Welcome

Look around you,life is getting more complicated every day. Severe recession is shaking up everything. The pace of change is enough to make your head hurt. You are expected to do even more with less resources. The push for money drives you to do work you hate and fear causes you to stay in relationships which are bad for you. Stress shatters your peace of mind and poor habits damage your health. And to top it all off nature seems to be fighting back in scary and unpredictable ways. With worry hanging over you like a dark cloud it can seem impossible to travel light . It is bad enough getting out of bed in the morning! Despite these gloomy words there is always hope. There is always love. And now there is a call for a simpler way of living - one that values love community respect and sharing. For in troubled times you see what really matters in life. You value your friends and family and the warmth of a community that looks out for each other.

The essence of travelling light is a lightness that you can feel in your mind, body, heart and soul. This is demonstrated in your words and actions and your impact on the world around you. Surprisingly, you do not need to learn how to travel light, you just have to remember it. A small child instinctively knows how to travel light; they are always in the present moment, with fresh eyes looking at each new scene presented to them, with no past or future concerns jumbling up their minds. As an adult, you stop yourself from being able to travel light through fear; fear of lack, fear of the future, and fear and regrets from the past. When you can push through this fear, you open to a new way of being in the world. A place where the past is no more. The future has not arrived. The time to live is in the present moment. When you travel light you are mindful, calm and peaceful, acting in a conscious way - not on auto pilot. You are open to opportunities and always looking for a way to be free and flowing - not stuck and rigid. You operate from a place of love, trust and openness - not fear and lack. You are unattached to material possessions. And you are grateful for the simple things. When you travel light, you are happy to rise in the morning and ready for sleep at night. Your mind is clear and unstressed by the events of the day.

Life coach, Vanessa Westwell, has written a practical guidebook to help you to survive and thrive in the twenty first century. Her new book Travelling Light - how to live lightly in your mind, body, heart and soul will help you to simplify and clarify every aspect of your life. The book includes over 200 coaching questions, carefully designed to help you to assess your current situation and improve your life in four key areas - in your mind, body, heart and soul. You will find helpful advice on how to improve your self-esteem, emotions, relationships, life goals, spiritual well-being, home environment, work, finances and health.