An Investigation into Telephone Therapeutic Support For Growth and Change. In this post, I intend to explore how effective Telephone/Skype is as a medium to support personal growth and change. As a Health and Care Professions Council Registered Dramatherapist, and an Advanced Certified Integral Professional, I have always felt the importance of face-to-face embodied therapeutic work. Of the … Read more
From Carl Jung to Debbie Ford to Ken Wilber, at the leading edge of our development we are all talking about it – The Shadow, what it is, how we meet it and what are the benefits of working with it. Within this article, I would like to offer you a view of The Shadow that will … Read more
Professor Robert Kegan of Harvard University has shown through detailed research into human development and change, that although we see change as the “letting go of something”, we also have an immunity to change. This comes about not only through a fear of letting go of what we know, but also through the brain’s need … Read more
Mindful Walking is a form of therapy created by a constellation of Dramatherapy, coaching, and the physical exercise of walking. Mindful Walking’s aim is to strengthen your connection between mind, body, and spirit. During a Mindful Walking session, Gary will extend an invitation to you to mindfully explore life issues, work issues, or relationship issues whilst … Read more
By viewing a human being through the lens of the four dimensions and then asking questions based around the inquiry of the four movement, facilities an Insight that is arrived at when the truth claims and investigations into the real causes of things, which forms the Philosophy of Critical Realism and the Inspiration of the intervention of the framework of Integral Theory are brought together to create a powerful Change initiative.
Within myself, I have a pulse; I call this pulse the pulse of freedom, now I know that this is quite an abstract statement, and one that I might need to explain. My pulse of freedom is both a feeling about myself and about the world I live in. My mind likes harmony and congruence between … Read more
[dropcap style=”font-size: 50px; color: #FF0000;”] T[/dropcap]he Critical Realism Philosophy of Roy Bhaskar, begins by recommending that we step back from our experience and notice that there is the first (1 M)oment of non-identity, or that which exists before we have named it through our experience of it. This is a response to both Kant and Hume, Kant … Read more
[dropcap style=”font-size: 50px; color: #FF0000;”] A [/dropcap] long with Critical Realism my work is also influenced by Integral Theory originated by Ken Wilber. Whilst not as complex as Critical Realism it is no less a powerful mode for change. Unlike Critical Realism, Integral Theory has a much clearer realisation of personal change and growth known as … Read more
[dropcap style=”font-size: 50px; color: #FF0000;”] T [/dropcap]he Philosophy of Critical Realism, a complex philosophical investigation into the real cause or nature of things, has a profound influence on my work and the people I work with. I was recently asked to write a short introduction to Critical Realism without using or at least with the … Read more
[dropcap style=”font-size: 30px; color: #FF0000;”] C [/dropcap]reativity is not just at the heart of our business; it is also at the heart of our Well Being. Creativity has the power to improve our physical and psychological health, boost our immune function, and give us greater life satisfaction and meaning. Therefore, creativity is not a product that … Read more