Celebrations of a ‘big birthday’

On 29th August I’ll be 65. This was the age men got their state pension and, as female, I should have had mine for 5 years. But things changed and I’ll now get mine in a year. Recently I’ve been thinking on birthdays and how to mark them. For my 50th I had 3 big […]

Slow down to the natural world – a practical activity

I share a practical activity that I use with clients on Vision Quests and nature based retreats. This is an earth awareness exercise to help people to slow down to the natural world. Everything you need to know is in the video – enjoy!

Do you journal?

I do this in depth at different times of my life. I kept a detailed journal whilst preparing for, whilst on my vision quest and for the month afterwards. I’ve also done it as I started new relationships as it helped deal with the feelings of insecurity that ran through my head. Interestingly when I […]

Closing My Second Vision Quest

A Vision Quest is a Rite of Passage and involves 4 days and nights on a solo fast (no food or tent). A year later you close your Vision Quest. This is my immediate thoughts after 24 hours without food. Yesterday I closed my second Vision Quest. This time I closed it in our own […]

Life endings and death … Life is full of endings …

Life is full of endings – the end of a day, end of a book, end of a period of study, end of a relationship, and the end of life. When I reflect on retirement, I also consider the related areas of ageing and dying.  Spending time in the natural world we notice this clearly […]

We are all so busy

We are all so busy – so take some time to be in the moment

Pay Attention to our Senses

In this video I talk you through a practical exercise to get more in touch with your senses, and then to look inside – everything you need is in the video. Enjoy

Reflecting on transitions

I created this a couple of days after my graduation ceremony. Life is full of transitions – from the young graduates starting out in life, to major transitions along the way, including on retirement. We can all wonder – where are we going with the rest of our life? Image by Bessi from Pixabay

The Importance of optimism

A video from our wood – We need to remain optimistic and to have positive views of ageing – it will help us to live onger! Join me in the wood as I discuss this.

Life is full of transitions: Reflection on Transitions

A video from the wood. I created this a couple of days after my graduation ceremony. Life is full of transitions – from the young graduates starting out in life, to major transitions along the way, including on retirement. We can all wonder – where are we going with the rest of our life?