14 Dec It's all in the mix! Many people at this time of year are busy preparing for Christmas as well as juggling their many other responsibilities. Television cookery programmes often focus on the baking of delicious treats using indulgent ingredients, making the average household cook feel somewhat inadequate. Such additional pressure can exacerbate feelings of anxiety and stress. I have discussed the importance of metaphor in hypnotherapy in previous blogs and the current obsession with elaborate baking got me thinking
Many people at this time of year are busy preparing for Christmas as well as juggling their many other responsibilities. Television cookery programmes often focus on the baking of delicious treats using indulgent ingredients, making the average household cook feel somewhat inadequate. Such additional pressure can exacerbate feelings of anxiety and stress. I have discussed the importance of metaphor in hypnotherapy in previous blogs and the current obsession with elaborate baking got me thinking
08 Nov Random acts of kindness I was walking through Sunnyhurst woods the other day, decluttering my head by taking in the beauty of the autumnal colours, when I came across this carefully placed white rabbit. Stopping in my tracks, I considered how carefully it had been placed by someone on an unused plinth - the remnants of a more prosperous age. The stark white paintwork contrasted with the weathered green and grey of the stone. The rabbit appeared to be looking upwards as if wistfully watching the clouds go by. Such was
I was walking through Sunnyhurst woods the other day, decluttering my head by taking in the beauty of the autumnal colours, when I came across this carefully placed white rabbit. Stopping in my tracks, I considered how carefully it had been placed by someone on an unused plinth - the remnants of a more prosperous age. The stark white paintwork contrasted with the weathered green and grey of the stone. The rabbit appeared to be looking upwards as if wistfully watching the clouds go by. Such was
09 Oct Mindful Poetry My son is currently studying for his GCSE English Literature and is struggling to understand the relevance of poetry. This made me think about the poems that I studied while at school, in particular a poem called 'A Singular Metamorphosis' by Howard Nemerov. In this poem, a family is watching a quiz show on television whilst, in the corner of the room, an 'antique escritoire' (writing desk) spontaneously bursts into life, reverting back to a luxuriant tree filled with blossoms, fruits and
My son is currently studying for his GCSE English Literature and is struggling to understand the relevance of poetry. This made me think about the poems that I studied while at school, in particular a poem called 'A Singular Metamorphosis' by Howard Nemerov. In this poem, a family is watching a quiz show on television whilst, in the corner of the room, an 'antique escritoire' (writing desk) spontaneously bursts into life, reverting back to a luxuriant tree filled with blossoms, fruits and
