I know what it feels like to wish the ground to open and swallow me up.
I spent the first part of my life being shy. I felt as if I was trapped in a box, always on the fringes of things watching other children participating and enjoying themselves.
I desperately wanted to get out of that box, but I didn’t know how to.
Overcoming shyness through drama Read More »
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
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Want to be an actress, performer or movie star? The inspiring story of a woman’s discovery that her craving to be an actress was a secret longing for her “real me” to be seen, heard and witnessed. This article written by Maria describes how she discovered how to be a star in her own life.
Participant Story: I want to be an actress Read More »
A poem exploring confident body image Performance poem by Jaycee La Bouche at the book launch of “From Wallflower to Sunflower – the quiet person’s guide to natural self-confidence. This poem is for you if your confidence is undermined by concerns about body image or how you look. Jaycee shows us in her distinctive way
Video: Performance poem “Don’t Believe the Hype” Read More »
If there is something really big that you know you want to do… so big that you don’t even know how to get started? Something that is beyond yourself, beyond what you think you can achieve? Can you imagine how you would feel if you were to begin to achieve this thing… you stepped off the precipice into the unknown….? Learn how a Sunflower Effect participant found the courage to achieve this after doing one of our courses.
Participant story: Stretching out of your comfort zone Read More »
