As the season brightens and the water beckons, this week we dive back into our most popular episode yet – all about the vast benefits of cold water swimming.

We chat to cold water swimming expert, Rowan Clarke, about everything you wanted to know about the health benefits of cold water swimming, both mental and physical. Plus a ton of essential practical information to guide would-be cold water swimmers through their first forays into this euphoria-inducing pastime.

Kate goes on to take the plunge for the first time, under the watchful eye of Rowan... and it gets vocal!

You can find out more about Rowan's outdoor swim coaching sessions here: https://www.outdoorswimcoach.com/
Follow her on instagram: @_finsandgoggles_
and Facebook: @rowclarkeoutdoors

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In this week's titchy-sode, Gwen & Kate chat about the wonders of getting into your body and out of your heads/off your screens. The joys of going to bed with a tired body, crappy radio segues – could Ed Sheran's luscious locks make you buy shampoo? And how Gwen made actual Greg Davies laugh, but will need to arm wrestle Kate to marry him.

Plus the alarming symptoms of oestrogen dominance – has your doctor been subscribing you too much oestrogen gel in relation to your progesterone?

Any thoughts/stories on any of the above, contact us! See the link below.

Episodes mentioned:

Ep.9 - Laughter Yoga: Why laughter is so good for our minds and our bodies | Lotte Mikkelsen

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It's the RUMP Rewind! Where we delve into the back catalogue and whip out an old fave that we think needs a re-airing today. Kate's chosen to re-explore the vast benefits of meditation on our brain and lives.

Sara Lazar joined us on Ep.43 to talk about what's actually happening in our brains when we meditate. We're all told it's good for us, but we want to find out why.

Sara is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School and an Associate Researcher in Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her research focuses on the neuroscience underlying yoga and meditation.

Her work has been covered by the likes of The New York Times and in TED talks, and you can find out more about her here:

• How Meditation Can Reshape Our Brains: Sara Lazar at TEDxCambridge
• The Neuroscience of Yoga and Meditation - Dr Sara Lazar, PhD

Sara sets us one our loveliest challenges so far: to meditate while sending love out to others. Gwen & Kate try it out and you can join in too.

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