The Nourished Folk

The Nourished Folk Qualified Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher, Qualified Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens Teacher and Certified Holistic Health Coach.

It is my mission to walk alongside you and your own meditation journey, offering guidance along the way.

When a young person is struggling, it's easy to focus on the challenges they're facing right now. But no amount of disco...
07/06/2026

When a young person is struggling, it's easy to focus on the challenges they're facing right now. But no amount of discomfort, heartbreak, anxiety, or self-doubt can erase their potential.⠀
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What many young people need most isn't someone with all the answers. They need someone who notices. Someone who listens. Someone who steps in when it matters. Someone who reminds them that they are worth fighting for.⠀
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When people look back on their hardest seasons, they rarely talk about the perfect advice they received. They remember the adults who showed up. The ones who checked in, spoke up, and stayed present.⠀
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Most of us know a young person who could use that kind of support today - A conversation. A message. Some words of kindness.⠀
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You may never fully know the impact it has, but it could make all the difference.⠀
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Everyone is trying their best.⠀⠀The person who cut you off in traffic, the friend who hasn't replied to your message, th...
04/06/2026

Everyone is trying their best.⠀
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The person who cut you off in traffic, the friend who hasn't replied to your message, the coworker who's a bit distracted, the stranger who seems grumpy.⠀
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You don't know what kind of day they're having.⠀
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And the same goes for you.⠀
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Not every mistake needs to turn into a lesson. Not every bad day needs to be analysed. Sometimes you're just tired, overwhelmed, or juggling more than usual.⠀
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It's okay to cut other people some slack.⠀
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It's okay to cut yourself some slack too.⠀
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We're all doing the best we can with what we've got on any given day.⠀
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Not in a dramatic way. Just enough to loosen your grip on who you think you need to be.⠀⠀There’s something about running...
03/06/2026

Not in a dramatic way. Just enough to loosen your grip on who you think you need to be.⠀
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There’s something about running that has a way of exposing what’s underneath the distractions, the noise, and the excuses. When your legs are tired and your lungs are working hard, there’s nowhere to hide. You meet yourself exactly as you are.⠀
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Some days you'll discover strength you didn't know you had. Other days you'll find frustration, doubt, or discomfort. But if you stay with it, you'll also find resilience, patience, gratitude, and confidence.⠀
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Running isn't just about covering distance. Sometimes it's about creating enough space to listen to yourself.⠀
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Let it crack you open. You might be surprised by what grows from the pieces.⠀
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There will be moments in life when you've done everything "right."⠀⠀You've put in the work. You've prepared. You've stud...
02/06/2026

There will be moments in life when you've done everything "right."⠀
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You've put in the work. You've prepared. You've studied. You've planned. You've given your best effort and done everything in your power to make things go the way you hoped.⠀
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And then they don't.⠀
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The goal isn't reached. The opportunity doesn't come. The outcome isn't what you expected.⠀
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When that happens, don't let one setback convince you to stop. Don't lose heart. Don't assume it means you're not capable or that your dream wasn't worth pursuing.⠀
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Instead, look for the lesson. Gather the gold hidden inside the disappointment, frustration, or pain. There is always something there if you're willing to look for it.⠀
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Then keep going.⠀
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Because every challenge you work through, every disappointment you recover from, and every storm you walk through is shaping you in ways success alone never could.⠀
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One day you'll look back and realise that what made you stronger wasn't the smooth path. It was the obstacles you overcame. It was the resilience you built when things didn't go to plan. It was your willingness to keep showing up when it would have been easier to quit.⠀
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That's where your strength comes from.⠀
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Not from a life without challenges, but from everything you've learned to weather along the way.⠀
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when my daughter is living in my belly⠀i will speak to her like⠀she's already changed the world ⠀she will walk out of me...
31/05/2026

when my daughter is living in my belly⠀
i will speak to her like⠀
she's already changed the world ⠀
she will walk out of me on a red carpet ⠀
fully equipped with the knowledge ⠀
that she's capable of ⠀
anything she sets her mind to⠀
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- Rupi Kaur ⠀
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Poor mental health is not automatically a doorway to self-discovery, compassion or purpose. But sometimes, over time, it...
30/05/2026

Poor mental health is not automatically a doorway to self-discovery, compassion or purpose. But sometimes, over time, it can become part of the story that helps someone understand themselves more.⠀⠀
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One of the strongest ideas to emerge over the last decade is the belief that mental health simply means “feeling good.” But psychology has never really defined it that way.⠀⠀
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Being mentally healthy doesn’t mean feeling happy all the time. It means experiencing the right feeling at the right time — feelings that make sense in their context — and learning how to respond to them in ways that bring relief and reduce harm, rather than deepen the pain.⠀⠀
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Sadness, anger, anxiety, disappointment, grief — these are all part of being human. The goal isn’t to avoid difficult emotions. It’s to build the capacity to move through them in healthy, supported and meaningful ways.⠀
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The breath teaches people something most of us spend years trying to avoid: how to stay.⠀⠀⠀⠀Not fix. Not numb. Not run.⠀...
29/05/2026

The breath teaches people something most of us spend years trying to avoid: how to stay.⠀⠀
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Not fix. Not numb. Not run.⠀⠀
Just stay.⠀⠀
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Because discomfort isn’t always a sign that something is wrong. Sometimes it’s just what growth, grief, uncertainty, excitement or change feels like in the body.⠀⠀
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This is one of the reasons I’ve learned to love running, especially long distances. I used to hate the feeling of being out of breath. The puffing, the heaviness in my chest, the feeling of losing control.⠀⠀
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But long-distance running has taught me you can push yourself while relaxing your breath. You can feel uncomfortable without panicking. You learn to find a rhythm between effort and control.⠀⠀
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I think that’s also why I love vinyasa yoga. Moving with the breath. Slowing the breath down. Learning how to stay steady even when things feel physically challenging.⠀⠀
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The breath won’t remove every hard feeling. But it can remind people that they are capable of moving through discomfort without immediately needing to escape it.⠀
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