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The Mythtress and the MathterPart the first and second

  Myths and Maths Or The Myth-tress and the Math-ter Part the First Once upon a time not so long ago but nearer than you might think there lived a woman of indeterminate age, some say she was young and some say she was old but I will leave it up to you to decide. [...]

By |2019-08-23T21:14:14+00:00January 26th, 2013|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Mythtress and the MathterPart the first and second

Spiritual Intelligence?

Welcome Welcome to A Quiet Place. A dance of spirit. ‘….spirit laughs and dances through every limb, it spins me round and tugs me by the hair…’anon Interest in Spirituality has been the driver throughout my life. It has informed everything I have done, even the foolish things no doubt. My work in the development [...]

By |2019-08-23T21:15:12+00:00January 24th, 2013|Blog, Mindfulness, Meditation and Spiritual Intelligence|Comments Off on Spiritual Intelligence?

Down from the Ivory Tower: a treatise on the dissolution of concretised belief systems

One might ask, ‘what is psychotherapy?’ or ‘what is the point of psychotherapy?’ or ‘what are the outcomes of psychotherapy?’ As a traditional psychotherapist I might answer, we don’t have ‘points’ or ‘outcomes’… probably!  I might simply follow my training model and work within its general fixed historical rules as opposed to looking at the [...]

By |2019-08-23T21:17:12+00:00January 24th, 2013|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Down from the Ivory Tower: a treatise on the dissolution of concretised belief systems

Mindfulness and meditation?

What is mindfulness? There is some controversy as to whether mindfulness is meditation or something completely different. This debate in a way typifies western tradition which always has to be in a state of ‘either/or’, this or that, here or there….. We would need to define meditation in order to decide for ourselves exactly what [...]

By |2019-08-23T21:19:32+00:00January 22nd, 2013|Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Meditation and Spiritual Intelligence|Comments Off on Mindfulness and meditation?

What is Spiritual Intelligence?

Defining subtle concepts may always be controversial and intelligence is no exception. For the purpose of this brief introduction I will attempt to look at an overview of definitions. I hope you find it useful. Intelligence: Can be defined according to Weschler as ‘the ability to think rationally, act purposefully and deal with one’s environment’. I.Q measurements as [...]

By |2019-08-23T21:20:26+00:00January 21st, 2013|Uncategorized|Comments Off on What is Spiritual Intelligence?

Say no to Diet drinks

Say no to ‘diet ‘ drinks Interesting links being looked at for Gulf War Syndrome and other ‘mysterious’ illnesses. It has been suggested that when ‘diet’ canned drinks are left in excessive heat the sweetener converts rapidly into formaldehyde and does not revert on cooling… think about it! Aspartame is the most dangerous food additive [...]

By |2019-08-23T21:21:36+00:00January 21st, 2013|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Say no to Diet drinks