Trauma is endemic in our society and is a major source of chronic mental and physical health problems, that are not being addressed by our current health policies. We need to look at this growing problem holistically or risk being [...]
Two years ago I was crying like a baby, gripped by fear, two months ago I skied my first black run with freedom and love. In this excerpt from the second edition of A Journey to Peace through Yoga, I describe using [...]
Public health policy desperately needs to re-frame its recommendations regarding the management of chronic pain or we will drown under escalating healthcare costs and effects of the increased consumption of prescription pain pharmaceuticals. Add to this the treatment of associated [...]
Yesterday I had one of the most physically and emotionally satisfying days of my life. A day that would have been impossible even last year. I skied all day, from 8am to after 4pm, skied black runs, explored new runs [...]
“Peace is not a place you land and unpack.” Petrea King, Quest for Life 2016. … and neither is Recovery. “In stages, the impossible becomes possible.” T.V.K. Desikachar Recovery from any adversity, whether illness, drug addiction, trauma, mental health disturbance, grief, disaster [...]
‘Tis the season to be jolly…or not. Many people experience rising anxiety and other symptoms of a wanting mind during the festive season, so today I thought I would offer a few tools to move from a wanting mind to a [...]
“Sometimes life seems far from perfect, sometimes life just is and that’s enough. My lesson is to surrender to what is; embrace what is and what happens next is joy. A little bubbling well of joy that is increasingly close [...]
Imagine a role where you were on call 24/7 with no overtime or time in lieu, where your job description includes being vomited and pooed on, and the stakeholders have the rest of their lives to discuss what you [...]
Mental health across Australian society is in crisis, yet government funding for the community services that support mental wellbeing has been reduced, partly due to the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Simultaneously, philanthropy has reduced for both [...]
“Peace is not a place you land and unpack.” Petrea King, Quest for Life 2016. … and neither is Recovery. “In stages, the impossible becomes possible.” T.V.K. Desikachar Recovery from any adversity, whether illness, drug addiction, trauma, mental health disturbance, grief, disaster [...]
