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...
by Clare Myatt | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog, Service
“The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.” Richard Moss, Author Someone I know (let’s call him Oliver) has been practicing slowing down, finding joy in the small things, remembering to take a breath....
by Clare Myatt | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog
When I’m tempted to numb with trash-TV, I’m sometimes able to drag my mind out of the soap opera gutter toward something meaningful, and just today I had such an opportunity. I was lucky enough to come across this engrossing TED-X talk by Laura van Dernoot...
by Clare Myatt | Jun 30, 2016 | Blog, Service
Reading Angela’s piece on The Burden of Being the Feeling Bearer had me pause. For a while now, I’d forgotten this was my role growing up. I’d forgotten – conveniently – what a toll this took. But the reminder has been most timely. Only a week ago I was...
by Clare Myatt | Jun 29, 2016 | Blog
I’m working with someone recovering from a catastrophic medical emergency, veering between the dark days of discouragement and the lighter ones where a glimmer of hope shines through. Looking for inspiration for this person, I found this TED talk by Janine...
