As you may know, I’m a big fan of fermented foods and home fermenting… and I think I might just have a new favorite book on the subject! ‘The Cultured Club’ by Dearbhla Reynolds is everything you want from a cook book. Simple, easy to follow recipes, well laid out, and with beautiful photography. Simple […]
I’m not a fan of New Year Resolutions, so this year, as every year, I haven’t made any. I’m trying something different instead…. I’m going to try a number of 6 week experiments. The idea is simple. Pick something that I think could be useful, helpful or healthy – or something that I’m not sure […]
One line summary: A non-hippy, non-religious, easy to read introduction to mindfulness and meditation, even for those who have tried before and decided it wasn’t for them Andy Puddicombe is the brains (and voice) behind the excellent Headspace app, which I have used for a while now. He was brought up in Bristol (UK) and […]
Acupressure and tuina (the Chinese massage style which incorporates acupressure) have a wide range of uses, but they are both most well known for their effect on pain. In my Bristol Chinese medicine clinic, I frequently use acupressure/tuina for pain of all kinds, and find it to be very effective. So I thought I’d share […]
You know what? I’m just going to say it: ‘MONEY’ IS NOT A DIRTY WORD! I believe that as a practitioner, you should be fairly remunerated for your skills. I believe that your practice should make a healthy profit and you should be able to support yourself financially. And you put a lot of money […]
Einstein once said “The definition of madness is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results” Kind of obvious, and yet, we all do it… And it’s something I see practitioners doing all the time! Let me re-phrase the saying a little: If you do the same things as others you see […]