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Rest in peace, dear Tokitae Friends, you might have heard that the orca known as Tokitae, or Lolita, imprisoned at Miami Seaquarium for the past 53 years, passed last Friday.…

Niniti and the Storm – a story resource for these times Wonderful homeschoolers of children! Parents, teachers, aunties, uncles, guardians, playmates of children! And any adults who might like to…

Taking care of the hurt caused by racism I got a message on LinkedIn a couple of days ago from a Black woman who had worked at Friends of the…

Will you still be there next week, next month, next year? I don’t believe that there is a right or wrong way to respond to traumatic events such as the…

How do we navigate a time of uncertainty and paradox? Where do we even start? I really don’t have a clear answer. But, after connecting with lots of folks in…

Online Community Resting Meditation Circles April 2020 We are in a time of processing collective fear and grief, perhaps more intensely than we’ve seen before. How do we hold space…

Online Community Resting Meditation Circles I’m offering two more meditation sessions this week. Tuning into the body, breath and encouraging self-gentleness and REST. Not just to momentarily escape or distract…

In Memory of Andreas Michli This post is in memory of Andreas Michli, a central fixture of my local community in North London until this week. It started as a…

We are the Lions, Mr Manager! May 1st isn’t only about celebrating spring and fertility by dancing with ribbons around a pole. It’s International Workers Day, or Labour Day, in some countries.…

Facilitating in a supportive way for trauma and self-care Last week I led a Self-Care-Through-Singing workshop for the staff and volunteers at Women and Girls Network, who are celebrating their 30th…

#MeToo Today I watched over 40 of my friends and fellow activists, singers and community organisers posting ‘Me too’ on Facebook. They are mostly women from of varying age and…

Treasure inside Autumn’s here and there is treasure on the ground here in London. It’s encased in a tough, rounded and spikey jackets. Here it stays… growing, protected. Until the…

Fear and love after the London Bridge attacks. I was cycling home last night over Waterloo bridge, around 9.30pm. I felt happy and free. I thought of going to a…

How I work with you as a Facilitator Some more general detail about how I work. As a Facilitator for a workshop, away-day or residential: The first thing I ask…