‘FROM THE ASHES; SHE IS IGNITED!’

‘FROM THE ASHES; SHE IS IGNITED!’

Entrepreneurial Mum And Breathwork Expert, Laura Rowe from Liverpool knocks New York Times Best Seller Wim Hof, off top spot as she becomes Best Selling Author.

•Three Top Tips On How To Rise From The Ashes From Global Wellness

And Empowerment Coach •Liverpool Based Motivational Speaker And Meditation Expert Knocks

The IceMan Wim Hof Off The Top Spot With Her Latest Book To Help

Women Overcome Adversity and Bloom Like The Lotus.

Laura Rowe, 39, from Liverpool has united with 7 other female entrepreneurs in best-selling book ‘From The Ashes; She is Ignited!’ – in a bid to collectively inspire others to find the courage and resilience to rise up and leave behind the challenges of our history… these honest accounts reveal the depths of despair and provide significant keys to navigate trauma and like the phoenix, rise from the ashes.

Laura Rowe is the owner and founder of Align Lifestyle. She is a global Wellness and Empowerment coach, an ex-NHS theatre practitioner, a health science specialist, and a trauma and cancer survivor, on a mission to help people rediscover who they are at their core, to see how truly powerful they are, and gain emotional freedom by living intentionally and finding calm in the chaos of life. Because after struggling for years with anxiety, depression and eventually cancer, Laura learnt the hard way that if we don’t make time for our wellness, we’ll be forced to make time for our illness.

In the book Laura Rowe shares how she overcame living a highly stress induced life, filled with multiple health conditions, in her chapter, The Lotus. Having set her business up as a result of overcoming a cancer diagnosis, this book is a part of Laura’s mission to inspire, educate, and motivate others towards a better understanding around the impact stress can have on our overall health.

Using science backed holistic modalities such as meditation, breathwork, yoga and mindset practices, Laura is here to help more of us embrace better health without it feeling like a chore.

Launching globally From the Ashes She is Ignited, available now via https://bit.ly/weareignited went straight in at number 1 on the Amazon best seller charts in ten categories including; mental health, personal health and personal transformation, knocking New York Times best-selling author Ice Man Wim Hof from the top spot.

Laura Rowe courageously put pen to paper to share her experiences of trauma, illness, and a stressful life filled with anxiety and depression, said:

“I’m delighted to be a part of this collaborative project. I decided to take part in this book because it one hundred percent aligns with my message of overcoming adversity, finding strength and power within, and using that as a driving force to achieve your desires. I’m excited to be a best-selling author and hoping that in our shared accounts, many more women will find the courage and confidence to believe they are enough no matter what challenges life may send their way.”

This collaboration book has been brought together by former secondary school teacher, now Mindset and Positive Psychology Empowerment Coach and the Founder of The Mamas Ignited Movement, Louisa Herridge, she said:

“One thing that all of the women who have contributed to this book have in common is resilience. Life sends us unexpected horrors at times and the only thing we can do is carry on. Being resilient is often not on purpose, it is something that we find when we have no other choice. Resilient people are strong enough to adapt and change… and we can’t despair if we feel like that’s an uncomfortable place to be. It comes with experience. I often think of the palm tree - able to bend in the storms, but rarely uprooted. You may feel like that today, but don’t be troubled. The storm makes you stronger! Resilient people know who they are and accept themselves, both the good and the bad. Resilient people have a strong support network, family, friends, peers, work colleagues. We don’t need an army of support, just those significant individuals we can turn to when life gets rough, or the waves feel too strong to navigate. Resilient people are honest with themselves and others. They don’t sweep things under the carpet and pretend their way through life. I’ve learned that if you don’t deal with something, it will eventually deal with you.”

Founder of Authors & Co, Abigail Horne who has brought the book to life, said the book is for women at every stage of life. She said: “At Authors & Co we work with entrepreneurs who want to make an impact through leaving their legacy. Our authors always lead their readers to reflect on their own lives and if aligned, make use of the teachings to move forward themselves.” 1Take time to pause and breathe. One of the quickest ways to slow the heart rate and activate a relaxation response in the brain is with the breath. As little as 6 deep and full breaths can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, switch your mind-set, and initiate calm. Deep breaths in through the nose and out through the mouth, almost like a sigh, for as long as you can. Really making those exhales longer than the inhales is a key ingredient in maintaining a healthy stress response.

2Remember you are never alone. Understanding the power of your words can really help you gain a deeper understanding of where you are, where you want to be, and also, what you need to get you there. No matter how overwhelming things may feel, asking for help and support is a sign of strength and bravery.

3Knowing you are enough - that your thoughts and feelings are valid, all of them. Making a list of healthy boundaries to protect your peace is a firm favourite with my clients, also reframing negative statements into positives can really help create a healthier mindset.

For more information about Laura Rowe please visit; www.alignlifestyle.co.uk

In celebration of the book launch Laura is offering a free pdf guide on how to create more balance and harmony when life feels overwhelming, you can download it here at alignlifestyle.ac-page.com/busy-to-balanced

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This month... It’s all about Green again!!!!

Last month I talked about Green Architecture…. With the summer months and the big drive for all things Green! I thought the theme should continue.

So let’s talk about, creating a burst of colour with green bathroom tiles.

1.Why choose green in the bathroom?

2.How to incorporate the colour green in bathroom decoration?

3.Is it a good idea to use green tiles in the bathroom?

4.Different types of green tiles for the bathroom

5.Aqua green tiles for the bathroom

Immersed in spring and already thinking about summer, colour is invading everything. Fashion catwalks, trends, and, of course, decoration. With colour you can create sensations and project inspiring atmospheres.

WHY CHOOSE GREEN IN THE BATHROOM? type of rooms. Green is directly linked to nature and, as a result, it evokes calm and relaxation. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why these tones offer a wide range of possibilities for decorating a bathroom.

It should also be noted that the colour green in interior design conveys the idea that a space is relaxing and refreshing, at the same time as it promotes the harmony of the space. In addition, the subconscious directly relates the colour green to everything natural and organic, which is why it is one of the colours that most attracts the eye and produces a sense of balance.

HOW TO INCORPORATE THE COLOUR GREEN IN BATHROOM DECORATION?

The simplest and most eye-catching thing to do is to choose the flooring or wall tiles in this colour, so that the whole room is infused with the sense of calm and nature.

Another option that is on the rise is to choose the colour of the washbasin in green to give a touch to the bathroom. There are also those who choose to combine all the sanitaryware in this way.

You can also introduce green into your bathroom with paint or waterproof wallpaper. (I will talk about waterproof wallpaper in another article). You can choose this shade for one of the walls or to highlight a specific area. Remember that, as the bathroom is a room exposed to humidity and temperature changes, you should choose the right paint.

Finally, if you do not want to change the appearance of the room too much, you can choose green for textiles, such as towels, shower curtains or carpets, or for bathroom accessories.

FOR ALL YOU DIY LOVERS AND PROFESSIONALS WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN INDUSTRY

IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO USE GREEN TILES IN THE BATHROOM?

Of course it is. This colour is not only on trend and design, but also creates the perfect setting for relaxation. This tile option to decorate your bathroom is, without a doubt, the best one to take if you want to create your own little paradise without leaving your home.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF GREEN TILES FOR THE BATHROOM

If you go for small profile tiles, then you have the option of a multiple possibilities for the bathroom. However, although large profile tiles are on trend, there is nothing stopping you from creating a feature wall with large porcelain tiles.

Furthermore, one of the possibilities that ceramics offer for your bathroom are mosaics. These types of pieces are also a great option for wall coverings or bathroom showers.

BIOPHILIC DESIGN

I mentioned Biophilic design in one of my previous articles. It is where the biophilia hypothesis proposes that most humans have an innate love of nature, we long for it and without connecting with it, our health could suffer. So, biophilic design is an applied solution to appease this desire for nature by integrating natural elements and processes into the built environment. The sense of nature in the bathroom is the most amazing sense of feeling, as that is the one place you would expect no disturbances. Therefore, to feel nature would allow the mind to relax, with green being one the best relaxing colours you can get.

AQUA GREEN TILES FOR THE BATHROOM

In terms of trends, the colour mint burst onto the decoration scene a few years ago and is here to stay. Therefore, aqua green tiles for the bathroom are a perfect option if you want this room to look trendy. This chromatic option allows you to create an environment that mimics the marine inspiration, recreating patterns that invite you to disconnect.

Let me have your views and ideas on your current bathroom projects you may be working on.

If you have any questions or need advice on any of your projects you are working on then do not hesitate to get in touch for any of Miles Consult & Construct Services.

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Iremember looking down at the freshly chewed shoes and the wagging tail of my dog called Bobby thinking “but I never even got to wear them, Bobs”. I couldn’t stay angry at my best friend for long.

The shoes were black patent leather with a green trim and I was six years old. For some reason, they had found their way into the space where Bobby had his night-time dog bed. Well, he must have thought all his Christmas’s had come at once. New shiny shoe chew toys.

I remember trying the shoes on in the shop. I was so pleased they had my size and I felt like a princess wearing them.

What struck me when this memory was triggered into my recollection recently was two things. How our perspective colours our experience, me vs. Bobby and how we can give away our power so easily, believing the shoes made me feel like a princess.

But, you know that’s how people create their identities based on what they have and have not got. Whether it’s the love and affection of our parents, the attitudes and emotions of those around us, or in the last halfcentury by the messages shared about perfection through the media.

Even at that very early age, I had given my power away to a pair of shoes.

It’s the same when it comes to our bodies. Pause for a moment and think back to the time before the dissemination of information through the mass media. Obesity was not the norm, taking antidepressants was not the norm and seeking outside instructions on what to eat in order to have the perfect body was certainly not the norm.

The humans of the last fifty-plus years have been indoctrinated with so much information from “experts” that we have stopped listening to ourselves; to our bodies. These bodies contain the blueprint to repair themselves and grow another human.

When I studied for my diploma in Style Coaching™, I started to understand how this external source of information was being conditioned into our identities, to the degree that we have become so disconnected from who we truly are.

We each have an internal style essence, part of the essence of who we were born to be, which manifests externally as our style expression, known as the Goddess Style Expression for the women who choose to rediscover their authenticity by working with me.

Working in corporate organisations for so long, I became well versed in the uniform of the norm. I reflect on how I would rebel against those unwritten rules. I’d add a string of pearls here, a bright coloured waistcoat there and guess what, patent shoes often featured – simply because I loved wearing them.

What’s really interesting is how our style essence is suppressed from a very early age, we are dressed according to our sex and then we have little choice in wearing school uniforms. The mum in me understands the perceived upside of wearing uniforms, however, what we are really teaching our children is that they have to conform and fit in. It’s not okay to be themselves. As I have already shared, I have always been an independent thinker and I loved to push the boundaries with my hideous bottle green school uniform. Much to the chagrin of my teachers.

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A former client, who had been a corporate lawyer, really struggled to find her feet when she moved to be self-employed, she would show up for networking and prospect meetings in the suits she had always worn. Yet she felt so uncomfortable, believing she would be found out for not being good enough to operate on her own. And all this baggage showed up at the meetings and in her lack of sales.

It was only when we did a deep dive into her style essence that she was able to adjust her self-image and create her true external identity; the one that said, “you really want to work with this woman, she really knows her stuff”, without saying a word.

Too many women have ‘body confidence’ issues that are holding them back in life. I personally know how this felt, like an ongoing battle. And now our young women and girls are using apps to reshape their appearance online believing the real thing is not good enough.

Is this the legacy that we really want to leave for generations to come? Probably not, so how do we change the trajectory we are currently on?

Awareness is the first step. Awareness of the ‘rules’ we live our lives by, is taken from the external influences we have experienced. The key is to go inward to ourselves and reconnect with who we truly are, with the wisdom of our bodies and take that expression into the world. Be it with your style, how you run your business or how you simply choose to show up each and every day in your life.

I no longer teach people what rules they have to follow to create an image that is aligned to their authentic selves, much like my Minerva Manifesto™ and my Activate the Goddess Within ™, I have created a framework which helps you explore and create your unique Goddess Style Expression for yourself. This is not a “this is what you must wear approach”, this is life transformation. Autumn, sharing the framework, tools and techniques with women who are ready to express their own Goddess Style.

I remember my mum’s face when she saw the shoes. She got really mad at Bobby. As a small child, I jumped in front of him to protect him from her wroth. In my little head, he was just being a dog. Dogs like to chew, it’s natural to them. Yes, I was sad about the shoes for ten minutes, remember I was six and six-year-olds move on easily. What I understand now about that situation is how my mum was actually angry at herself for leaving the shoes where she left them. And, when we don’t have the level of selfawareness about ourselves, taking responsibility for our actions, we can often hit out at those around us. Behaviour is the highest form of information about what is going on inside.

Like to learn more? Check out my website, summarising the work I do with women as The Goddess Activator and feel free to reach out for an exploratory conversation.