Sacred Solitude As I settle myself to write this article, I notice how I am drawn to create a space that supports me in connecting to my conscious (pr)essence, withdrawing my attention from the past and future narratives and grounding myself in the body, mind, heart...
Finding Your Sanctuary I find it interesting that the term ’retreat’ has become part of our everyday conversation, almost to the point of trendiness and, with such an array of options, from Yoga retreats to mindfulness escapes to silent sanctuaries, it’s easy to feel...
Thoughts on retreating “Take the backward step and turn the light inward. During a retreat everything is designed to allow that process to occur – this is ‘time out’ from daily activities. A retreat has a dynamic all of its own – and this dynamic will be...
The Daffodil Principle “Mother, you must come and see the daffodils before they are over.” This is how Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards begins her narrative of the experience that led her to the ‘daffodil principle’. Somewhat reluctantly, she agreed to undertake the...
The great age of entitlement They, being the tiny minority of the privileged on the planet who believe the world revolves around them: Those who need an entire team of people just to get through the day. Therapists, coaches, trainers, healers, kinesiologists,...
The Education of Rain-child “Rain-child is a young member of the Bushmen clan I work with in Botswana and was born during a Kalahari rainstorm, which is considered lucky, hence his name.” – Clive Horlock In the past many friends and guests, who have joined me...
