How do we dance with life when there are tragedies and pain? How do we dance with life when there are storms and rain? To dance with life means to express and accept ourselves fully with the joys and the suffering in life- moving with our whole being, voice, body and words. I’ve been leading … [Read more...]
Communicate compassionately with yourself
Adopt an attitude of empathy Have you ever made a commitment to stop doing something you consider unhelpful or unnourishing in a relationship only to find yourself slipping into old habits again and inevitably feeling disappointed with yourself - I have! Set yourself realistic expectations for … [Read more...]
5 ways to stay cool in a heat wave
As many of you know I live in Greece during the summer months which is the home of my partner Michael and where I hold my Dancing With Life holistic holiday. Each year when I arrive here it takes some adjustment for me to get used to a slower pace and to manage the heat at night! As I’m writing, I … [Read more...]
Create your reality in the land of the Gods?
You reap what you sow. What you focus on becomes your reality. Like attracts like. It’s karma - Do you speak these mantras -do they help or hinder you? I was with N earlier this week who was deeply upset by something that had happened to her. She asked me these questions: Have I created this … [Read more...]
Free up your flow
I open my computer today ready to start blogging and nothing comes, I am completely blank. This happens at times, even when I have the desire to write the words just don’t flow out. I contemplate some questions ask myself, why I write, what purpose it serves and who I’m writing for? My inner … [Read more...]
I thought rest was for wimps
A few weeks ago I was sitting in my bed looking out of the window, appreciating the nature in my garden, the green trees with blossom and the birds chattering away to each other and I had a terrible cold. My eyes and nose were running and my body was achy and tired. I had the flu and I … [Read more...]
16 Tips for keeping cool in the sun.
I'm currently in Greece, where emotions are high because of the crisis, but this is not the only situation affecting the temperature of the people in Athens, it’s so damn hot! The sun is sizzling at an all time high and it’s really difficult to keep cool. I understand fully why having a siesta is … [Read more...]
Fear
Guest blogger Dr Julie Leoni writes about fear The other Saturday night we watched Lost Land of the Volcano on BBC which showed Steve Backshall, Gordon Buchanan, a giant rat (as big as a cat) and a cuscus (a tree climbing marsupial)l in a crater of an extinct volcano in New Guinea. The cuscus … [Read more...]
A Childcare pledge to inspire creativity
In the midst of all the politics, proposals and changes, I am enjoying, remembering a few weeks ago in one London Borough as part of a series of EYFS workshops a group of inspired child care professional exploring their work with children focussing on the Prime area of Physical Development and … [Read more...]