Fab not Drab – Fanciful Footwear
Last Easter we had a family gathering at my Sister’s house. In addition to the pleasure gained from getting together as a family, it was an opportunity to enjoy her exquisite cooking. As well as being a fantastic cook my Sister has a mean eye for antiques and quirky artefacts. An auct
Playfulness
I learned long ago that muddle and uncertainty can be the melting pot for creativity. The tricky bit is tolerating the discomfort and staying with the process until things unfold. Curiosity and playfulness can help with this. My daughter recently went on a clowning workshop; the parti
April 30, 2011
Soul of the Home
“Care for our houses….however humble, is also care of the soul. No matter how little money we have, we can be mindful of the importance of beauty in our homes.’’ These are the words of Thomas Moore in ‘Care of the Soul – how to add depth and meaning to your everyday life’
‘Organic’ Yoga
‘Can yoga make you more creative?’ – one of my students asked a few years ago. I said it seemed to help my own creative process and also my tenacity to see projects through. I asked a few students whose work involved being creative, what they thought. One person said she believe
Wild Monkey Mind Morning
I had the whole wild monkey mind number going on in my asana practice this morning – chitter chatter, chit chat – a host of unsettling thoughts and doubts. Amongst other things, I could hear my joiner cutting tiles for my new bathroom and knew he wanted a decision from me
Support from the Earth
Last week I wrote about the Yield and Push developmental movement pattern. Thoughts about yielding continued to travel through my mind since I watched and heard with horror the news of the earthquake and aftermath, in Japan. We gain so much reassurance from our relationship with the g
Amanda’s week off – mind blissfully focused on pruning the roses
I’ve found my mind blissfully focused in a week with almost no teaching but with time to attend to my garden. The tasks I most enjoy in the garden are pruning and feeding, and this is the time of year for roses to receive this attention. First I assessed the overall shape and took not
How to Balance Better
..........Having thoroughly polished the studio floor at the Academy, from all the sliding around on blankets, we then paid attention to our feet. We located the Talus bone and noted what a lot of bones there are in the foot - 26. We looked at a brilliant picture
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