We are all being drip fed a very pernicious poison: “Vulnerable categories,”———–“Social distancing,”————-“Lock down”……….. “We are a danger to each other,”————“We are in danger ourselves.” The whole idea of washing our hands tells us we are unclean……….. Now my rational adult mind can cope with all of this. I understand the situation we are in…
Category: Bereavement
Stepping over the threshold
There is a special moment at every threshold, the moment when neither the place you are leaving nor the place you will arrive have a hold on you. Take a breath there, in that limbic place before you cross the threshold. Sometimes we are precipitated into new landscapes by tragedy or joy. Bereavement and falling…
As the days darken
Now I can sense in joyful mood The autumn spirit waking. The winter will, in me, Wake summer of the soul. Rudolf Steiner Calendar of the Soul Week 30 (27th October to 7th November) Craniosacral Therapy with Vivien Ray It is Halloween, all Souls Night in the Christian calendar, Samhain in the Celtic year. The…
The healing power of crying.
Photo courtesy of Karin Miller When I was a child my father would go to Pakistan for anything up to 9 months. He usually left very early in the morning and I was bereft. I think I was very fortunate to have learnt so early how to heal my grief. My strategy was to cry:…