This week I watched a video by Kelly McGonigal that transformed my attitude to stress and teaching how to manage stress. The mindful attitude of ‘leaning in’ to a difficult emotion and bringing a curious attention to how it feels as a […]
I was reminded this week in a conversation of how many of us as gay/ bi /trans men can fear going into groups of queer men. In theory going to be with a group of other men like us should seem […]
Mindfulness is about noting more clearly through our senses the world around us and within. As we meditate we focus on the inner world of thought, feelings and physical sensations, but mindfulness practice can also help us appreciate the world […]
Ali had had sarcoma cancer in his leg and was receiving treatment, but unfortunately there were complications of ischemia (restriction of blood supply to the tissue with the result of the tissue dying) and as there was no other treatment available his leg was amputated. Ali […]
When we meditate we’re not tying to force the mind into silence. You can think of the mind and thoughts as a wild horse. Whilst tying the horse’s legs together will stop it running wild, it is useless as a way […]
Yesterday morning I heard Tracy Emin talking of her experience of cancer. She has had her bladder removed and a hysterectomy. She has just received a test saying she is now clear of cancer and she spoke of how she […]
Self-love is not narcism but because we fear being narcissistic or vein we may confuse loving ourself with this and feel that it is somehow bad or wrong. What did the Buddha have to say about self-love? After all he […]
How do we handle emotional pain? When our inner bully is telling us we have messed up, are a failure or we feel overwhelmed what can we do? Over the last three weeks I’ve been working with some pain connected […]
I was teaching on a workshop yesterday for trans/queer/non binary people, reflecting on some experiences from my childhood that first gave me the message there was something wrong with me. We are not born with shame, we learn to feel […]
LGBTQ history Month 2021 For more details click here Last week I received a text form a friend who is researching gay history. This chapter of his book is on Edward Carpenter. Reading it I was so moved to hear of […]