Planet Mindful

Planet Mindful magazine brings you eight issues a year of wonderful, friendly advice on how to slow things down, strengthen your relationships and treasure your mental health and wellbeing. Each issue is divided into three sections: Mind & Body, Relationships and Living. We hope you’ll enjoy what we’ve crafted as we bring you the ideas and trends that are longer-lasting and more powerful as tools in keeping you happy.

Planet Mindful

Welcome to PLANET MINDFUL

WHAT IS mindfulness? • Refresh your understanding with Planet Mindful’s simple 10-step guide to mindfulness…

How to… FEEL HAPPIER EVERY DAY • If you’re finding the daily grind is getting you down, we’re here for you – this issue, Becky Skuse has rounded up some expert ideas on how to fill your day with simple joys and make life that bit sweeter

CUT OUT AND KEEP • For daily inspiration, cut out and keep this quote in a place where you’re bound to see it.

MIND & BODY Look after yourself • Improving the relationship you have with yourself is central to cultivating a feeling of wellbeing. In this section, we look at ways to spend some quality time with yourself and nourish your inner dialogue.

Make time FOR NATURE • Many of us find being amidst nature immensely relaxing, and now there’s plenty of evidence explaining why. Ruby Deevoy digs into the roots of eco-therapy

Summer MEADOW • Wherever you are right now, a meadow is easy to imagine, says writer Judy Darley. Why not take a moment to drift away?

Affirmation station • Having confidence in yourself takes practise so foster your self-belief with this simple affirmation…

Spend it WELL • They say that money can’t buy you happiness but spending it more mindfully can certainly contribute to your wellbeing. We’ve selected a handful of ideas to give you that feel-good vibe…

Being NAKED • Jane Ayres explores the liberation of being naked, reflecting on how her experiences with naturism and life modelling helped her to gain a more balanced perspective that extended far beyond body image

CUT OUT AND KEEP WELL WORDS • Sometimes you just need a little reminder to look after your wellbeing and show yourself some kindness.

Building your CORE STRENGTH • Tone and stretch your mid-section for a lean and flexible core with Lisa Reakes’ beginner-friendly yoga workout

Move yourself • Don’t get stuck in a rut – get your mind and body moving with these motivational words…

Seeking pleasure TO SUBDUE PAIN • Working with chronic sufferers helped Betsan Corkhill to understand how paying attention to enjoyment can help us to manage pain

MAKE A START TODAY • Making small changes over a range of issues can result in a big overall effect.

LEARNING TO welcome change • Louise Chunn talks to leading psychotherapist Julia Samuel about the power of accepting and embracing pain as the agent of change

Dream happy, SLEEP HAPPY • Research shows that having good dreams improves sleep quality and wellbeing. If you constantly wake up exhausted instead of refreshed, it could be your dreams that are responsible, says Petra Hawker

4 steps to the perfect night’s sleep

The kindness movement • Looking to make a difference during the pandemic? Join the millions of volunteers working hard to spread a bit of kindness, says Sarah Dawson

EVERYDAY HEROES • We meet three amazing pandemic volunteers

RELATIONSHIPS Friends, family and lovers • The bonds we share in life are key to our happiness and wellbeing. These ever-evolving relationships can run the full spectrum of emotion and in this section we explore the ways to nurture and celebrate them.

Overcoming LONELINESS • Jenny Rowe explores how we can feel less isolated by nurturing the connections we already...