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Philip Shepherd
How can we escape from the heady over-analytic thinking that our culture is caught up in? Philip Shepherd proposes a path to “radical wholeness” that’s grounded in the deep wisdom of the body (Shepherd, 2017). Western culture has long prioritized … Continue reading
Posted in Embodiment
Tagged awareness, connection, embodied knowing, embodiment, senses
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Five steps to mental wellbeing
As I was walking home earlier this week I saw a card lying in the street. I picked it up and realized what it was; the five steps to wellbeing developed by the New Economics Foundation (NEF). This little card … Continue reading
Posted in What works?
Tagged awareness, connection, meditation, mindfulness, nature, psychology, wellbeing
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Phenomenology: What is it and why should you care?
Would a sentient fish ever wonder what water is? Do you ever wonder what time is? Probably not: Some aspects of our experience are so ‘obvious’ that we just don’t notice them. Phenomenology is a philosophical approach that aims to … Continue reading
Bringing Mindfulness in Nature to the City
Both mindfulness and spending time in nature have many benefits, and combining the two – practising mindfulness in nature – creates a synergy that enhances them all. Nature connection, well-being and mindfulness are interrelated: Nature connection is enhanced by mindful … Continue reading
Posted in Mindfulness
Tagged awareness, connection, environment, meditation, nature, wellbeing
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The Intuitive Therapist
If you’ve ever watched a filmed therapy session or heard Susie Orbach’s In Therapy, it might seem like there’s not much going on. The client says something and then the therapist says something. What you can’t sense, unless you’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Psychotherapy
Tagged awareness, bodymind, cognitive iceberg, counselling, embodied knowing, Focusing, Gendlin, psychotherapy, therapy
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Racists Anonymous: Is Racism an Addiction?
‘Racists Anonymous’ is an interesting and radical idea. Pastor Ron Buford, who started it, was inspired by ‘Alcoholics Anonymous: “I started thinking in the AA way”, racism is “an addiction. It’s a sickness”. I was initially really exited by the … Continue reading
Climbing the magic mountain
I had a dream about a remote land where a traveller told tales of his adventures. At the end of the travellers tales, a young boy asked him a question: “How can I climb Mount Ghebo? It’s a magic mountain … Continue reading
Posted in Psychotherapy
Tagged awareness, cognitive iceberg, dreams, embodied knowing
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Make it real
Right now in a park or garden near you there are real spiders weaving real webs. If you watch this video, you’ll probably have forgotten it by this time tomorrow. If you ever watch a spider weaving a web in … Continue reading
Posted in Ecopsychology
Tagged awareness, connection, meditation, nature, senses, wellbeing
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How to keep your New Year Resolution
Every year people make New Year resolutions but 92% of them will fail (Journal of Clinical Psychology). Maybe it’s time for a different approach. Forget ‘I should’ and embrace ‘I want!’ New Year resolutions are typically something like “I’m going … Continue reading
Christmas presence: the perfect gift
Love it or loath it, Christmas is a stressful time for many people. Money worries, anxiety about ‘getting it right’ and spending extra time with the family can all crank up the pressure. Perhaps part of the solution is to … Continue reading