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 | 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...
by Clare Myatt | Dec 1, 2023 | Thoughts
It’s hard to be honest about change, but I’m pretty sure if we could be honest, it would go something like this: I want things to change, but I don’t want to tolerate how change feels, or actually change anything (because familiarity is reassuring) I just want to be...
by Clare Myatt | Nov 1, 2023 | Thoughts
I’m back from my walk, this morning’s a bracing one amidst leaf-strewn pathways as the days shorten and autumn draws in. I love this season of change (although I have to admit, not the one ahead). Some mornings I listen to classical music, others to...
