Words
Tell me that you’re disappointed with the unfinished chores you see, but calling me ‘irresponsible’ is no way to motivate me. And tell me that you’re feeling hurt when I say ‘no’ to your advances, but calling me a frigid … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Psychotherapy Without Words
When the tissues and structures of the body are engaged and held in stillness… In that stillness there is opportunity for change and enhanced self-awareness. Phil Greenfield I attended Phil Greenfield’s http://www.corealignment.co.uk/ talk on Zero Balancing this week. It seemed very … Continue reading →
Dancing Without Choreography
Yesterday I spoke of dancing with ourselves, and finding our own natural rhythms, adjustments, fluidity of movements, that come out of listening to ourselves and our bodies. I wonder if it is co-incidence that as a society we have moved … Continue reading →
Eyes Closed
Dance like no one is watching… Last week I had a further valuable experience of ‘going within’ with eyes closed. I was experiencing a therapy called Authentic Movement Therapy on a workshop. I won’t explain all that we did on … Continue reading →
Eyes Open
When Imogen http://www.imogenragone.net/blog/ was helping me with releasing the tension in my body during an Alexander Technique Lesson a couple of weeks ago. She observed that I closed my eyes while adjusting. I found that this helped me get a sense … Continue reading →
Popular
It’s all about popular! It’s not about aptitude, it’s the way you’re viewed, so it’s very shrewd to be, very very popular, like me! Popular from Wicked I make no excuse for quoting Wicked lyrics again, it’s a wonderful … Continue reading →
The Way of Imperfection
“It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.” ― Anonymous, The Bhagavad Gita Last week, I was reflecting on how empathy is a powerful re-iteration of the paradoxical theory of … Continue reading →
An Archaeological Experience
I’ve just returned from a family outing to Markeaton Park where we all took part in an archaeological excavation of the old hall. We clambered down into the trench where we were shown an old floor and with trowels and … Continue reading →
The Paradoxical Theory of Change
..change occurs when one becomes what he is, not when he tries to become what he is not. Change does not take place through a coercive attempt by the individual or by another person to change him, but it does take … Continue reading →
The Discomfort Zone
The uncomfortable truth is we never did and never will learn anything within our comfort zone. UNRAVELLING – Letting Go, Getting Well Philip Greenfield www.theunravellingbook.com Yesterday I spoke about the difficulty in moving off a comfortable ledge when rock climbing. … Continue reading →