I keep learning (and forgetting) and I like challenging myself to be a new student. So I’ve trained as a Humanistic counsellor (with the Centre for Personal and Professional Development), studied (but not trained in) psychotherapy at Spectrum, learnt about (but not trained in) Non Violent Communication from many teachers (mainly Gina Lawrie and Cath Burke). I get to Helen Poynor’s workshops when I can, which isn’t often enough. Her work with moving with the land is so specific and nourishing. She’s a phenomenal teacher. I’m endlessly and slowly learning Spanish, muy poco a poco, and with my sister have walked El Camino de Santiago, which is a deep learning by foot.
For the last 25 years or so I’ve been taught and nourished, challenged and nurtured by Fanny Behrens, Colin Harrison and Joanna Watters, and their teacher Adam Bradpiece has become my teacher. Their dedication to helping people wake up in a body in the fullest, richest, humanest way has subtlely andcompletely affected me. I am grateful every day for their love, care and intelligence in the widest wisest sense. It’s infused my life and work life so radically and simply that I can’t begin to explain it. However I think it comes through anyway, in the way I work.