On day 10 of quarantine I share my thoughts with you on the experience and first walk outside in the garden. Practising kindness to myself has been a struggle if I am really honest. It's not very easy to be really kind to myself. Now I am more aware of this than I was before. I show you a short loving kindness practice towards yourself to help you to connect with your heart and send kindness to it.

Join me on an appreciation gratitude walk, where I am thankful for the nature around me that has been supporting me for the last couple of months. I am reflecting on the uncertainty of the future and travel during COVID times.

Join me to listen to the frogs I encounter in my walk. Listen deeply to what you hear. What are they telling you? What happens as you listen to your body?

“When you appreciate the good, the good appreciates.” Dr. Tal Ben- Shahar join me on my walk in Ikaria where the sun is shining and the lilac cistus flowers are blooming. See what or who you want to appreciate today? Kindness is about noticing, being present and appreciating ourselves and others.

We have been brought up to be perfect and expect perfectionism. We wait years and years, doubting ourselves and waiting for the perfect moment. There is no perfect moment. It has taken me many years to be ok with sharing my inner voice because I didn’t know what it was. During the last year I have been working on understanding myself more deeply through inner child and shadow work. I am now more in touch with my vulnerability to start to share my work with the world.

It’s spring, it feels like winter or autumn. It’s very misty outside, things look different to how they normally appear. The mist surrounds me with grey. I can see what’s close to me and it’s more difficult to see things in the distance. Can you be accepting and welcoming of whatever appears with kindness by your side?

Welcome to the Kindness Chef podcast with your host Harpal Dhatt. I talk about kindness and how to be kinder to yourself and others. I also invite guests to share the ways that they practice kindness and we create recipes to share with you from ‘Serving Kindness: A-Z of Kindness Recipes to nourish your mind, body and soul.

A short introduction to what kindness is for you, what does it look and feel like. A guided practice to help you to locate kindness in your body and connect with kindness.

My first walk with you all sharing more about my life in the Greek island of Ikaria. I talk about how it’s been a difficult time and I have found it hard to practice kindness. I share zen walking with you a practice I started to connect more deeply with my inner self and be accepting of who I am.