Parra For Cuva - Paspatou (Official Video) https://youtu.be/DY4EcyPkJ6c via @YouTube In 2018 I was lucky enough to feature in this beautiful music video as a school teacher. I wondered at the time, was I good enough, was I too thick in my shape, too old, too boring and would I make a fool of myself. I managed to put my intrusive thoughts aside and found it was a great worthwhile experience. Because of my involvement in this video I have featured on various social media

Music can elicit our moods, memories, imagination & emotions. It can take us back to a moment in time, it can reflect our present mood or even spur us towards our future goals. Humans have been making and listening to music for a millennia and scientists have found that all musical genres affect our brains cerebellum by sending blood to our legs to make us ready to dance. In addition certain melodies can release additional dopamine which affects the reward and pleasure cent

I have put on a lot of weight during lockdown, due to lack of physical activity & the eating of copious amounts of biscuits. In the first year of lockdown I was allocated alternative work duties and sat at home on my phone & computer, screening & matching COVID support volunteers with community support groups. The following year I took my private counselling practise online and continued to sit behind my computer screen. I am positive that my derriere took on the shape of th

“Please close your eyes and visualise a cat sat on a mat for me.” I cannot visualise, there is no cat in my minds eye and no mat on which it sits. I do not conjure images of people, places, colour or memories in my mind’s eye. I was never aware of this until I was training with a hypnotist and I could not achieve any benefit from guided meditations, altered or trance states. I was struggling to comprehend why my counterparts on the course could close their eyes and clearly s

I have a chronic condition called Fibromyalgia, which affects a lot of the aspects of my life from; pain, sleepless nights to sensory overload to name but a few. One of my problems that I have found particularly challenging is the affect that my condition has on my memory. I have always struggled with my memory and I have identified that my learning style is not conducive with traditional teaching methods as I favour a more practical hands on approach to aide my knowledge com