Tonight, the flagship currents affairs strand on ITV1 is making a programme to be presented by Laura Kuennsberg the Business Editor, which will investigate the reasons why increasing numbers of people work part time or have become self-employed. For some this is by choice, it makes time for child or parent care, for study or [...]
News of this opportunity has been sent to me by a fellow facilitator of The Work That Reconnects. Could be an interesting lifestyle development for someone. Please note the closing date of 21st December. “We are a group of friends, based across the South West, who have been working on setting up a small ecovillage [...]
Interested in buying into a beautiful, environmentally friendly spiritual smallholding in South Wales ? This opportunity has been brought to my attention by Cathy Crick, a resident at Lanlas Farm. She says: ‘Lanlas farm is a 19 acre smallholding nestling in the foothills of the ancient Cambrian mountains with superb views over the Teifi valley. [...]
‘It was the time of the terrible storms that, much later, I heard had felled trees all over northern France and southern England. I had two weeks off, £60 in my pocket, and no special reason to stay in Bristol. So in spite of the howling winds and severe weather warnings, I packed my sleeping [...]
Maintaining simplicity, internally and externally, is a crucial part of moving to a more sustainable existence. Why? Because being overwhelmed with what we no longer need, or with more than we need saps our energy. Whether that’s extra internal stuff, such as limiting beliefs, attachment to drama and gossip, or fantasising or whether it’s external [...]
‘Descending, the heart breaks open and the ego loses its moorings.’ Miriam Greenspan. When my children were younger and I was home-educating them, I manned the telephone helpline for the local home-educators’ support group. One of the impressions that stayed with me from that time was just how many of the mothers I was talking [...]
What constitutes home for you and where or what do you regard as home? One of the more challenging practical tasks that I’ve had to face on my downshifting journey is selling or giving away treasured pieces of furniture. At one time they held immense sentimental value for me and represented many years of [...]
Fiona was very clearly a dancer, or so I assumed watching her elegant figure enter the room. Her poise spoke of her obvious confidence in her movement and her natural comfort at inhabiting her body. Later on in the meeting, we were introduced to each other and I was shocked to hear that she was [...]
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