From Stress and Tension to Relief and Ease: an introduction to the Sedona Method

Join us in Edinburgh on 25th – 26th April for a weekend Introduction to the Sedona Method

Letting Go into Peace and Acceptance: an introduction to the Sedona Method in Derry/Londonderry 8th – 9th November

Have you ever felt stuck, unable to let go of hopelessness, fear, anger, frustration or other uncomfortable emotions? Or maybe you find yourself ruminating, worrying, and thoughts keep spinning through your mind no matter how much you try to calm down? Maybe the state of the world or of your life bothers you, but the more you try to fix … Read More

Ways to help you feel calm during the time of coronavirus

Fear robs us of balance. It hijacks our brains and makes rational thinking hard – and we can let it go.

Can we resolve conflict without violence? #1000Speak – 5 years on

Can compassion help us resolve conflict without violence? I believe we can, and science suggests so too.

How Can a Murderer Change?

Did anyone care to find out why he was “scary” and try to determine a way to change that? In the aftermath of the most recent school shooting in the USA, blogger Hasty Words asked this question. It got me thinking – can we reach out to others in pain and with our love and compassion steer them away from … Read More

How To Be Your Own Friend Through Sadness And Disappointment

When things are going well for us, it’s (mostly) easy enough to feel good about ourselves, and to feel compassion towards others. But when life throws us those old curveballs every other day, or several times a day, it’s not so easy. Yet that’s when we need compassion the most – both to feel it for others and to feel … Read More

When Someone You Love is Suffering – Be Real

A person I love works hard, against difficult odds, to achieve a goal. It doesn’t happen. This person feels disappointment. I feel it too, and regret: perhaps if I’d followed up on an idea I had months ago the odds could have been reduced, this sadness prevented. I allowed others to dissuade me, wasn’t sure. I’m still not sure, and … Read More

The Courage to Have Compassion – a #1000Speak post

During World War 1, a man armed only with a revolver and stick destroyed a German machine gun and killed its crew. When attempting to take out a second machine gun he was killed. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. That’s courage, the kind of courage that wins medals, and is remembered. Yet, it also takes courage to say … Read More