What can we learn by observing others communicate or relate, leaving the trace of a story arch as testament to something having happened. And what "Others" are good to observe? A group of workshop participants recently appropriated the invitation to observe and explore the question in both verbal and non verbal ways. The Other in…Read more Communicating VesselsÂ
therapeutic horticulture
Tree Portraits
I recently had the opportunity to work with a doctor who admitted to being overwhelmed. Much like a tree sheltering so many various species, she is solid, supportive, caring, --whole ecosystems were drawing inspiration from doctor F. Indeed, in Life, at work, family, friends, patients ...everyone else seemed to be generously nurtured by this woman…Read more Tree Portraits
In the Labyrinth of the Senses
Sometimes it takes an absence to discover an omnipresence. For this recent workshop, the inner ear was honoured as eyes were bandaged and participants invited to centre on their sense of balance and movement through space. Momentarily deprived of vision and partially of hearing --body orientation, head position, sensation of muscles and joints in body,…Read more In the Labyrinth of the Senses
Give Receive
The Rainy months of Spring are a reminder that the elements are in constant négociation. The Earth absorbing the water, the water finding its way down into the water table. While the sky breaks open and torrential rains fall, the earth yields, receiving. And soon from the earth against all odds, the seed that has…Read more Give Receive
Sense of Self
It is suggested that we don't realise how important our sense of smell is until we lose it. And yet olfaction, a chemical sense (versus a radiation sense such as sight) is one of our more complex and sophisticated senses. Having evolved to enable a high level of discernment, our sense of scent is also…Read more Sense of Self
Spring Equinox
A cloudy Parisian sky greets the day..but there are colours to feed our longing for full garden planters or the meadows of woodland blooms that Springtime announces. An Holi inspired expression of joy to coax the sun out from behind the grey sky-cloak keeps a group of women going for a short pre-work chilly morning hour,…Read more Spring Equinox
Mud meditations
Rain rain go away, come again another day. Or maybe not. The next time it rains, why not put away your umbrella for a moment. Lift your head to the sky. Feel the light drops of rain on the surface of your skin. Are they delicate or cold? Are they startling or familiar? Where is…Read more Mud meditations
Surface Designs
There is a new medical field that deals with understanding the links between skin and mind, emotions and our cutaneous exteriors. Psychodermatology. Strangely enough, even through our beauty routines, we don't pay that much attention to our skins, except to judge it. Â Don't blush. How each person lives the life of their skin is a…Read more Surface Designs
Fairy Garden
A solo workshop en tête à tête, an opportunity to spend time with a little girl who has lots to tell and more to share. Like many urban children she is more regularly engaged by the silver screen or gaming than by hands on sensory rich play. This eight year old, who has difficulties paying…Read more Fairy Garden
Walking
Is the body the same on both sides? As we examine closely the effort involved in walking, notice the complexity  engaging feet, legs, hips, pelvis, arms. There is raising, lifting, pushing, dropping, touching, pressing. The shifting of the weight, the balancing of the arms. Can we feel that the body is more assymetrical than symetrical? How…Read more Walking
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