What if the secret to feeling more alive isn’t doing more, but learning to receive? In a culture that prizes action, productivity, and constant busyness, we have lost touch with the body’s natural capacity for receptivity. This reflective essay explores how embodiment, presence, and compassionate attention can help us reconnect with ourselves, deepen our relationships, and rediscover the joy of being fully alive.
Sarah explores the deeper meaning of retreats and retreating through her experience with the Diamond Approach. Moving beyond the idea of retreats as simply restful escapes, she shares an honest account of working with dissociation, ego defences, embodiment and emotional healing. The blog also considers the wisdom of stepping back, resting “on the back foot,” and learning when not to push forward. A thoughtful exploration of presence, vulnerability, resilience and the value of inner work.
Outrage feels powerful but can mask helplessness; grounded awareness and compassion may lead to wiser, more effective responses than reactive anger.
Why do so many of us struggle to truly rest — even when we have the time? Moving beyond sleep, this looks at the nervous system’s need for purposeless, pressure-free recovery, and why rest is essential not just for health, but for creativity, relationships and a meaningful life. It invites us to relearn the art of resting — and to practise it.
What if the benefit of nature lies not only in exposure, but in receptivity? This blog explores how cultivating embodied awareness enhances our capacity to experience the natural world deeply — opening us to greater wellbeing, connection and insight.
Are the mind and body operating independently of each other? This belief is still endemic in the medical world and implicit in the great majority of interactions and exchanges that take place in Western health care systems. Is it correct?
An introduction to The Embodied Present process (TEPP) Facilitator training and potent embodiment practices for wellbeing.
How is your breathing right now? How often do notice your breath? If you do this from time to time, you may encounter some habits that could do with attention.
The differences between cognitive intelligence and the intelligence of the body.
Embodiment practices that help you move out of your over-busy, anxious, organising, analysing heads and into your body.