DIARY BLOG · 17 November 2024
I’m developing a mindfulness course for people dealing with pain and illness. I’m stuck on a key decision:
DIARY BLOG · 26 October 2024
Tuesday afternoon, I use up two hours to experience some pain and unease.
DIARY BLOG · 13 October 2024
We have a rescue dog who gets aggressive with strangers, both dogs and people.
DIARY BLOG · 06 October 2024
Very quickly after starting to spar in a boxing ring, I learnt, as all boxers do, that it’s safer to lean in rather than back off, especially against a stronger opponent.
DIARY BLOG · 29 September 2024
I have managed to re-sprain my knee while stretching. It’s Saturday afternoon, and I ask myself: what’s going on right now?
DIARY BLOG · 15 September 2024
Embodiment, or being more 'in-the-body', or 'grounded' is a term used in mindfulness courses, sometimes yoga, acupuncture and tai chi.
DIARY BLOG · 15 September 2024
On 16 Sep 2024 I am going to start facilitating an 8 week mindfulness course for a charity mycancermychoices.org.
DIARY BLOG · 08 September 2024
This Wed morning, whilst swimming by my mother's home in Greece a pretty large turtle popped its head a few meters away.
DIARY BLOG · 08 September 2024
'N' a friend I was speaking to this week said he has completely given up spearfishing because he had a ‘shallow water blackout’.
DIARY BLOG · 01 September 2024
Here is a practice I find very helpful: rather than labelling things in absolutes, recognising things are made of different parts. For example: