Mar 17, 2022Use Your Body As a Research ToolWhy an embodied practice can help our creative thinking — The I-body relationship Scrolling, scrolling, scrolling. My body has almost entirely left the scene, as my presence reduces itself to a pair of eyes and a brain, manically reading and absorbing information. …Embodiment11 min readEmbodiment11 min read
Aug 6, 2021Do LessHow the Feldenkrais Method is teaching me to create with less effort, tension, and stress. — I watch her through the screen, lying still, face down, on the floor of her room on the other side of the ocean. All I can see is the rise and fall of her breathing, but I know there is a whole world of activity going on in her body…Feldenkrais11 min readFeldenkrais11 min read
Jun 5, 2021Bondadoso“Every artist needs to find a balance between generosity and selfishness.” I watch my friend, Rob Poynton, closely through the Zoom screen as he teaches me a new word in Spanish. I roll the sound around my mouth like a marble, testing its form. My tongue assumes new shapes as I mimic him tentatively. Bon. Da. Do. So. And then again…Feminism14 min readFeminism14 min read
May 1, 2021My Mother’s HandsDelicate is not a word I’d use to describe my mother’s hands. They were large, strong and capable of many things, such as making the finest pastry, digging the soil, or rubbing my back. Like her they were full of life and full of love. I can see her hands…Gut Health8 min readGut Health8 min read
Apr 1, 2021Moving to natureI hear the barking dogs and I feel the goosebumps rise on my skin. I’m frozen in fear for just a second, wondering how close they might be. Then I move quickly, pulling my vest up around my torso and lunging for my jacket hanging on a nearby branch. I…Nature7 min readNature7 min read
Apr 24, 2020On the memory of touch in the time of social distancing — part four.‘The “feel” in my skin and the “feeling” in my mind’ I’m beginning to feel claustrophobic. I’ve been sandwiched between three other bodies for some time now. It could be 5 minutes, it could be half an hour, I’m really not sure. In this state of constant touch and constant motion, rolling over each other, I find it easier not to…Memory8 min readMemory8 min read
Apr 6, 2020On the memory of touch in the time of social distancing — part three.‘The sensory isolation is driving us mad.’ I’ve become obsessed with a certain Instagram account over the last week. It’s a steady stream of insanely cute photographs showing a baby hanging out with his very fluffy dogs in different cosy scenarios — on the sofa, in a cushioned window seat, on a bed. …Touch9 min readTouch9 min read
Apr 1, 2020On the memory of touch in the time of social distancing - part two.“BUDDY! WE DON’T TOUCH THINGS NOW!” Yesterday, I accidentally touched my lip. I touched my lip with my glove. My OUTSIDE glove! I don’t know about you, but each day I regularly confuse myself with my own strategies to stay safe when I go outside. I wear my soft leather winter gloves to open shop doors…Covid-198 min readCovid-198 min read
Mar 28, 2020On the memory of touch in the time of social distancing - part one.‘We can’t run over and give big hugs.’ I am watching the screen and copying the teacher’s movements. Using my fingertips, I lightly brush the skin of my arm in one direction, towards the heart. I see similar movements happening across all the other thumbnail windows, which give me a view into people’s homes around the world. While…Social Distancing7 min readSocial Distancing7 min read
