A fascinating, candid and poignant talk from leading educationalist and author, Parker J Palmer, on his experiences of depression over the course of his lifetime. Welcome to the Human Race – A talk on Depression by Parker J Palmer As part of Soundstrue’s Insights at the Edge Programme, Parker also speaks on the modern cultural …
With the shocking events being reported at stores across the country today, Tesco’s ‘Black Friday’ TV campaign is a seriously irresponsible piece of ‘advertising’ and the company should be penalised accordingly. Particularly in the light of the fact that exactly the same thing happened at the same time last year: 2013 Black Friday bargain hunting …
It was such a beautiful November day in the UK today that this poem by Jeffery Harrison felt particularly apt. As you read perhaps spare a thought, and a penny or two, to help those whose lives have been turned upside down from some rather more inclement weather. Typhoon Haiyan Appeal from the Red Cross …
The ability to acknowledge and honour our experience without judgement and return our attention to the breath is a key component of mindfulness practice and in many respects a rather exquisite form of letting go. Whenever we return our attention to the breath, we ‘let go’ of something (thought, feeling, sensation) that has taken us …
Suffering is everywhere. We see it in people’s faces, hear it in their voices, see it on the news. As we attempt to pay attention to suffering we can hear it in our own thoughts, feel it in our bodies and see it in the face in the mirror. Often people balk at this practice …