This is such an interesting time of year. There's a palpable slowing down in some ways, like a long, slow out-breath, as the days gently start to shorten. Schools and colleges are on holiday, traffic levels around town are less, and in my household, the alarm gets set a little later as there's no school run to schedule. So even though people are still at work, it feels different to me. This shift is very much part of the move from summer to late summer in Chinese medicine. We're just … [Read more...]
Self Help
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A moment’s meditation
I think meditating is a wonderful thing. In the ideal world I'd meditate every day, and would make it a priority in my life. I'd tap in to a source of peaceful inner contemplation and my state of mind would most likely be calmer, more settled and better able to cope. And by meditation I don't mean doing a prescribed spiritual practice, requiring any faith or belief system. I mean finding a way to settle the mind by simplifying what it focuses on, and to gain mental / emotional … [Read more...]
To the Spring – and beyond!
It's extraordinary what the sight of daffodils (not covered with snow) can do for morale. Because the spring has arrived at last, albeit very very late and still mostly on the chilly side, the people coming through my treatment room are bringing with them a very different 'energy'. There are far more smiles, much more talk of plans for 'getting on with things', and generally a sense of increased optimism and hopefulness. And that's despite many people being rather overwhelmed with the … [Read more...]
Waiting … & waiting … for the spring.
This picture says it all. A year and a day ago, I wrote my first blog post - and we were in the middle of the best weather we had for all of 2012 (at the wrong time, but lovely nonetheless). I've just taken this photo in our garden, having struggled to muster together a few greenish twigs and buds to decorate our Easter lunch table. Of course, nature has its ups and downs, and each year is unpredictable, so why does this matter therapeutically? Well, we're confused mood-wise, it's hard … [Read more...]
“What Zero Balancing feels like to me …”
How each individual person experiences Zero Balancing is unique, and often hard to put into words. Many people find the work so deeply relaxing that they remember feeling that relaxation but not much more. It is common for a session to mean something to the receiver that is profoundly significant , but also private, and they leave my treatment room still processing what they felt. Now, that's absolutely fine and understandable - but when it comes to putting Zero Balancing testimonials on my … [Read more...]