by Clare Myatt | Jun 2, 2018 | Blog
I feel so grateful that I came of age pre-social media. (Oh, the embarrassing things that could be haunting me now). Having a choice about what to share and keep private is such a gift, especially in a profession like mine where boundaries play such an important role....
by Clare Myatt | Apr 30, 2018 | Blog
Terry Gorski tells one of my favourite stories. Heard many years ago when I first started working with people in recovery, it goes something like this. “One day, walking in a frozen wintry forest, I almost trip on something. When I look down I see a snake,...
by Clare Myatt | Mar 7, 2018 | Blog
Taking a break from writing yesterday (what better way than set the timer for five minutes and head over to Facebook for some entertainment?) I stumbled across a piece by Daniela Sieff, Ph.D. on healing shame. She likens it to a high altitude climb – one breath...
by Clare Myatt | Feb 24, 2018 | Blog
I was raised to think poetry had to rhyme. Pretty limiting, but there we have it. So it was with joy and amazement I discovered a whole other world of gorgeous poetry, mostly courtesy my work at Strozzi Institute www.strozziinstitute.com where its founder,...
by Clare Myatt | Jan 13, 2018 | Blog
Christmas cards languishing “on sale” and already Valentine’s day cards available on the next shelf. Yikes! I’m sad the original opportunity to pen love notes to a sweetheart has disappeared in favour of what even Wikipedia dubs a Hallmark...
by Clare Myatt | Jun 14, 2017 | Blog, Service
He snuck through the “out” doors on the bus, unseen by the driver. Wearing a suit, no tie, at first glance the man appeared to simply be flouting the rules. As the bus rolled on towards Paddington, his head leaned against the window and I had my first inkling all was...
by Clare Myatt | Jun 2, 2017 | Blog
This morning I baulked at the door of an AA meeting. As I hurried home through the early dawn light I thought to myself “If I can baulk at the door with a few weeks short of twenty-five years of sobriety under my belt, how must it be for the newcomer? Or the...
by Clare Myatt | May 26, 2017 | Blog, Service
Working somatically is one of the joys of my life. Describing it with eloquence certainly one of the challenges. My teacher Dr. Richard Strozzi-Heckler has often said “it’s like trying to learn to swim from a book” – better to jump in the water and actually...
by Clare Myatt | May 12, 2017 | Blog, Service
It may have been a while since you were in a room with others, being guided to breathe-ground-centre. Perhaps b-g-c- is an easy practice for you, readily incorporated into your daily life. How many repetitions have you managed? Well on your way to the three hundred...
by Clare Myatt | May 3, 2017 | Blog, Service
Try this. Fold your arms. Easy, effortless, no thought involved, right? Now try folding them the other way. Most likely unnatural, feels a bit weird and awkward, took some conscious thought and planning. You’ve just had the felt experience of the difference between...
