2014 wrap and 2015 open into new
Blog, Self-reflection, Uncategorized, Yoga MeditationReflect on what 2014 has brought you. Love it & let it go. Breathe into the new.
My season's gift to you is a process here, to reflect on the year you've just had and what it's brought you and to open deeply into the now, the new expression…
The Power of Empathy
UncategorizedEMPATHY is one of the most powerful social skills you can have.
When you offer empathy to a person – watch as they move from a less conscious perspective, mired in their defences, fighting or avoiding things .. and then drop into their…
Living tender
Beauty, Blog, Self-reflection, UncategorizedModern life. So much rush. So much pace. So much surface.
Tenderness can seem a luxury. Something for another time or someone else or a special scene in a movie.
How much do you allow tenderness to move you if it happens? You've…
Songs for the Women by Kaylia Dunstan
UncategorizedI feel very lucky. Special. I have a secret. She's a friend of mine. A clever, clever woman with the courage to go deep and talk about it. Her words touch in unexpected ways, wake things up, bring sisterhood and soul and soothing. …
Go rich, deep and wide: 5 ways to strengthen the positive
Positive Psychology”Just think positively”. Those words grate with me. Ack, like nails on a chalkboard. Almost. Perhaps because they are often misused when we are trying really hard to lift ourselves, be responsible, do the right thing. The sticking point…
What started your descent into love with yourself?
Blog, UncategorizedIn my 30’s it began.
I romanced myself in the gothic bathroom of the old semi in Balmain. Jasmin grew from outside in the cracks of the rotting window sill and hung long down into my bath-tub. I lit candles. The floor was concrete, the room…
Interview on Australia Counselling: Helping clients achieve mind-body wellness
Blog, UncategorizedI was recently interview by CEO of Australia Counselling, Clinton Power, about my practice. It was great to have a chance to think carefully about who I help and how.
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Australia Counselling member Deborah Jackson is a psychologist practicing…
Why Do I Love Yoga? – Dee Parkinson
BlogA colleague, friend and sacred-gifted yoga teacher shared this with me today, something she wrote whilst on a yoga retreat in Ubud. I felt to pass it on. How do you connect into your body and yourself?
"For me, yoga has been my medicine.…
Trust; how something bigger caught my tender and held it for me
BlogSitting at my desk, feeling tender, writing from my heart. A half unpacked suitcase sits nearby from a week ago. The house I tidied spotlessly (rare event) before Christmas now has piles of paper and life residue everywhere.
Feeling tender…