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Illustration of a three concepts: (1) Feelings & Emotions – a wheel with 8 spikes representing joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, and anticipation; (2) Body Map – an outline of a person's body; and (3) Energy Levels – a spectrum line from 1 to 10. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind, Organisations, Starter

Feelings and energy board

A board to map the team’s feelings and energy levels.

13th July 2026
Illustration of 3 teens. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Main, Medium, Mind, Starter, Youth

Tips for parenting teens (13-18 y/o)

Supporting healthier teenagehood in the digital age.

24th April 2026
Illustration of a person with eyes closed smelling a plate of strawberries. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind, Starter

Emotions through taste and smell

Reconnecting with childhood emotions through taste and smell.

1st April 2026
Illustration of a person sitting cross-legged on the floor and with eyes closed. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Mind, Starter

5-4-3-2-1 grounding

A simple technique for coping with anxiety.

1st April 2026
Illustration of a person surrounded by 5 thought clouds with the word "why". © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Mind

5 whys

Five “whys” to rewrite a belief.

26th March 2026
Illustration of 3 children. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Main, Medium, Mind, Starter, Youth

Tips for parenting children (6-13 y/o)

Supporting healthier childhood in the digital age.

26th March 2026
Illustration of 3 young children. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Main, Medium, Mind, Starter, Youth

Tips for parenting young children (0-5 y/o)

Supporting healthier childhood in the digital age.

6th March 2026
Illustration of a the window of tolerance, comprising of three areas: central area (window of tolerance), upper area (hyper-arousal dysregulation), and lower area (hypo-arousal dysregulation). © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Heart, Main, Mind

The window of tolerance

Expanding your window of tolerance to spend more time in regulation.

6th March 2026
Illustration of an adult and a child dancing. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Youth

Just dance!

Rekindling your dancing spirit.

30th January 2026
Illustration of a person wearing an animal costume. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Medium, Mind

As if… game

Cultivating the capacity to become a “new self”.

10th September 2025
Illustration of a person's hand holding five cards with introspective prompts. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Heart, Medium, Mind

Pleasure questions game

Reconnecting with the child within.

1st July 2025
Illustration of a person standing on top of a mountain. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind, Soul, Starter

8 sources of awe

Practices to cultivate awe in everyday life.

1st July 2025
Illustration of a child playing with an adult. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Medium, Mind, Youth

5 principles to guide children’s play toward resolution

Using play to help children move through trauma.

30th April 2025
Illustration of a person in a reflective mood with a journal and a pen. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Hard, Mind

Dissolving the ego

Reflecting on your relationship with ego.

30th April 2025
Illustration of 5 bottles of different dimensions containing essential oils (symbolised by different flowers and plant around the bottles) and a blank sheet of paper with a pencil and a pair of glasses next to it. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Hard, Heart, Mind

Aromesis© – Healing with essential oils

Combining intuition and essential oils to heal.

19th February 2025
Illustration of a person who is frozen. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Hard, Heart, Mind

Managing the freeze response

Tips to shift from maladaptive to adaptive freeze response.

6th August 2024
Illustration of a person running away. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Hard, Heart, Mind

Managing the flight response

Tips to shift from maladaptive to adaptive flight response.

6th August 2024
Illustration of a person wearing boxing gloves. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Hard, Heart, Mind

Managing the fight response

Tips to shift from maladaptive to adaptive fight response.

6th August 2024
Illustration of 2 people, one holding the arm around the other person. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Hard, Heart, Mind

Managing the fawn response

Tips to shift from maladaptive to adaptive fawn response.

6th August 2024
Illustration of a person holding onto 5 balloons displaying different emotions. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Heart, Medium, Mind, Organisations

Emotional regulation in teams

Strategies to regulate emotions in individuals and teams.

6th August 2024
Illustration of three people sitting together and sharing diverse perspectives (represented by different speech bubbles). © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Hard, Heart, Soul

Returning to community to resolve conflicts

Practices to restore a community from an individual’s damaging behaviour.

12th June 2024
Illustration of a mother breastfeeding a baby with a cradle hold. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Gender, Main, Starter

Breastfeeding positions

Tips on different positions to adopt to support breastfeeding.

12th June 2024
Illustration of a mother with a baby on a stroller followed by three other women creating a chain of support. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Gender, Hard, Heart, Mind, Soul, Starter

Matrescence: From womanhood to motherhood

Supporting the spiritual transformation from woman to mother.

29th May 2024
Illustration of a whale with musical notes coming out of the mouth. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind, Soul, Starter

Whale meditation

Relaxing the nervous system with whale songs.

29th May 2024
Illustration of a sun surrounded by leaves symbols. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Gender, Hard, Heart, Mind, Soul, Starter

Spring equinox ritual

A short ritual to celebrate the arrival of spring.

19th March 2024
Illustration of a tree with 5 distinctive elements: roots, trunk, branches, fruits, and decomposing matter. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Mind, Organisations

Tree reflection

Using the metaphor of a tree to reflect on projects or situations.

21st December 2023
Illustration of a person writing on a journal. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind

A year in a day

Using a 24-hour day to take stock of the past year and welcome the new year.

21st December 2023
Illustration of sheet of paper with a worldtangle. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Heart, Medium, Mind

Wordtangles to untangle the mind

A visual journaling process to bring clarity and peace of mind.

25th October 2023
Illustration of the different layers of the iceberg model: behaviour, emotions & thoughts, values, needs. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Heart, Medium, Mind, Organisations, Soul

The iceberg model

A tool to surface what is behind visible behaviour in individuals.

24th July 2023
Illustration of a person sleeping. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Hard, Mind, Starter

Bodies as sites of liberation

Practices to reclaim your birthright.

5th July 2023
Illustration of a person meditating in a cross-legged position. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Medium, Soul

The Five Remembrances meditation

A meditation to accept reality as it is and find peace.

23rd June 2023
Illustration of a stormy landscape with lighting, heavy rains, and strong winds. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Starter, Youth

Creating rain storm

An energiser to gather the attention of a group.

10th April 2023
Illustration of the acronym STOPP. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind

STOPP framework

A simple framework to work with difficult emotions.

22nd February 2023
Illustration of a chart that describes the 5 stages of team development over time and the resulting increase/decrease in team effectiveness. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Main, Medium, Organisations, Starter

5 stages of team development

Understanding the internal characteristics influencing the performance of your team.

11th January 2023
Illustration of a person on a scale. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Heart, Medium, Starter

Brief Resilience Scale

Assess your ability to bounce back.

11th January 2023
Illustration of a person's eyes. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy

Eye yoga

Quick exercises to stretch and rest your eyes.

15th November 2022
Illustration of a pair of hands colouring in the spaces created by various lines drawn on a sheet of paper. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Heart, Medium, Youth

Colourful confusions

Awareness and acceptance of difficult emotions through drawing.

25th July 2022
Illustration of a relaxed person sitting cross-legged on the floor with their hands to the side of their head. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Heart, Medium, Soul

Healing communication

Four practices to communicate in ways that support trauma healing.

25th July 2022
Illustration of a person with a sad expression sitting on a bench and holding a balloon in the shape of a broken heart. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Heart, Medium, Mind

Healing a broken heart

Tips to mend a broken heart.

23rd May 2022
Illustration of a person resting on a hammock. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Heart, Medium, Mind, Soul

The joy of uselessness

Practise the noble art of being useless.

5th May 2022
Illustration of a child sitting in a meditative pose inside a box. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Youth

Box breathing

A breathing technique to relax the nervous system and alleviate stress.

4th May 2022
Illustration of a person standing in tadasana (mountain pose) with their eyes closed. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind, Soul

Standing somatic practice

Ground yourself with a standing somatic practice.

25th April 2022
Illustration of a laptop with an envelope icon to symbolise an email being sent. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Organisations

Respectful rejection letters

Craft a respectful rejection letter.

11th April 2022
Illustration of different colours and shapes coming out of a person's head. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Heart, Medium, Mind, Soul

Inner happiness

Scientifically proven methods to increase daily happiness.

29th March 2022
Illustration of a person sitting crosslegged while listening to music. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Medium, Soul

Music stroll down the memory lane

Let music carry you as you reflect on your lifetime.

21st March 2022
Illustration of a person moulding clay. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Heart, Youth

Catharsis through clay

Processing tensions through kneading clay.

21st March 2022
Illustration of a person standing with their eyes closed surrounded by a few icons (a clock, three stars, a completion badge, a person climbing stairs, a flag at the top of a mountain, a trophy, four pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, a diamond, and 100%). © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Hard, Heart, Mind

Coping with unhealthy perfectionism

Understanding and dealing with unhealthy perfectionism.

21st March 2022
Illustration of a person sleeping in bed with three "slides" capturing different elements of their day. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Mind, Soul

PowerPoint for a peaceful sleep

PowerPoint-style gratitude reflection for improved sleep.

21st March 2022
Illustration of a smartphone surrounded by different app icons. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind, Soul, Starter, Youth

Digital goodies

Apps for mindfulness, creativity, and wellbeing.

18th March 2022
Illustration of a child in a cheerful pose with a sleeping dog and a plant by the side. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Heart, Medium, Mind

Swapping envy for joy

A meditation exercise that transforms envy into joy.

6th March 2022
Illustration of a person walking away from a giant smartphone (turned off). © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Medium, Mind

11 ways to improve digital boundaries

Create healthy boundaries and improved digital habits.

20th February 2022
Illustration of a person's hand writing the words "square squad" and drawing a square on a notebook. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Heart, Medium

Creating a safe squad

A reflective practice to recognise the safe and secure relationships in your life and appreciate them.

31st January 2022
Illustration of a person sleeping. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Mind

Body scan meditation for sleep

A brief meditation to help you sleep.

12th July 2021
Illustration of a traveller picking up their luggage at the baggage belt. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind, Organisations

Digital check-outs

Our best check-outs for online meetings.

2nd February 2021
Illustration of an open notebook with a set of pencils next to it. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind, Soul

Burnout and wellbeing scale

A questionnaire to assess your level of burnout and wellbeing.

4th January 2021
Illustration of a pair of hands writing on a journal the words "my spell". A couple of candles and a tea cup stand next to the journal. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Heart, Soul

End-of-year spell casting

A reflective practice to bring closure to your year and open the new one.

19th December 2020
Illustration of a house with 6 thematic rooms: the story room, the future room, the creative room, the worries room, the growth room, and common area. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind

House of Wellbeing

A virtual house with thematic rooms to deepen connections.

11th November 2020
Illustration of pond with lily lotus flowers. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Heart, Medium, Mind, Soul

Creating ripples

Spreading ripples of love, hope, and happiness.

17th September 2020
Illustration of an adult person with three children sitting outdoors. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Mind, Youth

Koeppen’s relaxation for children

A technique for working on anxiety for the little ones.

28th May 2020
Illustration of a Nature landscape with a rainbow. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Heart, Main, Medium, Mind, Starter

Mitigating aftershock for activists

Tips for activists to avoid or mitigate aftershock.

8th March 2020
Illustration of a person sitting cross-legged on the floor in a meditative pose. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Heart, Medium, Mind, Soul

Regression meditation

A powerful tool to explore how early experiences shape your life.

25th February 2020
Illustration of person with a sad expression looking away from a picture with lost loved ones. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Hard, Heart, Soul

Dealing with loss

A series of insights into how to cope with loss.

12th February 2020
Illustration of 3 people sitting on chairs talking to one another. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Heart, Medium, Mind, Organisations

The ladder of inference

A tool to minimise misunderstandings.

29th December 2019
Illustration of a person's hand drawing out their ring in a notebook. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Heart, Medium, Mind

Ring theory

Drawing your circle of support.

27th December 2019
Illustration of a calendar with the words "End of Year" written on it. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind, Organisations

End-of-year reflection

A reflective practice to bring closure to your year and open the new one.

19th December 2019
Illustration of a person reading a book in bed. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Medium, Mind

Narrative reframing for sleep

Stories for getting back to sleep.

8th November 2019
Illustration of a person resting on a couch with a cat on the lap. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Medium, Mind

CBT strategies to help you sleep

Self-initiated informal strategies to help you sleep.

8th November 2019
Illustration of three people talking to each other behind a laptop. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Medium, Mind, Organisations

Organisations as inquiring systems

Questions to assess your organisation’s capabilities.

26th July 2019
Illustration of a person sitting at a desk and working in front of a computer. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Medium, Mind, Organisations

Workplace wellbeing programme evaluation

A set of guidelines to evaluate your workplace wellbeing programme.

5th July 2019
Illustration of a baby sleeping. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Medium, Mind

Sleeping well

Tips for a good night’s sleep.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a jar with colourful slips of paper. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind, Organisations

Inspiration jar

A small intervention to boost inspiration and creativity in your team or office.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a person's hands completing a "done list" of tasks. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Mind

Done list

From “to-do” to “done”.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a few pages of a collaborative zine. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Medium, Mind

Zines

A mini-pamphlet to harvest and capture meaning.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a person's hand writing in a notebook with the image of a compass. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Medium, Mind, Starter

Year compass

A set of questions to help you reflect on your past year and plan for the year ahead.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a person sitting at a desk and reading off a sheet of paper. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Heart

What I love about you

A group activity to celebrate each other and foster gratefulness.

30th June 2019
Illustration of three vases with plants. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Heart, Medium, Mind

3 good things

Savouring in the goodness to rewire our brain for happiness.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a person writing in a notebook whilst sitting under a tree. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Hard, Mind, Soul

The deathbed test

A self-inquiry to discover the meaning in life.

30th June 2019
Illustration of 6 envelopes with names of people hanging on a wall. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Heart

Sugar cubes

A quick way to cultivate gratitude.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a person in Eka Pada Rajakapotsana (king pigeon pose). © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Mind, Starter

Strengthening your immune system

A simple but powerful self-healing meditation to boost your immune system.

30th June 2019
Illustration of two people talking to each other. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Heart, Medium

Positive gossiping

A group activity to celebrate each other and foster gratefulness in a fun way.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a person sitting and reflecting by writing on a sheet of paper. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Medium, Mind

Individual reflection

A reflection practice leading to action.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a small group of people hugging each other tightly. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Heart

Heart-to-heart hug

A deeply nourishing and connecting hug.

30th June 2019
Illustration of an elderly person writing on a journal. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind

Gratitude journal

A quick activity to send you to sleep with a smile on your face.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a fountain flowing with gratitude. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Heart, Medium, Organisations

Gratitude fountain

A powerful activity to nurture gratefulness in a group.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a person's hand filling out a sheet with 6 boxes to express what they are grateful for. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Easy, Heart, Soul, Youth

Gratitude bingo

Cultivating gratitude whilst having fun!

30th June 2019
Illustration of a person running away with urgency. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Medium, Mind

Coping with a sense of urgency

Embracing “enough” in a paradigm of scarcity.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a person sitting on a couch. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Medium, Mind

Coaching feedback

Transforming feedback in a positive force for change.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a person sitting on a chair with closed eyes and another one standing behind them whispering something in their ear. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Dessert, Heart, Medium

Appreciation shower

A deep activity to cultivate gratitude and touch people’s hearts.

30th June 2019
Illustration of three womxn sitting cross-legged on yoga mats in a meditative pose. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy

4-7-8 breathing technique

A breathing technique to relax and calm down.

30th June 2019
Illustration of a Nature landscape with mountains and trees and a person walking. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind, Soul, Starter

Gratitude walk

A trust-based exercise to appreciate the fullness of life.

28th June 2019
Illustration of a penguin swimming in a frozen sea. © Recipes for Wellbeing
Body, Dessert, Easy, Heart, Mind

Ice bath

Stimulating blood flow through ice baths.

28th June 2019

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