Being human
and life's little mysteries

Ever notice how affected you are by external conditions? There's a favourite topic of this country, the weather, but there are other...

Monday, October 10th was World Mental Health Day. The stigma around mental health, its causes and treatments, and how the stigma itself...

So, this morning while taking my son to school I had a sort of unbelievable realisation. I’m half Lithuanian! Growing up as American, my...

Think of a tree or any plant or animal. The soft spot is where the growth happens. In nature, growth always happens at the soft spot. A...

It’s been said that the health of the spine reveals the health of a whole system. Afterall, the spine is a superhighway to the life force...

Morning view from kitchen. As The leaves have fallen off this statuesque beech tree, so too I’ve been going through my own state of...

Lessons learned from the Coastal Path : a summer update Hiking, or rambling as they call it here in England, has always been a favourite...

This is a client’s story of his journey of Rolfing together with Primal Therapy, as expressed by himself. A butterfly in their chrysalis...

Choose any given day on a street corner in a bustling city, and you will see bodies in motion.  All around, sirens scream, motors throb,...

Warning: The below story contains a few lines that may not paint a pretty picture. but hey, is life always pretty? On Christmas eve, I...

Four years ago today I got a call that saved my physical body . I can rely only on my fading memory to travel back to that time when...

Until recently, if someone had told me I was ‘on the spectrum’, I would have thought they were giving me a compliment about being...

For those of you growing up several decades ago, you may remember the book entitled I’m OK, You’re OK. I never read it (I was a little...

It may not always seem like it, but we are all seeking a way to be in relationship – in our body and in the world. We rely on these...

Lately I took some time off Facebook because I was having a hard time filtering. There is a lot going on, on Facebook. Don’t get me...

A few days ago, I spent an afternoon by the river. Walking alongside of it, I marveled at her twists and turns, the variety of sounds and...

PYS II:33 Vitarka badhane pratipaksha bhavanam “When disturbed by disturbing thoughts, think the opposite.” We all communicate in a...

Dear God, It’s hard to believe this is the first official letter I have ever written to you. I’m sorry it took me so long to pen one...

From an early age, well before we are born into our physical body, each of us begins making our mark in the world, our imprint. As we...

It’s hard to believe it has been eight months since my life changing operation; on September 26, 2013 I was given a second chance at life...