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!
Yoga for Everything AND the Kitchen Sink
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.
Immune ‘Boosting’ Bullshit!
There have always been those in the yoga and ‘wellness’ communities who have distrusted science and ‘conventional’ medicine. However, it does seem to be a growing – or at least more visible- trend, along with a distrust of experts of
Themes Biblical, Compassion and Zero Tolerance
I am lying, awake, irritated by the sound of the neighbour’s central heating exhaust and worrisome thoughts about the ‘biosecurity’ of our ducks’ pen. (As if things weren’t bad enough, Avian Flu is on the march as well) I have
The Magi and the ‘bad’ year
Today is Epiphany, The date when Christians in the Western Church celebrate the arrival of the Magi, and with them the manifestation and revelation of The Christ – the Light of the World – to the whole world. Who doesn’t
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas (or Love is All Around)
It’s nearly 3 am on Christmas Eve, and for reasons known only to my hormones and neurology, I am wide awake and listening to the sound of decidedly un-Christmassy wind and rain, and scuffling rodents under the floor. The whole
Your Ultimate Guide to Building Your Personal Brand…
This really isn’t that… sorry. It’s a headline I read on the internet. I don’t have a personal brand. Or if I do, it is accidental. It has been bubbling around in my mind for a while, all this branding
How To Pray (if you don’t pray) #2
In my last post I spoke about prayer, and what it is and what it means and what it might look like. I wanted to follow this up with some more thoughts on ways of praying. I mean, you can
How to Pray (if you don’t pray) #1
“If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is ‘thank you’ that would suffice.”– Meister Eckhart I used to have an uneasy relationship with prayer. My introduction to any notion of what a prayer is, was at primary
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I have spent the past week on holiday (sort of) In truth I never really switch off. In recent months, I have started a new Masters course, submitted a book manuscript and been ordained as an interfaith minister, as well