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Feeling overwhelmed by emotions that seem to spiral out of control? Discover the powerful two-word practice that neuroscience shows can literally calm your brain's alarm system. This week I'm sharing how to name your feelings without trying to fix them, creating space between you and your emotional storms. Learn the mindful approach that transforms difficult emotions from problems to be solved into experiences to be witnessed.
Ready to make decisions with more clarity and confidence? Discover how mindfulness helps you reconnect with your core values, so you can say yes with purpose, no without guilt, and live with greater authenticity—at work, in relationships, and within yourself.
Do you ever feel like your emotions take you on a rollercoaster ride? Learn how to “emotionally surf” the waves of life as I share my top proven tools from the science of psychology and the art of mindfulness.
Think you can’t meditate? Think again. Learn 5 powerful moving meditation techniques for busy minds and restless bodies—and how to find calm, clarity and become more mindful without sitting still.
Are you making decisions from fear without even realising it? Explore how choosing love over fear transforms everything from your morning mirror talk to your social media habits. Discover the science behind why fear-based living keeps you stuck, while love-based choices expand your possibilities. Learn practical ways to shift your perspective in daily moments, create ripple effects in your community, and build a life guided by compassion rather than anxiety. It's time to break free from fear-based patterns and embrace the life-changing power of acting from love instead!
Craving that peaceful feeling that seems to vanish the moment life gets busy? Discover how to protect your peace by creating gentle boundaries, designing pockets of stillness, and maintaining your serenity without sacrificing productivity. This week I’m sharing simple, practical ways to maintain your calm and clarity. Stop letting your peace evaporate and start bringing that spaciousness and serenity into your everyday life. Your nervous system will thank you!
Are you getting ready for a vacay or dreaming of your next getaway? This week Annika Rose reveals ten game-changing strategies to transform your precious time off. Discover how to ditch digital distractions, find authentic local experiences, and create moments that refresh your soul—not drain it. Stop collecting tourist snapshots and start collecting memories that matter. It’s time to take your holiday from ordinary to extraordinary!
Discover our ultimate birthday interview guide—with 40 thoughtful questions to help you reflect on your past year, celebrate your present, and envision a flourishing future! From playful quick-fire rounds to profound reflections, this interactive celebration captures your evolving wisdom in a personal time capsule that grows more precious with each passing year. Start this beautiful tradition today and watch as your birthday transforms from just another candle on the cake to a powerful milestone that honors your entire story.
Receptivity isn't just a skill to master; it's an invitation to a richer, more connected way of moving through the world. It’s wonderfully liberating to set down the weight of always needing to broadcast your thoughts and simply be present to receive instead. Each conversation becomes an opportunity for discovery, each person a potential teacher, each challenge a doorway to growth we might otherwise miss. Try these simple practices and today, experiment with being a little more receptive than usual.
In a world that glorifies hustle, slowing down feels like a radical act, but it’s one that aligns with how your brain was designed to thrive. Discover the smart and simple strategies of slow living and notice how you begin to feel calmer, clearer and reclaim control of your time and attention once more.
This International Women's Day, I invite you to move beyond symbolic gestures and take meaningful action—whether as a woman navigating workplace challenges or as an ally committed to creating change. Discover evidence-based strategies to put into practice this International Women's Day and create real transformation with the ARISE framework—a holistic approach that integrates purposeful action, strategic resilience, authentic impact, unique strengths, and sustainable empowerment to raise women and their wellbeing up!
Are you feeling the love? Annika shares some interesting science, insights, heart-opening practices and connection-building strategies for whatever your relationship status. Join the fun by taking part in her free 7-day Feel The Love Challenge too!
What’s your meditation rhythm? Do you have one? Discover the best time to meditate based on your lifestyle, daily commitments and the changing seasons. Whether it’s sunrise stillness, a midday reset, or a bedtime wind-down, find a practice that works for you. Meditation isn’t about perfection—it’s about presence. #Mindfulness #Meditation
The average person has upwards of 60,000 thoughts a day, hundreds of emails flooding our personal and professional inboxes, pings, push-notifications and advertisments galore. It’s no wonder we’re all overwhelmed! Is it really possible to calm your mind in amongst the chaos, and how do you look after your mental health and wellbeing in the noise and pace of the modern world? Let Annika guide the way …
Each day is another opportunity to begin again, but will you relate to yourself kindly as you do? Annika explores what it means to start over - a new year, a new chapter, a new season - from a place of self-compassion and shares several simple ways you can use the science on this topic to add more kindness into your day, starting right now.
However versatile and powerful a practice mindfulness can be, as a Mindfulness Teacher and Mentor I am here to tell you it doesn’t do it all. Read on to find out why mindfulness isn’t a panacea, and what that means for your wellbeing.
How is it go, go, go, going for you? Are you feeling fulfilled and reaching your goals? In a world that has a need for speed and praises productivity above all else, could slowing down be the antidote to achieving more? The paradox of pausing is that it is a necessary element to getting ahead. Slow is the new fast. Annika Rose tells us to take our time, regularly press pause, and trust that slowing down is the true secret to achieving success and performing at our peak.
Why do we overlook what we have, and crave what we don’t? Making gratitude a regular happiness habit has benefits for both mind and body so check out our top 11 gratitude goodies to help you on your way.
Mindfulness and relaxation techiques are both popular when it comes to creating calm. While mindfulness and relaxation do share certain similarities, they also have some important and distinct differences. Each technique has its own approach that can lead to different outcomes. Which one is better? Here’s my expert opinion …
