17 Apr Creating Ripples My uncle Alan died recently; I hadn't seen him for many years but I had fond memories of childhood Christmases playing parlour games and also of a weekend sailing trip to the Isle of Wight on his yacht. Attending his funeral were a couple of people whom I had never met but who explained that their lives had been transformed by their encounter with Alan. As children, they had lived nearby and become friends with Alan. They had shown an interest in helping Alan with the maintenance of his sailing
My uncle Alan died recently; I hadn't seen him for many years but I had fond memories of childhood Christmases playing parlour games and also of a weekend sailing trip to the Isle of Wight on his yacht. Attending his funeral were a couple of people whom I had never met but who explained that their lives had been transformed by their encounter with Alan. As children, they had lived nearby and become friends with Alan. They had shown an interest in helping Alan with the maintenance of his sailing
05 Mar The Iceberg Illusion This weekend I was invited to speak to a group of young teachers from the National Education Union about stress management. My presentation seemed to go down well, particularly the relaxation session. We had the opportunity to chat afterwards and one young teacher, Ben, suggested that I might be interested in linking my stress management work to the Iceberg Illusion whereby he showed me a great infographic (see accompanying illustration). Indeed, many of the people I work with in schools and my
This weekend I was invited to speak to a group of young teachers from the National Education Union about stress management. My presentation seemed to go down well, particularly the relaxation session. We had the opportunity to chat afterwards and one young teacher, Ben, suggested that I might be interested in linking my stress management work to the Iceberg Illusion whereby he showed me a great infographic (see accompanying illustration). Indeed, many of the people I work with in schools and my
12 Jan Are you in a rut? The new year is often the time when people decide to make changes in their lives - perhaps to lose weight, cut down on drinking or try a new form of exercise. The problem with this is that following those old, well-trodden paths is so much easier. The neural networks in the brain can be likened to a path across a wheat field. With constant repetition of a particular route the path becomes clear and easy to follow. Thus a nice, comfortable rut is created. There is nothing wrong with this in
The new year is often the time when people decide to make changes in their lives - perhaps to lose weight, cut down on drinking or try a new form of exercise. The problem with this is that following those old, well-trodden paths is so much easier. The neural networks in the brain can be likened to a path across a wheat field. With constant repetition of a particular route the path becomes clear and easy to follow. Thus a nice, comfortable rut is created. There is nothing wrong with this in
