I find Tagore's poem 'The Palm Tree' really helps me to calm my mind and body when I am feeling stressed. In my blog below I explain why this poem inspires me and some of the strategies I use to find my own calm amidst the storm. The Palm Tree Palm-tree: single-legged giant, topping other … Continue reading The Poetry of Trees
I recently read a story of a woman who was suffering from semantic dementia, a condition that caused her to lose her words. She had just 4000 words remaining (most adult English speakers have 20,000-35,000). This woman's husband had recently passed away and she lived alone. When asked by a neuroscientist how she felt, she … Continue reading Intimate Language
A couple of years ago, I heard a story on the radio about a lady whose husband had voiced the announcements for the London Underground. Since her husband had passed away, this woman had visited her local underground station daily to hear his voice. One day, she arrived to find her husband's voice had been replaced … Continue reading Embodied Listening
