I love to hear about the latest uses of augmented and virtual reality, but when it comes to our own sense of balance and wellbeing there is nothing to beat some ‘real’ reality. And there is nothing more real than getting up close to nature. It’s well documented that […]
As a young teacher of geography fieldwork I had the great fortune to work with an inspirational teacher (named Rick Cope, in case you are wondering). As we led groups of ‘A’ level Geography students up damp Cumbrian hills, Rick would gently impart his words and phrases of geographical wisdom. […]
Here’s a question: Are you dictating the day or working with what comes up? Basketball player and 5 times NBA champion Kobe Bryant has just retired after 20 years of playing for the LA Lakers. I’m not a great basketball fan but I’ve been interested in his connection with mindfulness […]
Maybe its just me or maybe it’s the combination of hot weather and light evenings but the past week has been a haze of business; potty training a daughter, decorating a newly refurbished loft room ready for the arrival of an imminent guest and all the while squeezing in work, […]
I wonder if like me, you observed over the festive season that many people were glued to their phones, i-pads and the such like. It may be the seductive nature of the latest technology that leads us into a state of perpetual gadget use or it may be the reverse; […]
Most of us have habits that we are trying to break or healthier ones that we are trying to establish. It’s led me to think about this ‘habit thing’ and how long it might take for an action to become part of one’s daily routine. Ok, so im not new […]
It’s been a very odd year in the sense that something I’ve been exploring for a decade or so appears to have suddenly hit the wider public consciousness. I suspect that a few years back if I’d shared my conviction that sitting and observing my breath was nourishing to […]
Ed Stafford, adventurer extraordinaire, was interviewed on Radio 4’s Saturday Live about his recent 60 day stay on a deserted island. His top tip for survival was to draw upon advice given to him by an Aboriginal friend; that when feeling overwhelmed he should retreat to a safe place (in Ed’s […]
