Interfaith Minister, Writer, Yoga Teacher & Spiritual Counsellor
I am an interfaith minister, healthcare chaplain, yoga teacher, spiritual counsellor and writer currently studying for a Master’s in Public Theology. I offer training, facilitation, workshops, coaching and soul friendship (anamcara).
I write about spirituality, yoga, meditation and wellbeing.
Mostly though, I write about what annoys me… this is mostly the modern ‘Wellness’ industry which never fails to provide me with things to write about!
We all know that eating the right foods, and getting enough exercise are healthy choices. What isn’t true however, is that doing those things guarantee health. It isn’t a wellbeing vending machine transaction where we can insert organic kale at one end and get health out of the other. It doesn’t work that way. Health is complex, with individual, cultural, and economic factors. Health is social and societal.
The truth is, it isn’t a refusal so much as I don’t actually know what the game is, never mind what the rules are. And if you forgive me for extending the game metaphor further, from this side of neurodiversity, the game doesn’t actually look like very much fun. Also, from this angle, I get a good view of all the other folks who don’t get to play. But unlike a playground game, where not participating means we just don’t get to join in, this particular game of power actively and wilfully targets, exploits and fundamentally abuses our vulnerabilities. Indeed, it could be said that is actually what the game is!
the conditions that contribute to Post-Covid syndrome are complex, often severe and still not widely understood. I – despite my long background in therapeutic yoga – would not feel comfortable offering a ‘Yoga for Long-Covid’ class, workshop or anything else.