A catch-all for miscellaneous posts that don’t ‘fit’ anywhere else
Simple. Creative. A common language that will make you smile.
Just have a watch and smile. Brilliant! Irene. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ne6tB2KiZuk
your mountain is waiting so get on your way. Oh the places you’ll go. (@ Burning Man)
I'm not a Burning Man "Lady", but this 7 minute clip is sparkly, colourful and fun! It also shows the immense creativity us humans have. An EASY watch, yet still thought provoking. Enjoy! Irene. http://www.youtube.com/embed/ahv_1IS7SiE
My year of heaven, hell and healing. What I’m certain of as I roll into 2012.
In July 2010 I decided to leave Whistler for a six month hiatus. I drove many many miles in my trusty station wagon. I visited many great friends and colleagues. I followed my gut. My instincts led me. It was glorious. During the tail end of the trip I [...]
Airline flight just isn’t my cup of tea anymore. A minor epiphany with a plastic water bottle and “I’m Back”!
Yesterday was a big pause. I'm back from NYC and it seems airline travel wipes me out much more these days than a few years ago. My system is a heck of a lot more sensitive to being pressurized. Perhaps it is 'age', but I'm quite sure it is [...]
The Other Shade of Dualism: “Multi-Dimensionalism” – I Re-Visit Gabor Maté’s Writings and Get Comfortable with Ambiguity (yet again).
Click here to re-tweet "The other shade of dualism: "Multi-Dimensionalism." Black - White. Sick - Not Sick. Happy - Unhappy. Health - Unhealthy. Function - Dysfunction. Flexible - Stiff. Introvert - Extrovert. Mind - Body. now you try.... Something goes here. Something goes there. I'm THIS. I'm THAT. This dualistic way of [...]
Aaahhhh… This video is lovely and just what the doctor ordered on this last day of August. (What are you doing to grow today?)
Click here to re-tweet "This video is lovely and just what the doctor ordered on this last day of August. (What are you doing to grow today?)" I've always equated September with the start of the year. http://vimeo.com/18305022 It must be the whole back to school thing I think? [...]
FAQ Regarding “What I Do”
I get a lot of the same questions from folk, trying to 'figure out' what I do, or how 'I work'. It's not an easy bunch of questions to answer because everyone is different and we all have different experiences with body-work, body-based forms of psychotherapy, movement classes etc. [...]
My personal story with all “the juicy” details
My story goes something like this In 2001, my kneecap spontaneously broke in half while I was walking down a flight of stairs. Yep, you read right. And 'Ouch' is right too! It was a complication from an ACL (anterior cruciate knee ligament) surgery, and, it was without a [...]
Lessons from a Stubbed Toe: “Accident-Trauma-First Aid”
Stubbing my toe in Berkeley I was walking quite fast through the residential area of Berkeley, California, this past October. I was wearing my open-toed Birkenstock sandals when BAM! “Ouch, #!^*…Oh, that REALLY hurts...” An uneven slab of sidewalk had put an abrupt stop to the forward motion of my second toe [...]
I have a favour to ask. Become your own medicine. It’s time to try.
I want to cultivate a tribe of folk who are truly interested in becoming 'curators' of their own bodies. I've written more about this idea here, but in essence, here's the shortened version: When we actually understand how our body works, what its default states & grooves are, how to [...]
