by Clare Myatt | May 1, 2024 | Thoughts
I was on retreat last weekend, spending many happy hours contemplating one bluebell dell after another as far as the eye could see. I basked in nature’s wonders where nothing is asked of me. I could body-feel deep interconnectedness – the trees absorb my...
by Clare Myatt | Apr 1, 2024 | Thoughts
My lovely husband phoned to say there was something on BBC Radio 4 “about the body and coaching” (bless him, he knows those words are synonymous with ‘Clare’). I tuned in. I heard Patsy Rodenberg talking about her craft and for the first time considered that I could...
by Clare Myatt | Mar 1, 2024 | Blog
It’s very easy to say “take a step back,” “see the bigger picture,” “make more space,” “just detach” and, in my experience, much harder to do in practice. As I was working with someone today, I was taken by surprise when a fresh way to do this presented itself, so I...
by Clare Myatt | Feb 1, 2024 | Thoughts
I’m pretty sure if I reference the subject of death in the title or first few lines here, the majority of readers will – understandably – cast aside in favour of something more palatable. I admit, this would have been my reaction until some months ago. But...
by Clare Myatt | Jan 1, 2024 | Thoughts
My revered teacher Dr. Richard Strozzi-Heckler speaks of “what wants to come to form” and my favourite philosopher Dr. Eugene Gendlin talks about the felt sense allowing something new to form when given the attention it needs. The acclaimed dancer Isadora Duncan...
