Published in Kindred Spirit Magazine The Firebird – a metaphor for Feeling Trapped In the Russian fairytale of “The Firebird”, the Firebird is a magnificent fiery bird coveted by a tyrannical king who traps and puts it in a cage. The story uses a metaphorical language to express the inner firebird and the parts of ourselves that may have been …
David’s story of developing leadership skills through his participation in a twelve-week course (now the Breakthrough Confidence Group), discovering how to release the destructive power of anger into creativity. Taking the Lead In the first session, you asked us all to say what we wanted from the group. I remember saying I wanted the unexpected …
Published in Positive Health Magazine The Sunflower Effect for emotional health and well-being The therapeutic benefits of theatre are as old as history itself. The very earliest forms of theatre derived from Greek Dionysian rituals (1) in which active expression was given to the chaotic forces of life expressed through the stories of Dionysus. These …
Published Article: How to release repressed emotions through drama Read More »
Althea Hayton, womb twin survivor’s moving account of how she healed her relationship with her lost womb-twin which lead to her discovering her life work. Sadly Althea died in 2014. She is an example of someone who used her own difficulties to bring hope and the end of suffering to thousands of people. She is …
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This article written by Nana describes how she discovered the freedom to be bad without being bad through acting out a character from an ancient Hindu myth – and in doing so found the freedom to be herself and to become more authentic in her life. See Developing Leaderships Skills, written by a participant on …
Participant Story: Expressing Emotions – “I want to be bad!” Read More »
How to free yourself of the baggage you carry from family and discover the real purpose that your family have had in your life. Are you dreading being with your family this Christmas? Are you already getting that sinking feeling in your stomach? You’re going to have to be nice to people who made the …
Overcoming negative emotions You were feeling great… and then you get an email or your partner/boss/friend says something that really upsets you. And suddenly you’re on fire! You feel full of justified rage. Even if you know the thing that has upset you is rather trivial, possibly not even true. You don’t quite know where …
Or How to be Seen and Heard Without Having to Scream and Shout About It Daniel was a quiet man, a clever man, a caring man – but he felt he was invisible. Daniel was an academic, and it often took him days to prepare his beautifully composed and interesting lectures. But when it came to delivering …
How to express your anger in empowering ways without hurting other people When were you last angry? How did it feel? Did it feel good/powerful to express your anger? Did you feel heard/understood/released? Or did you feel embarrassed by the fact that you were so angry? Or ashamed that you should have such powerful feelings? …
How to stop being too nice Are You Being Too Nice? How to be nice without other people taking advantage of you You’ve been pushed way, way beyond your limits. You know perfectly well that the other person is taking advantage of you. Either because they are in a more powerful position. Or because they’ve …
