Energetic Wisdom: all things positive stem from a positive mind!

The mind body connection - New Forest Soul Whisperer explains

Tony Mills calls himself a “Soul Whisperer”.

When you meet him you soon learn why and what he means.

If you often or just sometimes feel depressed...

...if you have niggling aches and pains wherever they are in your body...

... if like most of us from time to time you just have that feeling that things are not right with you, you don’t feel good about yourself and you’re somehow not dealing with things as you’d like, you don’t know why

New General Manager appointed at Careys Manor in the New Forest

Award-winning country house hotel and spa, with three excellent restaurants, welcomes new general manager.

Careys Manor Hotel and SenSpa has welcomed a new general manager. Steve Woodrow, 44, has over 25 years’ experience in the hotel industry, having worked for premier 4* and 5* hotels both in the UK and abroad.

Steve comes to Careys Manor from the Solent Hotel and Spa in Fareham, where he was general manager for five years, overseeing a 117-bedroom hotel, 13 meeting rooms, and a 1 rosette restaurant and bar and spa. Steve

Secrets to survival and success of a New Forest high street business

Hassan Hicks optometrist and dispensing optician  Lymington

Hassan Hicks is a long established private business. It’s a family owned, traditional ophthalmic and dispensing optician and contact lens specialist which also markets fabulous top quality spectacles, and has always been based in Lymington. NHS sight tests and private eye examinations are carried out by fully qualified staff using the most modern equipment and a warm welcome is always extended to new patients.

Business role model for success

Unusually, this isn't intended as a promotional article! In fact because they

Lime Wood New Forest celebrates International Women’s Day

Inspirational thoughts for individuals and organisations alike

Social enterprise companies Belu Water, Rubies in the Rubble and From Babies with Love all led by women are striving to make a difference in a troubled world whilst also making healthy profits. They serve as fantastic examples of how businesses can lead the way in many directions.

Lime Wood organised and hosted a superb evening for members of its Herb House Spa and other locals.

First there were fizz and delicious non alcoholic cocktails accompanied by delicious canapés, and lots of interesting chat as the

The waggy tails of the dogs who love OSCAR

And of Clare who delivers OSCAR Pet Foods to your New Forest door

No more decisions to make about which brand to buy, no more heavy loads of pet foods to carry home. Buying Oscar makes life easier all round, as well as making healthy sense for your pet. 

13 Years with OSCAR says it all!

There have been four much loved Springer Spaniels in the Boettger Family over the last 13 years, and they’ve all dined happily on Oscar. As the latest in the lineage mum Aero and her daughter

Four international awards for SenSpa's natural beauty products

New Forest based SenSpa named Best Value Spa Brand, with three products winning categories. 

Luxury New Forest brand SenSpa, part of the historic Careys Manor Hotel in Brockenhurst, was recognised at the Beauty Shortlist 2019 Awards, winning won four international awards for its natural beauty products and brand.

The spa was named Best Value Spa Brand and won both the Best Body Butter and Best Scalp Care Shampoo categories. SenSpa’s Himalayan Bath Salts also won the Wellbeing Editor’s Choice category.

Perfect to use after a long soak in the bath, the Relaxing Therapist Touch

BHG Marine sale to Berthon's Lymington Marina 

David and Paul Martin pleased with the sale of their family business to a fellow family-owned company.

During February David and Paul Martin announced the sale of their family businesses, BHG Marine and Willow Marine, to Lymington Marina, a subsidiary of Berthon.

The evolution will see all BHG and Willow staff retained and both businesses continuing under Lymington Marina, and the sale is a big positive for BHG which had been seeking a satisfactory progression for its long established family business.

After 62 years’ service to the Marine Industry, David Martin will now

Crisis in health and social care - but help at hand

Free consultation with community care team at Lester Aldridge

This month’s Life Matters from Lester Aldridge Solicitors focuses on the health and social care crisis which has been a subject of debate and media headlines for quite some time.

Lester Aldridge’s new Community Care team is helping people who need guidance through the maze of confusing and sometimes conflicting guidance available about health and social care.

As reported by James from the Community Care team...

“Recent research by Age UK reports that since the 2017 Spring Budget, an average of

A good night's sleep thanks to the New Forest's SenSpa

SenSpa’s new fragrance-led Sleep Therapy products help promote a good night’s sleep

A good night’s sleep is crucial for both physical and mental health, and a luxury Thai SenSpa in the New Forest is launching two fragrance-led Sleep Therapy products to help relax the mind and body.

We Brits love our sleep, but with busy lives, hectic work schedules – and a growing addiction to technology – many are struggling to get the full eight hours recommended by experts. A good night’s rest boosts communication skills and aids memory, creativity and decision-making.

But