Reflecting on Reflecting

Reflecting on Reflecting

The word “reflect” means to bend or “shine back” light rays or images, as in your reflection in a mirror. But reflection, as in shining a light on an experience, is one of the most meaningful ways of learning. We learn by thinking about, and talking about an...
Body, Mind, Emotions, Spirit – how are yours?

Body, Mind, Emotions, Spirit – how are yours?

As we move through these days of division and anxiety fuelled by the pandemic, by war in Europe and by global warming, I’d like to ask you how you are and to tell you a little about how I am. In between I will drop bits of Rumi poetry that seem to me to speak to our...
Histamine Intolerance – A Confusing Condition

Histamine Intolerance – A Confusing Condition

It’s time to write about one of my least favourite topics. It’s my least favourite because it is complex, and because I suffer from it. And yet it’s really important to address it, because many people don’t know it exists. The topic is histamine intolerance. I...
Moving your Spine

Moving your Spine

As I was packing my suitcase to fly to Bordeaux with my daughter about 2 weeks ago, I could feel a sudden warning pain in my back. I was rushing, because everything had been so last minute (and I’d impulsively decided to cycle down to the lake of Zürich and have a...