

Stop Smoking Course
As an ex smoker I know how hard it can be to stop. But I never regret having stopped. Though even 20 years later I can still have moments when I fansy a cigarette. Very very infrequently but that is how much of a hold smoking can have on you, both physically and psychologically. But now the hold is such I can choose not to smoke in those moments and the urge soon passes. I did the smoking course I offer, so I can vouch for it's effectiveness. I now also can combine it with


Introduction to Mindfulness Classes in English
I could tell you many things about Mindfulness. I could tell you how it can help you with Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Chronic Pain, Insomnia, Addictions, Panic Attacks, Coping with Chronic or Life Threatening illnesses, Loneliness or just to be happier. But Mindfulness is like exercise. You can't tell people how good it is. They have to experience the benefits for themselves. New year is a great time to make a new start. Come and find out how what you are missing out on and


New Year, New Start!
Does this sound familiar? If you ready to start doing what you keep putting off, the two courses I am offering may be of interest to you. See my blogs on Introduction to Mindfulness for beginners in English and Stopping Smoking.


Where is your finger pointing?
Scary picture, isn’t it? You wouldn’t want to get too close to that guy, would you? Notice his body language. You don’t need to hear what he is saying to imagine he is saying something like ‘You are… going to pay for this; you are….. in trouble; you are… an idiot…” (feel free to fill in the gaps yourself :)). And it is not hard to remember what the original purpose of anger was. When you or your family were threatened you needed that surge of adrenalin in order to scare away

Are we there yet?
Many of us are habitually impatient. With our busy schedules and long to-do lists, pretty much everything can feel like it is taking up too much time. We notice that it is often impatience that pushes us on to the next thing. To get to THERE. Which is one of the reasons why we are so rarely HERE. HERE doesn’t feel as good or rewarding as we expect THERE to feel, so we miss HERE altogether. As we rush through this moment we miss a lot of the detail and also the potential joy


Being Human is a Guest House!
Thought I would share this poem I found. The idea may be alien to some, - welcoming and making room for all your feelings - but poems to me are like stories. They tell us truths in subtle and clever ways, don't you think? The Guest House Poem by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi StartFragment This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
As an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Ev