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Older and wilder
Last August I turned 50 years old, to be honest my mother in law had died shortly before and a birthday really seemed somehow less relevant. My husband and I had spent the previous five months navigating the health and social care system, day by day, sometimes hour by...
Be prepared…
Last Friday morning I was teaching in my studio as usual, like many mornings full of clients, street noise & the postman knocking nothing seemed out of the ordinary. And then I heard screaming, the ear piercing, stop you in your tracks screaming. So ensuring my...
Women my age
Women my age… Not so long ago my husband was out cycling with a friend, and whilst chatting through whatever it is men in lycra on bikes chat about, they got to talking women their own age, to clarify in this case women north of 50. Much to the bafflement of my...
A simple act of kindness
We often talk about simple acts of kindness, but we rarely discuss the profound impact they can have on us. Recently I lost an earring and as is always the case in these events it was my favourite earring. As a matter of daily practice I try not to get overly attached...
Broken glass & monkeys in your mind
Ever felt the overwhelming desire to smash something into a thousand pieces? Only to find yourself surrounded by shards of glass you then spend an hour trying to pick out of a coir doormat taunting you with the word Welcome. I was about 20 when I got so frustrated the...
8 seconds…Are you still with me?
Twenty years ago, our average concentration span measured in at a massive 12 seconds, scroll two decades on and its now just 8. in theory this means if you’ve got to the end of this sentence, you are either still interested in my thoughts or just have exceptional...
Where’s the gain in pain?
I'm not a medical professional, I'm a movement teacher but during the course of my day I spend a great deal of time discussing what pain is, what it feels like and the impact it has on my clients, their families and their lives. Pain is generally recognised as being...
The Myth of multi tasking…
Women, it is said are better at multi tasking. Men, we are told are better at concentrating on one task at a time. The great Choreographer Twyla Tharp concludes in her book 'The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life' That no one can do more than one thing at...
Feel the fear & then what…
Six weeks ago, we adopted a new puppy called Maya. A protracted process which would take 12 weeks, a journey covering approximately 4,600 miles and more good souls than I will ever have the privilege of actually meeting, her foster mum is a dog trainer, and she was...
