“If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing half assed.” (KC Davis) I quoted to my partner as we got back into the car and we laughed. All day, a day of blue skies and glorious sunshine, I had wanted to get to the sea, to lie on the beach, and maybe go into the […]
Worth Doing Half Assed Read Post »
I’m republishing a February blog this week. I used to do a Wednesday Morning Breakfast Interview in my blog, with various practitioners or teachers. You may remember Julie Creffield from The Fat Girl’s Guide to Running or Phillipa Wilson from Oakwood Yoga to name a couple (full list at the end). As I have so
Pyjamas and Pearls: Enjoying life with all we have Read Post »
Trying to be positive and ‘better’ to make others feel better is what I’m giving up for Lent. ‘Being positive’ has to be one of my pet peeves. Finding joy, however, is my absolute favourite thing. Can you tell he difference? I feel I can only write about finding joy if this is within the
'Being Positive' and 'Finding Joy' are different Read Post »
I am a psychotherapist, with a specialism in trauma over the last 30 years, who has long been fascinated with the mind-body link and how we can encourage ease of physical movement with psychological and physical experiential exercises. I am also currently living with chronic pain since multiple abdominal surgeries, cancer and chemotherapy. Recently I
Is it helpful to talk with clients about the psychological aspects of their pain? Read Post »
संकल्प ‘I am well, I am happy, I am peaceful and at ease’, I said to myself, three times, focusing on my heart. I say this three times before my yoga nidra practice and three times at the end. Its called a Sankalpa in yoga, and means a positive intention or focus that you wish to
‘A Paradox of Neuroses and Wisdom’: reflections from my yoga mat Read Post »
I tread a path with one foot in one world and one in the other and if you see either just my complaints and suffering or just my peace and curiosity you are missing a part. It’s both, it always was. Miriam Grace 2017 I see it as if I’m prodding Death with a stick
Poking death with a stick, being a goddess and related activities Read Post »
Do you remember the pose? Hands on hips, legs firmly planted a couple of feet apart, spine straight and head held high? Last Saturday, Dr. David Hamilton had us hold this position for two whole minutes, in his seminar on the Science of Self Love at the Tree of Life in Birmingham. Blood tests and
I have the body of Wonder Woman! Read Post »
It’s for many good reasons that I have dedicated December as ‘Look after yourself month’ at Blue Skies. MIND – as a psychotherapist I know December is often a very stressful month for people with most of my referrals coming in January (straight after Christmas). Loss is experienced more acutely too. Family tensions and expectations,
Why Ho Ho Ho is the perfect affirmation for the Season! Read Post »
Take a class in magic this term… In exploring the Body-Mind link on our workshop last month, Imogen and I used some exercises to show how the thoughts we have, create different bodily responses, regardless of the truth of the thought. We simply asked the particpants of the workshop to think a phrase and say