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The dynamic, of the group changed, became trusting and transparent. ‘This is the first time that anyone has given me care, as a head teacher, for all the stress I carry from my job,’ one said.

There are two types of meditator:
Those who require a silent mind.
And those who do not.

. . . . This is why the discoveries and theories of scientists such as Candace Pert and Steven Porges are so crucial. They give us grounded, evidence-based maps for how physiology and psychology, body and mind integrate. . .

Self-care as preventative medicine is not of course a new model. Indeed in classical Chinese medicine the art of being in a friendly clinical relationship with your own body is considered the foundation of good health.

This was tragically brought home to me recently as I accompanied a young friend through his last days of terminal lung cancer due to asbestos. Michael was in his early forties.

There is a challenge that we may encounter when we are supporting or companioning someone on their journey of spiritual growth. And this challenge is often very confusing. . .
The confusion comes from distinguishing between the normal challenges of spiritual development and mental illness.

Excel Sheets. Spiritual Practice. Possibly two phrases that have never before been written together.
It is an association that would never have occurred to me until it cropped up in a conversation with a friend.

You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover,’ sang rock n’ roll pioneer, Bo Diddley. These words were acutely relevant to me when I was a young man learning yoga and simultaneously working with the severely disabled.