Category Archives: Wild Therapy
This morning I found my sit spot
This morning I found my sit spot, ( http://www.adrianharris.org/blog/2011/03/the-sit-spot/ ) Once I gave up on trying to think my way there, and simply followed feet, then sitting in the right spot happened simply. The sun slanting in, the fresh quiet, … Continue reading
Active relaxation and relaxed activation – practitioner thoughts
Just Relax! Someone might say this to us when we are stressed or anxious… when we’re feeling uptight. The subtext might be: “just relax because it will be ok” or “because it is not that important” It’s unlikely to work … Continue reading
Sailaday Eco taster day
It’s been two weeks since I spent the day with Sailaday: http://www.sailadayeco.com/ and I can still feel it in the bones of my feet – I think the changes might well be permanent. It’s difficult to write of it, as … Continue reading
Picture a body – what do you see?
Think of a body….. What do you see? “It is now widely recognised that our cultural habit is to treat the bodies of women, gays, people of colour, people with disabilities, children, old people, and so on as, in Elizabeth … Continue reading
Musing on a bridge…
I’ve been musing on how psychotherapy can be a process of bridging – initially bridging to my client’s views, world, experience… …and that there is a process of building bridges together – extending ourselves from either side of our different … Continue reading
Wild Times – new beginning
I’ve been feeling my way recently into loosening off the barriers between my life and work, and the natural world around. Various things have popped into my life to catalyse – Nick Totton’s new advanced course and book “Wild Therapy” … Continue reading