An Introduction to Somatic Therapy
The word somatic is appearing more and more often in conversations about health, wellbeing, and therapy. As an umbrella term, it includes a wide range of approaches, …
Body by David Whyte
BODY might be a word that represents something more miraculous than even the mind that can contemplate the body’s miraculousness. Perhaps the central and unchanging difficulty for human beings in…
Grief and Love
‘Grief and love are sisters, woven together from the beginning; there’s is no love that does not contain loss, and no loss that is not a reminder of the love
Being with Difference
I’ve become quite overwhelmed by the noise of both mainstream and social media, so many opinions and yet so little meaningful insight to be gained. Looking for how to orientate…
The Ocean In a Drop
‘You are not a drop in the ocean; you are the entire ocean in a drop.’ I’ve sensed these words of Rumi weaving like a thread through the thoughts and…
A view on Space
In my twenties it took a friend of mine two years of encouragement for me to finally sit a 10 day silent meditation retreat; the prospect terrified me but eventually…
Soma, Soil and Soul
‘Awe is more than an emotion, it is a way of understanding. Insight into a meaning greater than ourselves. The beginning of awe is wonder and the beginning of wisdom…
What is Somatic Therapy
When a person arrives at their first somatic therapy session with me, we will have already spoken during the free 15 minute phone call that I offer …
Reclaiming Authenticity
Here in the northern hemisphere, amidst the clamour of birdsong and buzz of pollinators, we have arrived into the fullness of summer; a celebration of light as life’s creative force…
Time – body, mind and soul
I’ve been thinking about time since listening to writer Jenny Odel speak of her book ‘Saving Time: discovering time beyond the clock’ and I’ve begun to discern the many lenses…