Self-Care for the Wild Woman
Today is the last day of the 'Screw Work Lets Play' 30-Day Challenge, led by John Williams, who has inspired, cajoled and occasionally kicked us up the backside to 'play' for at least 20 minutes a day - he calls it MicroBlocking - on a project of our choice. I wanted...
What I Learnt from Training in Restorative Yoga with Judith Hanson Lasater
Last month I spent 6 days training in Restorative Yoga with Judith Hanson Lasater. Restorative Yoga arranges the body in optimum positions to induce deep rest and relaxation – something we all need more of. Using props – bolsters, blankets, blocks, eye-bags,...
Katharine’s Top Tips for Self-Care Induced Radiance
This time last month I was in a state. I was mid website-launch, mid week-long course with new information, new people – 150! – and new journeys, and trying somehow to continue with the rest of my life – teaching, eating, sleeping sometimes, and making sure...
Have You Ever Seen a Self-Conscious Flower?
Our natural state is as a flowing being. But along the way fears, negative thoughts, insecurities, unhelpful beliefs and self-consciousness come along and tie us up in knots of anxiety and stress. You see it in the street every day. Outbursts of anger, hunched...
Who Would You Follow to Thailand?
In November I spent ten days with Sarah Powers in Thailand, training in Insight Yoga. The focus was yin yoga and mindfulness meditation, intermingled with a healthy dose of Chinese Meridian Theory and Western psychology. Sarah has devoted her life to studying and...
The Importance of Cloud Gazing
My work for the day - teaching drama at a school for children with special needs - was unexpectedly cancelled this morning. Dressed, teeth-brushed, bag packed with puppets and magic wand, and about to head out the door, I received the message just in time. I turned...
Shh… Can You Hear That?
Both my parents are trained psychotherapists. I was born able to process my feelings. Almost. But... Words can only take you to a certain level. Language is linked to our rational, linear, ‘masculine’ brain. There is a wisdom that is deeper, and it is found in...
Welcoming in the New Year
I did things a little differently this year. I was on the warm island of Koh Phangan, Thailand, wearing flipflops and a cotton dress, for one. But the main difference was that I really listened to what I really needed, and what's more, I acted on it. And so, instead...
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