Teaching English to Tibetan monks is one thing, but to see the Dalai Lama in person is quite another. From… Read more

Nine people squeezed onto Mystic Moon – a record so far – in order to talk about death and dying…. Read more

I have just returned for a week in Hong Kong, which included a weekend in Guangzhou – third largest, and… Read more

Conversations about Living Consciously for a Better World provide practical skills, resilience and supportive information in this time of uncertainty,… Read more

I’ve been thinking a lot about loneliness recently. Christmas and New Year are a good time for that. It’s so… Read more

It’s happened again – another article about how postmenopausal women are really only forty. Have I missed something? No. I haven’t…. Read more

Accompanying someone to the point of death is a remarkable experience.  Nonetheless, you may find the anticipation emotionally and mentally… Read more

I was hanging up the washing, when I imagined a Japanese woman of similar postmenopausal age living in Sendai,  doing… Read more

It’s back! My one weakness (although my husband would argue fervently that I have more) is my passion for MasterChef…. Read more

It’s Professor Brian Cox who dunnit for me, in the sitting room, with his BBC series, The Wonders of the… Read more

Psychic work and mediumship are regarded with such suspicion and disrespect in our western culture. I find this really sad… Read more

It’s count down to my big IVHQ (International Volunteer Headquarters) Indian/Vietnam adventure. In nine days I climb aboard my flight… Read more

Dooey, my cat,  and I now officially live aboard Mystic Moon in Bradford on Avon Marina. Her living quarters are… Read more

The BBC’s Today Programme on Monday mentioned that 17th January is the darkest time of the year emotionally.  The hype… Read more

More than a few people have been telling me that it feels as if they are dragging themselves through their… Read more

I was very heartened to read yesterday’s Daily Telegraph’s piece, Emergency staff to be told if you want to live or die…. Read more

This series of workshops has been co-created by GP Dr Jo Withers. I ran a pop-up death cafe with Jo… Read more

I have been having quite a few conversations with concerned parents about the best way to address their child’s fear… Read more