People getting on... or not...

I've been sorting through photos to get ready for a talk I'm giving to the Perth Organic Gardeners group about my eco adventures over the last 12 years. One of my topics is, "People getting on... or not..." Though I've been preparing it with eco projects in mind I've just realised that it's relevant for all the people who have family/relationship/work, even past life issues coming up for them at the moment.
WHEN PROJECTS STRUGGLE...
When an eco project struggles it's not usually money, time management or the weather that's the main cause, it's usually Clashing Personalities and Aims.

Try getting a consensus with this lot...

We all tend to be playing roles in our lives, consciously or not, usually since we were born, or before, as our way of getting what we need: love, friendship, food, shelter, attention etc etc. The trouble is we often think that we are our patterns and it all gets out of balance...

I know this one! Mr Helpful...

One of my own patterns is being Mr Helpful. It's great now that I realise I'm playing it and generally get some balance between giving and receiving help. However, years ago I would exhaust myself through not being able to say "no" and then feel resentful when my needs weren't met. It's a very common pattern amongst therapists.
WHAT'S YOUR MAIN PATTERN?
So whether you're working on an eco project, or in a difficult relationship at home or work, or keep coming up against the same stuff in your family or at school, have a think about your own patterns and those of the people your mixed up with... and don't forget to keep your sense of humour...
Here's a few more characters you may know, or even be sometimes:

...not always as obvious as this guy...

...the Dreamer, head in the clouds, even clouds in the head...

...the Drama Queen, oh my God! it's all going terribly wrong! SHRIEK!...

...when you're a wrench, everything's a nut...

...show us The Way, oh great teacher...

...I just can't make up my mind about whether I'm indecisive!...

....obey all yea the Wondrous Matriarch and heed the words of Her Religion...

... or smoke yourself wise...

...I've got just TWO words to say, HA and HA!...

...Rugby players often find that the strategy of using brute force and over-bearing will to push people about often works for them in real life just as in their sport! What fun...

... and that's just for starters...

Very best wishes to all at Tay Medispa!

I've been getting so busy with my gardening work, (and really enjoying it), that I'm going to give up one of my therapy days to free up more time for the outdoor life. So I'd like to say a big cheerio to all my friends at Tay Medispa, it's been lots of fun working there with my old friend Lesley Quinn and making new friends, especially Simon and Blanche. I know our working paths will come together in some way in the future and I'm looking forward to that!

Good luck all at Tay Medispa and see you very soon!

I am available on Mondays at Gareth Magee's clinic, just round the corner from Medispa in Caledonian Road. I'm also delighted to make local house calls - I know a lot of people find it difficult to travel. Either way, please just get in touch:by text or phone: 07450 332 430
or email: ianecowatt@gmail.com

INTENSIVE CARE

I've been working on the idea of extending our remote group work so that people who need a lot of help can tune in at any time. Here's my post in our Facebook group, FREE REMOTE HEALING GROUP NETWORK:

INTENSIVE CARE - 24/7/365
If you're one of the many people with serious health issues at the moment, and there seem to be so many, this group is intended to give you help. You can tune in at any time of day or night, for as long as you like, and as often as you like. The energy flow will adapt to work with any other treatment you may be receiving.
RECEIVING IS GIVING
The energy source for this healing assistance work is infinite, the more that energy is drawn in, the more it becomes available to help everyone.
HELP BY SENDING
If you do some kind of therapy or healing work yourself, please join in with the intention of allowing your skills, understanding and experience to help to modulate the flow for human help, and to help the network of all life. Understanding of energy work of all kinds is very helpful, whether it's Chi Kung, Acupuncture, Reiki, Homeopathy and so on, and also of all kinds of hands-on work, especially of the kind of knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology that a surgeon will have. The most important aspect of sending is your intention. You don’t have to “do” anything, just listen and be available.
INTENTION
You can set your intention by making a simple statement to yourself, “Please may I join in with the healing network to receive help for...”, or, “I would like to join in with the group so that whatever knowledge and experience I have is available for all”. The wonderful power of your sub-conscious mind will take it from there.

Let me know if you have any interesting and helpful experiences through joining in!

The Silvery Tay and the Silvery Wrapped Plastic Fields...

If there's an issue that's a health issue as well as an environmental one that's got to be plastic. There's been a lot of discussion recently about the alarming amount of plastic in our oceans, from the large scale of the giant island of waste in the North Pacific to the small scale of the fibres and particles that end up in fish. A study found that Inuit women who eat a high proportion of fish and animal fat in their diet may pass enough PCB etc to cause liver and skin problems through their breast milk to their babies in just a year.

The silvery Tay and the plastic you don't often see: the silvery plastic wrapped fields...

Hands-on and Remote Treatment - Latest News

Since we've moved back to Perth there's been some fascinating new developments in my therapy work - how great to be setting out afresh at the grand old age of 64... still 24 on the inside of course...

A Red Plum Branch against the Summer Moon

It's great to be seeing more patients in the hands-on way again. What I'm finding is that all the remote craniosacral energy work I've been doing over the last eight years has given me some fascinating insight into treating people in the hands-on way as well.

Tai Chi for Beginners - Weds 11 April - Inspire Dance Studio

Pretty much everyone who's come along to my Chi Kung Plus classes has been more interested in learning Tai Chi, so that's how I'm going to focus them now.
NEXT CLASS: Wednesday 11 April at Inspire Dance Studio, 7pm to 8pm.
I was looking for good images to use for posters and flyers, and some brilliant cat photos came up on Facebook. It's interesting that a lot of Tai Chi and other martial art movements come from the observation of animals: the snake fighting the crane, the "animal frolics", and so on.

Cat doing Tai Chi? Brilliant photos of cats playing by Hisakata Hiroyuki.

These classes are for complete beginners, and all ages and fitness levels. I've split the form I learned up into easy-to-learn chunks so that you will have something to practise straightaway. Though this makes it as simple as possible, and it's intended to be fun, there are many immediate benefits from learning Tai Chi: improved balance, suppleness, relaxation, better energy and much more. It might have its roots many hundreds of years ago in the mountains of China but Tai Chi is as relevant, or maybe even more so, than ever in a crazy, stressful world.

First Perth Chi Kung Plus Class

Thanks for your company everyone who came to the first class here in Perth last night, what a great bunch you are! Next class is in two weeks time, the 21st March, see you then. Inspire is a very friendly place and brilliant for teaching with its mirror wall, which makes it possible to demonstrate a move and watch people at the same time.
As well stretching and the personal and interpersonal energy work I had planned, I slipped in the Short Short Tai Chi form which I developed while I was helping Steve Jones to run and teach his Sector39 Permaculture courses back down in Shropshire.

Birth of the Short Short Form in Treflach Farmyard

Steve is really an afternoon-evening person whereas I'm more of a morning one, so it worked out well to fit in some Tai Chi before classes started, and the students found it really helpful. The courses were just two weeks long so there wasn't time to teach a full form - I learned the Cheng Man Ching Sort Form, which even though "short" still takes weeks and weeks to learn. My Short Short Form is a condensed version of it which you can pick up quite quickly but still has a lot of the basic elements and movements. You would find it a good start if you ever went on to learn a full form but will still give lots of benefits just on its own.