The world around us seems to be full of conflict - between countries, politicians and people. How do we respond when we have to deal with conflict closer to home?

Following on from the recent presidential election of Donald Trump, I believe it may well be a good for the American Public to ask, “Who am I?”

Its not happy people who are thankful... its thankful people who are happy

Shine girls volunteered to help pack shopping for Tesco shoppers. Find out how they got on in our recent blog.

Above is one of our Shine co-ordinators going into a school to promote the benefits of exercise.

"So many of the girls have given up on exercise because they feel they are not any good at it." - Anne, Shine co-ordinator

Come and support our bag pack at Tesco Extra on Castle Lane on 16th July from 9.30am - 1pm

At Shine one of the first things we discuss is how to love the skin you are in, so this summer take care of your self, you are important and remember your suntan lotion!

During our Shine sessions we use the action of eating a chocolate as a mindfulness exercise. Here are some top tips to help you to regularly incorporate mindfulness into your daily lives by using something we do everyday - eating a meal.

Find out what happened when The Shine Project attended the Bournemouth Mayor's Volunteer Awards on Tuesday.

Shine's co-ordinator Anne met with some lovely Bournemouth University Journalism Students who have been busy putting together an interactive documentary about the pressures teenage girls face today.

Are we beautiful just the way we are?

Watch on channel 4 catch up a great drama about cyber bullying. We at Shine loved it!

Too much chocolate?

Sometimes we have to choose to get out and get active. Liz finds out the benefits of physical activity as she puts into practise the Shine challenge of ensuring we do at least one hour of physical activity per day.

Hoping all our Shine girls are remembering to complete their challenge this week

This year why not try practising mindfulness? It helps reduce stress and anxiety and is especially helpful in the run up to exams. Smiling Mind is a free app that we use on the Shine course and has been a great success

May we be the first to wish you all a very happy New Year. Shine is really excited to be working in some of our regular schools and cannot wait for our 5 courses to start up in January!

Shine would like to thank the wonderful schools that we have worked with this term for giving us the opportunity to spend time with their students. For their tireless energy and obvious love for their students we salute you!

Happy Christmas to all our beautiful Shine girls present and past and to our many supporters.