Getting creative can just be the perfect way to let loose, enjoy yourself and create whatever you want. This was also the premise for her podcast launched in 2018, Happy Place, and has featured an array of guest such as Ellie Golding, Hilary Rodham Clinton, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gary Barlow, Alicia Keys, and Elizabeth Gilbert amongst others. A happy, healthy mind is closely connected to a body that is also happy and healthy - whether you are a child or adult. Cotton says children can use their imagination to bring calmness and joy when they need it most, simply by thinking of a happy place. The Happiness From Head to Toes Kit is a curation of joyful things that aim to help you find positivity and fulfilment in your everyday life.

Fearne Cotton on how kids can find happiness from head to toe Broadcaster and author Fearne Cotton discusses her new book, explaining how every bit of a child’s body can contribute to their overall happiness. The more tools we all have to find happiness in ourselves - rather than pinning it on situations, other people or outcomes - the better. I think it's a really powerful tool for children and adults in situations where we feel anxiety and nerves.

So as you’re sitting and you’re feeling your head and your neck, begin to settle and let your breath just breathe. For example, in “Tips for a happy upper body”, we’re reminded to find a happy hobby, and to use breathing to find calmness. Spring Washam So let’s begin to do a meditation on embodied presence through the doorway of the body.

So wherever you are, find a comfortable seat, comfortable position that you can relax your body into.

This will encourage you to eat more slowly, enjoy your food and help to avoid indigestion," she says. From the tips of your toes to the top of your head, each body part can play an important role in helping you feel great.

The brand was created from her first book released in 2017, Happy, which was a Sunday Times Bestseller and a silver Nielsen Bestseller. Delivered in characteristic warm-hearted style, Fearne Cotton’s Happy from Head to Toe is a handy holistic toolkit for finding happiness in body and mind. Between the stress, anxiety, depression, loneliness, burnout — we all could use a break to feel better.And if they’re anxious and their heart is racing, she suggests trying to focus on positive stories and images. Practical and thought- provoking, enlightening and entertaining, it’s packed with joy-nurturing nuggets. In the book, Cotton isolates individual parts of the body and explains, with the help of medical experts, “great thinkers”, and famous names (including Tom Daley, Joe Wicks and Tom Fletcher), how each part plays an important role in making us feel happy. The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being, and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society. Underpinned by the interconnectedness of body and mind (“a happy, healthy mind is so closely connected to a happy, healthy body”), Cotton takes readers on a fulfilling journey through the body to “see how we can create even more happiness in our life”.

This padded board book has a soft, padded cover and rounded edges, perfect to share with the smallest readers. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. You might also notice that by breathing slowly your heart rate has slowed down too, making you feel even calmer – and hopefully a little happier. But you’ll notice that the more you bring your awareness in, the more you’ll feel a sense of lightness, a sense of flow, and a sense of ease.

The more tools we all have to find happiness in ourselves – rather than pinning it on situations, other people or outcomes – the better. In those moments when you feel nervous or panicked, try working on your breathing first," she recommends. The broadcaster, author and mum talks to celebrity guests about what happiness means to them on her podcast Happy Place, and has written a series of books designed to help people find calm. Guiding our Happiness Break today is Spring Washam, a meditation teacher and author of The Spirit of Harriet Tubman: Awakening from the Underground. Item despatched quickly and as described, but damaged in transit due to plastic wrap packaging being inadequate protection.