Susan Courtney http://www.truechange.org Counselling and Psychotherapy Sun, 01 May 2011 14:25:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Gardening Therapy http://www.truechange.org/2011/05/gardening-therapy/ http://www.truechange.org/2011/05/gardening-therapy/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 14:24:33 +0000 susanc http://www.truechange.org/?p=277 If you have the chance to get your hands in the earth to plant something and watch it grow, you’ve found another natural way of grounding and calming yourself.

]]> http://www.truechange.org/2011/05/gardening-therapy/feed/ 0 It’s a Lovely Day! http://www.truechange.org/2011/05/its-a-lovely-day/ http://www.truechange.org/2011/05/its-a-lovely-day/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 13:20:44 +0000 james http://www.truechange.org/?p=275 It’s Bank Holiday Sunday, and the sun is shining, the birds are signing, and the leaves are bursting out of the trees.
Get out there and breathe in the spring air; a few deep breaths can be as good as a session with your favourite counsellor!

 

]]> http://www.truechange.org/2011/05/its-a-lovely-day/feed/ 0 Make the Most of the Holidays http://www.truechange.org/2011/04/make-the-most-of-the-holidays/ http://www.truechange.org/2011/04/make-the-most-of-the-holidays/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:58:00 +0000 susanc http://www.truechange.org/?p=201 Working life and our normal routine stops for four days this weekend and four days next weekend.  Do you already have plans to make the most of the free time or are you at risk of frittering it away?

What would making the most of it be like for you?

For some people it’s to get together with friends or family’ for others it’s to get dug into the gardening chores, for others it’s to get away somewhere special – the beach, the countryside, or a resort abroad.  Whatever it is for you, be sure that you don’t just let the time pass you by, especially when we’re blessed with such exceptionally gorgeous weather.

Do spend some time outdoors – nature is a wonderful restorative for the soul, and so is relaxing with family and friends.  If you’ve been rushed off your feet, then maybe time to yourself is what you crave, whether that’s relaxing in the back garden with a book, or walking a woodland path surrounded by floods of bluebells.

This is a time of year so rich for all the senses.  Notice what you’r hearing – the birdsong always lifts my spirits.  Notice what you’re seeing – how can there be so many different tender hues of green?  Notice what you’re smelling – sometimes I wish I could just keep inhaling to draw in all the fragrant scents, bluebells and lilacs, choisya and viburnum, mahonia and fresh air.  What are you feeling – the warm, gentle breezes kissing your cheeks?

And be sure to end each day by recalling its pleasures and acknowledging your gratitude for them. This will draw them deeper into your memory and heart.

]]> http://www.truechange.org/2011/04/make-the-most-of-the-holidays/feed/ 0 Energy Psychology http://www.truechange.org/2011/04/energy-psychology/ http://www.truechange.org/2011/04/energy-psychology/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:54:58 +0000 james http://www.truechange.org/draft/?p=119 “I encourage anyone who is interested in healing, be it on a personal or professional level, to take a closer look at the tremendously exciting emerging field of Energy Therapies. They have provided me with the most powerful tools for transformation on my own path to deeper personal healing and give me the enormous satisfaction of greater effectiveness in my work as a healing psychotherapist for others.“

So what is Energy Psychology?

 

To be completed …

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