“BODYSET!” exploded spontaneously from my mouth. “I have never used that word before!” “Quick” she said, “write it down.” I paused to look for pen and paper, none to hand, and I already knew this was a word I’d remember with ease. It had such resonance, like a gift...

The holiday season has arrived and with it, for many of us, comes inordinate pressure to spend happy meaningful time with family who may, or may not, be our first choice for company. I’m struck by the happy smiling faces featured in all the advertisements at this time...

All but one or two of my clients have transferred our work to zoom since the beginning of the pandemic. I’ve really appreciated the comparatively low-effort it takes to work from a home office set up to meet my needs (and ideally my wants) - I’m annoyingly picky about...

As a somatic practitioner, I’m especially interested in how you perceive yourself and the world around you. As someone also specialising in recovery from trauma and addiction, I believe the extent to which we experience our senses and sensations has direct bearing on...

Images often come to me when I’m with clients, sometimes for sharing and sometimes just for me to ponder. A new one came recently, this one to share. I imagined a train, its journey representing the life we lead. Beyond the catchphrase “it’s the journey not the...

  Twenty years ago today, on 21st April 2001, Dr. Richard Strozzi- Heckler awarded me the certificate of Master Somatic Coach at the dojo in Petaluma, California. Those moments which seem frozen in time? Well, this was one. Another was the day I picked up his...

We find ourselves in remarkable times. The word “unprecedented” is used repeatedly. In peacetime there have never been such circumstances.  I’m incredibly fortunate to be able to do the majority of my work virtually. I’ve been working with clients worldwide for some...