Synergy

Synergy

“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...
Happy?

Happy?

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...
EXHAUSTICATED

EXHAUSTICATED

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...

Why everyone is important

I love this quote. “In life, you will realize there is a role for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you, some will love you, and some with teach you. But the ones who are truly important are the ones who bring out the best in you. They...
The Many Senses

The Many Senses

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...
Choosing the right train, the right carriage

Choosing the right train, the right carriage

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...
My Strozzi-versary!

My Strozzi-versary!

  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...
Crisis and Opportunity

Crisis and Opportunity

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...

Hope Springs Eternal

Always we hopesomeone else has the answer.some other place will be better,some other time it will all turn out. This is it.no one else has the answer.no other place will be better,and it has already turned out. At the centre of your beingyou have the...
The best teachers; often in disguise

The best teachers; often in disguise

Aside from my favourite kindergarten teacher, who had the softest of angora cardigans and comfiest of laps to climb into, some of the best teachers in my life have actually been people I loathed. Loathed? Well, I’ve learnt from experience that when I find...
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