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For your delectation and education, mentalists of all fundas everywhere!

In her radio show, Dr Laura Schlesinger said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following response is an open letter to Dr. Laura, penned by a US resident, which was posted on the Internet....we live and learn :-) Dear [...]

By |2019-06-04T10:57:19+01:00September 30th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on For your delectation and education, mentalists of all fundas everywhere!

Healthy Winter-Yoga Class

We are so fortunate to have seasons which are absent nearer the equator, there is a price to be paid for eternal sunshine. Light changes with less sunshine, a natural time of hibernation with longer nights, I always think the nearer we are to following nature has got to be best. So enjoy the times [...]

By |2019-06-04T10:57:35+01:00September 23rd, 2014|Blog|Comments Off on Healthy Winter-Yoga Class

A Quiet Place: What Is Done In Love, Is Done Well

I recently had the privilege of being invited to attend the National Staff Training Day for ‘A Quiet Place’,‘a "within schools" programme of therapeutic support for pupils experiencing social, behavioural and/or emotional difficulties’.I had initially been introduced to ‘A Quiet Place’ after being rather serendipitously handed a book (the best kind of ‘being handed a [...]

By |2019-06-04T10:57:39+01:00August 11th, 2014|Blog, Training|Comments Off on A Quiet Place: What Is Done In Love, Is Done Well

Hawthorns School – Summer Newsletter

http://www.hawthorns.tameside.sch.uk/ Part of the A Quiet Place process is to get feedback from the parents, here is an example of some of the comments that we get to show how the Quiet Place helps our children deal with their feelings and emotions not just at school but at home. Parent Comment: The Quiet Place is [...]

By |2019-08-23T20:35:50+01:00August 6th, 2014|Blog, Training|Comments Off on Hawthorns School – Summer Newsletter

Review: The Practical Well-being Programme: Activities and Exercises by Penny Moon

Mike Wright reviews this important book for CPEA Ltd – social care, children’s services and management associates - original article here For Penny Moon, ‘The Practical Well-being Programme’ is a book that ‘introduces readers to the underlying principles and approaches associated with a holistic approach to well-being in educational and other social contexts’. To do [...]

By |2019-06-04T10:57:55+01:00July 3rd, 2014|Blog, Training|Comments Off on Review: The Practical Well-being Programme: Activities and Exercises by Penny Moon

Blog for Christmas 2013

I had a reminder of this story that has been about forever but never loses its relevance via Hare Krishna. As a child of the Sixties I remember them tinkling and dancing about our streets with happy grins on their faces, an exotic Salvation Army, wherever did they go? To Russia perhaps, anyway enjoy! Thanks [...]

By |2019-08-23T20:44:49+01:00December 23rd, 2013|Awareness, Blog, Mindfulness|Comments Off on Blog for Christmas 2013

Healthy winter-yoga class

Gina was off last week with a chest infection and I was a little concerned about autumn and health so we had a class focusing on health and preventing infections, of course I always have Rita now 97 to keep an eye on but in truth most of the class are in 70’s and 80’s. [...]

By |2019-08-23T20:47:30+01:00November 27th, 2013|Blog, De-stress|Comments Off on Healthy winter-yoga class

Ofsted fashion challenge

Special measures, poor, satisfactory , good and outstanding a quality assurance venture. from Selena Weaver Fashion House The Luna Collection. There was a quiet sense of anticipation waiting for the Governor to introduce his own collection recommended by Ofsted to get an upstanding result for all schools. The hush in the crowded hall was intense [...]

By |2019-08-23T20:49:53+01:00October 29th, 2013|Blog, Training|Comments Off on Ofsted fashion challenge