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Even though they are aware that their behaviour is strange, people who suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have an overwhelming urge to repeat certain rituals to reduce their anxiety. What do we know about this stressful condition? By Catherine Eden Before Alice (57) leaves the kitchen, she goes through a complicated process of checking and [...] Wild child Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a complicated name for a complicated condition that is affecting more and more children. What do you do if your child is one of them? Four-year-old Dale* is the ‘difficult’ child in the family. He’s always in trouble, both at home and at his preschool, where he [...] Creative writing: 20, 27 Jan, 03, 06 Feb. (9.15 – 11.45am) Creative writing: 06, 13, 20, 27 Feb (7.15 – 9.45pm)
Fiction writing: 17, 24 Feb, 02 Mar (9.15 – 11.45am) Fiction writing: 05, 12, 19 Mar (7.15 – 9.45pm) Workshop: Writing for publication: 10 Feb (9.15 – 11.45am) Workshop: [...] PRIVATE PAGES 2: ENERGY CENTRES This course follows on from course one. It continues the exploration of how we function, using the human energy system as a framework for journal questions. It is presented in four sessions: Introduction to energy + chakra 1; chakras 2 + 3; chakras 4 + 5; chakras 6 + 7. PRIVATE PAGES 1: REFLECTIONS This four-part course includes an introduction to journal writing (why, when, how?) and focuses on your life story, the link between your state of mind and your health, your strengths and challenges, your purpose and your resources. Journal writing is an easy, therapeutic and private way to explore life’s big questions and begin a constructive dialogue with the self. It is a tool that can be used to document your history, record you dreams or vent your frustrations. But it can also help you heal old wounds, retrieve lost energy, find solutions [...] A month of frothy reading, for a change. Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series fell into my hands, and, having heard about its phenomenal success in the adolescent market, I was curious about it. I expected to skim the first book and then lose interest, but I landed up devouring all four tomes in quick [...] Non-fiction choices this month: the story of success and the art of happiness. While success doesn’t necessarily guarantee happiness, acquiring the art of being happy could be seen as the greatest of all human achievements. Outliers: The story of success by Malcolm Gladwell (Allen Lane) What is it that makes some people famous and successful, [...] Words like ‘driven’ and ‘dynamo’ don’t come close to describing behavioural specialist Dr John Demartini, who travels, teaches, writes, designs programmes and frets that he’s going to run out of time before all his dreams are realised. By Catherine Eden He’s lean, dark and wizardly, with bright eyes and [...] Only one this month; retrenchment and associated angst took a big bite out of my reading time. I’ll be back on track in March. The Angel’s Game (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Written six years after the best-selling The Shadow of the Wind (see December books), this [...] |
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