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How To | Slow Your Pace

Iona Bower January 7, 2025

Winter calls us to slow down, but this is no mean feat when there’s so much noise about productivity and stacks of stimulation, not to mention bulging to-do lists. There’s a difference between slowing down and grinding to a halt. Try any of the following ways to gently alter your pace:

• Slow smooth exhalations

• Repeat: “I have all the time I need”

• Chew your food slowly and deliberately

• Take, and notice, slow, steady steps

• Turn up your listening skills

• Green-gaze out of the window

• Take regular screen breaks

• Have slow hugs

The above extract is taken from Self-care For Winter: Seven Steps To Thriving In The Colder Months
by Suzy Reading (Aster). You can read more in our January issue.

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Taking time to live well

We celebrate slowing down, enjoying what you have, making the most of where you live, enjoying the company of of friends and family, and feeding them well. We like to grow some of our own vegetables, visit local markets, rummage for vintage finds, and decorate our home with the plunder. We love being outdoors and enjoy the satisfaction that comes with a job well done.

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