..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 place if one takes the time and effort to be what he is — […]
The Paradoxical Theory of Change 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
Do you have your dreams, or do your dreams have you? Do you have your feelings or do your feelings have you? Do you have your job or does your job have you? Hold it lightly, then you can put it down when you have had enough. I wrote this sentence last week. I’m aware
Pause Gently: Hold Lightly Read Post »
In the last month I have attended two trainings : Personality Adaptations with Dr. Elinor Greenberg and Zero Balancing with Phil Greenfield. Both courses have taken me deeper into my quest to be able to understand difference and to respond to meeting the unique individual. Or from my heart, my quest to learn to love
Meaningful Connection Read Post »
Wednesday Breakfast with Miriam Blog – with Phil Greenfield Hi today is my ‘Wednesday Breakfast with Miriam Blog’ and I’m chatting with Phil Greenfield about Zero Balancing and his book….‘Unravelling – Letting Go, Getting Well’ Good morning Phil, what are you eating for breakfast and what is your view as you eat? Hi Miriam. I’m sitting at home in
Wednesday Breakfast with Miriam Blog – with Phil Greenfield Read Post »
I’m not a cynic and today is a good day to express my inner romantic and reflect on falling in love… I was with a client a few weeks ago discussing her relationship problems with her partner and we were remembering the stage in her relationship of falling in love and questioning why this phase
Seeing through eyes of love Read Post »
So if, as explored last time, we suspend expectations, where does that leave us in our relationships? Does this mean we should expect nothing from our partners, our friends, our family? If they are ‘doing their thing’ and I am doing mine, how will we meet each other? For me as a therapist, this is where in
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want …. Read Post »