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Mindfulness helps to reduce stress, improve mental clarity and enhance emotional wellbeing -  yet its something that many of us struggle to make an effort to include in the day to day. So incorporating simple mindful exercises into your daily walk can make a huge difference. 

Glimmers are the opposite of triggers, a term many of us are probably more familiar with. Triggers are the things that set us off on a spiral of negative thoughts and emotions - and they can be different for us all.  In contrast, glimmers spark a feeling of happiness, safety or comfort. True, the...

We know being mindful can help us to feel grounded and more connected with ourselves and others around us. We also know that being in nature can help to relieve stress and lower anxiety… but how can we combine the two?

We talk a lot about physical fitness, but how often do we chat about our mental fitness? Mental health as a term can at times makes us feel a little negative, or somehow static.  Mental fitness allows us to think of something we can improve, build, maintain and grow.  And TALK about.

Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to open up to others when you’re walking beside them, rather than sitting opposite them in a closed space? We believe that there are so many mental health benefits to walking and talking with others, outside in nature. 

This amazing blog was written by Jo Byers, a member of the Mind Over Mountains walk leadership team, who took on an incredible fundraising challenge for our charity in 2023. This is the story of her challenge, in Jo’s words: The black Cuillin hills on the Isle of Skye are seen by many as a jewel ...