My Experience on a Vipassanā Meditation Retreat (3/4)
Day 7 Goenka’s Vipassana method is delivered identically throughout the world. Whether you do a […]
My Experience on a Vipassanā Meditation Retreat (2/4)
In his article, Mindfulness Meditation and Trauma: Proceed with Caution , psychotherapist, Manual Manotas describes […]
My Experience on a Vipassana Meditation Retreat (1/4)
It was all going swimmingly until Day 7. When I say swimmingly, it was hardly […]
The past isn’t dead. It isn’t even past.
Generational trauma is the idea that the significant pains suffered by our ancestors (poverty, sexual […]
Vision Board 2
You suffer from the delusion that making no moves isn’t a move. It’s definitely a […]
May Day! May Day!
“You’re the most talented person I know.” Gosh. I’m only 10 minutes into my phone […]
An Imperial Tonne of Grief
It is dusk. I enter his bedroom quietly. He is sitting up in the little […]
Home Coming
In 1990, educator and counsellor John Bradshaw, wrote a book called “Home Coming: Reclaiming and […]
8 things to avoid…
…to avoid re-triggering childhood trauma. In order of experiencing them: A Levels LSD and mushrooms […]
Try this 1 simple trick…
Mornings are often the hardest. When the idea of just getting my socks on seems […]
There are people waiting for you on the other side of this…
Yesterday, I had an initial phone consultation with a practitioner recommended by my beloved belle-mère. […]
Start before you’re ready
This is advice I’ve failed to take for many years. Agonising over the small details […]
Venga! Venga! Venga!
Right. I’m going to make this quick and dirty (and for someone who once spent […]