Intentional improvisation
We all improvise every day. None of us goes through life with a script telling us what to do, and we don’t want one either. We like to connect with others, share ideas, take a few risks, learn and make decisions as we go. It’s a rational response to the predicament of life. The map […]
The Headless Way
Who are you? What are you? These are some of the deepest questions we can ask. I came across some novel ways of answering these questions while listening to some ‘pointing out’ experiments by Richard Laing from The Headless Way. These experiments offer some intriguing, visual ways of discovering that awareness is our experience. Or […]
Desire lines of play
We’ve all seen those images of desire lines made by feet across urban landscapes to take us from point A to B with the least effort. BUT…this weekend I spotted a desire line that was created by the desire to PLAY. Wandering near Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol I came across The Slidey Rock. This […]
Whose feeling is it anyway?
‘Whose line is it anyway?’ was one of my favourite shows as a teenager. I would tune in every week on the small telly in my bedroom, captivated by the wit and dexterity of Paul Merton, Mike McShane and Josie Lawrence and others. At school the next day with my friends we just talked about […]