GARMENTS
While gazing into her wardrobe she realised how many lovely garments she had, and then, how few of them she wore.
Some of the pieces she’d owned for over twenty years, and they would be good for another twenty. Some pieces had been her absolute favourites for a time until a small mark or a […]
BLUE EYES
He was a big man, tall and solid from a lifetime spent amid lofty timber, with the wind in his face and tools held easily in his big knobbly hands. That was all a while ago of course. These days he was too important to get out into the bush for anything more […]
CROISSANTS
My teenage years were increasingly dominated by my knees. First one then the other dislocated and left me plastered, bandaged and on crutches for 6 weeks at a time with all the inconveniences and embarrassments that this entailed.
Both times the dislocations were dynamic. Once I swung a sack up onto a pile. I didn’t […]
Everyone that drinks coffee has watched the barista collect the coffee grounds from the grinder in a small portable sieve attachment, tamp it down with a plunger and connect the sieve to the machine.
They do it hundreds of times a day. It’s a routine.
A friend who had been working as a barista for several […]
It sounds like a great idea, right?
Until you have to do it.
Last year I had to do it.
Four weeks off when you don’t choose it, when you don’t go away somewhere exciting or fulfill a passion is more of a challenge than a holiday.
And I had no choice.
I’ve had chronic fatigue for thirty years […]
If you haven’t watched my recent Tedx talk I suggest you watch it before reading the follow up.
There was a plan behind the talk.
The goal was to get as many people as possible to find themselves standing in the central balanced position by the end of it, whether they knew it or not.
Not everyone […]
Here’s my TedxWellington talk from the 18th of June at St. James Theater. The audience were marvelous and really joined in. It was a privilege to be part of such an inspiring community of people.
I hope you enjoy the talk and decide to find out about your own postural pattern. I think everyone […]
We all had to be at St. James Theatre for the dress rehearsal by 12.30 in our outfits for the day. Nerves were running high. The stage was fully lit and our 2 meter square of red carpet sat prominently in the centre. We weren’t allowed to stray off the carpet or the cameras […]
Suddenly there’s only one more training week after this one.
We all had to give our whole talk this week in front of everyone, working only off cue cards.
Some people have slides and vids but I’d decided not to. Emma had said that people need to watch me and would lose something if they’re following […]
Another revelation.
This time we were at the business centre on Clyde Quay Wharf. Lovely place.
Deborah Morris-Travers spoke to us of her experiences and the way her life has changed since last year. Very inspiring and simultaneously daunting as we look to getting the work done.
Individual coaching sessions started this week and our group have […]
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