing consumption and being more mindful of what we are buying. From the fabrics used to make our clothes to the methods used to grow our food, slow living asks us to make choices that will not only help us feel healthy, but will minimise our use of resources.
You can use your power as a consumer to purchase from companies that have strong ethical guidelines or utilise sustainable production methods wherever possible, and still have a beautiful home and live well.
Connected to taking responsibility for the things we buy is the increasingly popular minimalist way of living. Not only does this involve being careful about what we purchase, it also means shedding things we don't really need. Many of us spend far too much time cleaning, organising and managing clutter and a seemingly endless amount of 'stuff'. Slow living helps us redress this balance.
If you feel that the things you own are somehow smothering you or preventing you living more freely, think about clearing out. Read up on creating a minimalist wardrobe, where a few top quality capsule pieces replace impulse-bought fast fashion and means we spend less time worrying about what to wear.
So many toys you can't see the floor of your kids' bedroom? Put some away in a box and rotate them after a month or so, and watch your children rediscover the joy of each object rather than them just being part of an unmanageable tangle of things. Or better still, donate toys that have been outgrown or underused to goodwill or sell them on ebay and use the money for a special family day out.
Stop striving for the latest gadget or the ultimate kitchen tiles and instead find a way to be content with what you have. Sure, buy things that you need and love, but buy things that have a story, things that will last. Things that bring you joy. Value experiences over material things. Living with less means there's less to fix and tidy, and more time for things that matter. And when you live more simply, you feel more deeply. Having less can be liberating.
Slow living means carving out space for moments that feel special and help us find our place in the world. Rituals, however simple, can be significant ways to mark not just special occasions but the everyday moments of ordinary life.
Light a candle at mealtimes, play a morning song to show your children that it's time to get dressed, immerse yourself in a warm bath at the end of your working day, bake something delicious and share Friday Fika with your family or friends.
Nothing fancy, nothing demanding, just slow and simple ways to celebrate and be in the moment.
Digital detox
We are increasingly dependent on our phones and devices, and with a proliferation of social media channels much of our day can get sucked into a digital vortex of scrolling through posts or falling down online rabbit holes.
It's got so difficult to avoid the ever-present lure of the internet that some people are resorting to 'digital detoxing'. Whether this involves a weekend away and leaving your phones behind, or setting aside one day a week as a no-screen day, there is something to be said for stepping away from the digital world.
Slow living doesn't mean living in the past, in some imaginary bucolic idyll, but it does require us to be mindful of how much time and attention we give to our devices. You could decide to have a 'no phones at the table' policy so that you can all share conversations over meals, or switch off all screens at a certain time in the evening and instead read a book. The time we spend flicking through pages online could be time we spend sorting out the pile of correspondence that we've been avoiding, or folding the laundry.
Stepping away from our screens not only frees up time for useful activities and jobs that will make us feel more in control of our lives, but it also gives us more time for our loved ones.
If you are an Instagrammer it can be very difficult to not see every coffee cup or blossoming tree as a potential post. But limiting the number of photos you take, or dedicating half an hour a day to taking several pictures at once and then putting the camera away, can stop you feeling overwhelmed. Use 'quick mode' on the camera so you can take a speedy pic and then get on with enjoying the moment. Schedule your social media posts so you don't have to constantly think about what needs doing. Share pictures of things you love, rather than arranging your life like a series of photo opportunities.
How can we support each other to live more simply and with greater awareness?
The slow living movement, whilst well intentioned, can end up making people feel inadequate and dissatisfied. Despite the emphasis on cultivating contentment, seeing an endless array of perfectly styled minimalist homes, or immaculately dressed kids engaged in wholesome activities, can sometimes have the opposite effect.
It can also seem monocultural, with little space for difference and diversity, or something that only well-off people can achieve.
Instead of portraying slow living as the ultimate lifestyle choice, we need to see it as a set of values that we incorporate to whatever degree is made possible by our lives. We don't all live in beautiful homes. Life is complicated and messy and sometimes downright rubbish. But we can take away some of the stresses and strains by simply being mindful of the choices we make. We can foster attention, self-care and environmental responsibility without spending money or expecting our lives to suddenly be perfect.
Slow living is something that we can gently strive for, without putting additional pressure on ourselves. We hope this guide has given you food for thought and some ideas on how you could make small changes to your life that might make you feel happier and live more freely.
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