I am practising reflexology again and organising a T'ai chi & Chi Kung workshop. nr Hebden Bridge Interested?

Nothing Nada Nichts Rien What a blissful relief to enjoy emptiness

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Our bodies are at the best with an alkaline balance. Our immune system is at its best with an alkaline balance. There is plenty of guidance on internet as to food acidity and alkalinity, but I want to point out than when we are stressed this creates acidity within us; it is SO important to timetable relaxation into our lives. This can also be tied into Yin and Yang balance: when we push ourselves, yang, we attract yin.. the more we push the bigger yin we attract, which can manifest in illness or collapse. And in the same way, the more yin we are the more yang we attract... SO if we relax, yin, we attract more energy, increased health.

To completely let go of what we think we know and expect, is to invite big adventure and experiences beyond dreams into our lives. I have tried this several times with complete abandonment and my life has been transformed beyond recognition.. Easier said than done, I admit.. but well worth the practice with heart-beat-listening <3

I 'closed' this page down months ago, or so I thought, but I keep seeing notifications that people are 'liking' it and looking at it.. I still practice reflexology locally, ie near Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, or when I am travelling to see friends up and down the countries. I practice T'ai Chi and Chi Kung but am taking a holiday from teaching it. In 2014/2015 it felt like I took several large blows to my emotional and physical energy with illness, major fall outs with good friends, loss of a very good friend when she died suddenly and unexpectedly, my mum suffering from 2 strokes, further deaths in the family and friends.. all a bit much for me to process on the road, living in my van, so I agreed to farm-sit, in what I thought would be a very quiet remote location. I wanted to take time out to conserve my energy and sanity! Since then I have been occupied with various other projects including joining in performances on stage and working as an extra on film and tv productions, developing permaculture schemes at the farm and generally settling in to new regime, with the support of a lovely man and his dog. It has not been the quiet time I imagined, but even better! I am so very grateful for stillness and peace with in me and at the farm, and I have been processing the challenges here too. I was assaulted in July, which was shocking to me, more than I realised at the time, but through gentle processing within and with the support of my partner and friends, I feel strong and more grounded than ever. Opportunties are coming to me beyond my expectations and further adventures beckon. I am embracing the Wu Chi, the unknown, with connection to Light, Love and Chi and I feel intensely happy <3

Adrenaline We generally associate adrenaline with rare events, which give us that fight or flight decision. Our heart races, sugar is demanded from cells... can be exciting, can be stressful... We talk about stress. When we find ourselves worked up about something for example love life, work, house, floods, cars we can acknowledge stress. Long-term stress: constant demand on adrenaline, constant demand on the natural energy in our cells.. the heart becomes over-worked, the body becomes tired.. we end up taking addictive substances to boost the energy.. ... a wiser, long term healthier option is to stop, willingly and planned. Before dependency kicks in, before depression takes hold, or long term illnesses. To replenish the depleted cells, rest, eat good quality carbohydrates, eat warm food to conserve energy required during digestion.. sit down to meals, enjoy each mouthful. Choose good company. Take steps to reduce the adrenaline rushes in your life.. if you cannot avoid stressful scenarios, then create pockets of non-stressful environments to give the adrenals a rest, and your kidneys, and your heart and your mind. In 2014, I was enjoying the adventure of selling my house, moving into a van, sleeping in a different location every week, or every night.. it suited me.. but then last year over late spring to late summer, I suddenly had to cope with a lot of excitement and stress all at once... massive highs and stonking lows, one after the other all summer.. by end of August I had a large protruding muscle across the back of my head, my ears were buzzing and ringing constantly with intense tinnitus, I was struggling to find peace and pause.. despite t'ai chi and chi kung. I was alarmed by how much strain my body was taking to cope with the constant intense stress. I decided to take up an offer I had in May, to stay in a remote, quiet farmhouse over winter, close to a wonderful network of supportive friends along Calder Valley. My first evening in the house, I went to pick up a book, "The Ayurvedic Cookbook" from the kitchen to flick through as I sat down with a cuppa.. I anticipated it would be a bit of colourful fun to skim through as I sipped my herbal tea... I flopped down on the sofa with the book, then realised with a big sigh that I had picked up the wrong one.. I had missed, and instead had pulled out the book next to the one I intended to. I had in my hand "Cooking Without" by Barbara Cousins. I groaned; oh, too heavy, but could not be arsed to get up again. (Excuse my language, but that's how I felt at the time; I was exhausted) It was the exactly the book I needed to read at the time; well, the Introduction, anyway. The above information regarding adrenaline was explained... and information which I already had somewhere in my noddle, was brought together: replenish the cells with rest, quality carbohydrates, gentle self nurture and reduction of adrenal rush. I have also avoided taking on other people's dramas as my own. It has been working very well. I have bursts of high energy sandwiched with bowls of relaxation. My T'ai Chi teacher, Master Choy, taught us CSC: Conserve Spend Conserve. I teach it and try to put it in to practice, but like last summer, I got caught up in a lot of drama - good and bad, and by early autumn was paying the price. I am learning to apply my replenishing energy to nurturing my health, my dreams and those of my family and friends.