Expanding possibilities

Connecting with others is very important to me and yet, I often feel shy. Here are some thoughts that have helped me.

Everyone feels shy at time

When we feel grief we are allowing a part of us to honour something we have lost. When we feel shy, we allow sensitive and intimate parts of ourselves to be honoured. This is natural and beautiful, part of the richness of life experience. Those people who never feel shy may have other ways to do this or they may have no awareness of those parts of themselves. (more…)

Over recent generations, we have tended to set ourselves apart from the groups we are born into (tribe, community, extended family, nuclear family) and aimed to be more distinct as individuals. This has expanded possibilities for many of us but not without costs, such as isolation and stress. From an historical perspective, we may not live in hard times, but we do tend to be hardened, which, for some of us, is unsatisfying. It may also have effects on our world that make it unsustainable. (more…)

"Physician, heal thyself"

I’m my own best client. Most of the positive changes in me and my life are due, in so far as anyone can tell, to the work I have facilitated for myself and I don’t ask clients to do anything I haven’t done. (more…)

I recently spent 6 days with Javanese teacher - Suprapto. This was a profound and delicious experience which is hard to put into words. As the week progressed, I found myself sinking deeper into my body, heart and being. At the same time, I connected at a deeper level with the people I moved with and the environment, including trees, the ground and some very ordinary chairs! (more…)