We are moving into the colder months of the year. It is time to stop eating vegies and fruit that are very hydrating and meant for the warmer seasons; e.g., melons, grapes, salad vegies and quantities of raw foods. For example, you should choose fruits that are locally seasonal, not seasonal in the northern hemisphere. [...]
Can you imagine therapeutic changes occurring quickly? When you last thought about going to counselling did the idea of spending weeks or months getting to a solution put you off? There is no doubt that counselling is a brain-changing experience. Research confirms that particular counselling approaches can deliver change processes in short time frames. [...]
‘Spreading’ ideas Just in case you are looking for nutritious and very yummy ways to make toast more interesting, here are two ideas for butter substitutes that are packed with nourishment. Pour Extra Virgin Olive Oil into a sealed container. Place this in the fridge. Next day you have solidified oil that [...]
“One magical moment touches the stuff from where dreams are woven”. (David Bowie – from the title track of his album ‘Station To Station’) I love it when clients make an effort to catch their dreams! It usually requires pen and paper at the bedside, so as to foil memory fade. Dreams are the vehicle [...]
I don’t want to steal any Game of Thrones thunder, but...................Winter is here! The coming of the cooler weather behooves us to fuel our bodies in a manner appropriate to the season. The Chinese physicians of old exhorted their patients to eat seasonally. Being colder, winter is the time to consume more Yang-natured foods and [...]
“Listening creates a holy space. When you listen generously to people, they can hear the truth in themselves, often for the first time. And when you listen deeply, you can know yourself in everyone”. (Rachel Remen, Kitchen Table Wisdom) A close friend recently pondered as to whether counselling was quote, ‘just a whole lot [...]
Women’s Health Week September 4 – 8 “I’m rolling to your heartbeat, I’m dancing in your blood, I’m breathing in your water, My mother and my god” * The female constitution tends toward Yin, relative to the male Yang. When I consider the health of the female body, mind and soul, I think of [...]
Over four decades in practice, I have noted that the greater percentage, by far, of my clientele are female. I have often pondered this gender imbalance. One theory is that males harbour the delusion of invulnerability, the strong, independent species, being splendidly endowed creatures who require no assistance in maintaining sustained health and wellbeing. [...]
Insomnia "Night-time, the time of darkness and rest, is the moment when Yin embraces and nourishes Yang, which withdraws inwardly and settles down" . (Rossi E) Sleep - we need it each and every night. Unfortunately, many people are: Not getting enough sleep volume Not experiencing quality sleep and therefore waking unrefreshed Dreaming excessively Waking [...]
If you could go back to your twenties and thirties, what would you like to have had with you? A trusted mentor or guide accompanying you on your journey? When you think about it, don’t we live our lives in a rather upside down fashion? One would normally expect that important, life-altering decisions would be [...]
