Posts by Jan Trewartha
The Gentle Art of Following
Following the tissue – when less is more! As I have become older and more experienced in my work, I increasingly appreciate the understanding I have developed around the power…
Read MoreDo you feel well-connected?
Most women who come to see me for ScarWork to their Caesarean scars, comment on the feeling of disconnection they have been experiencing since the surgery. “I feel as if…
Read MoreWhy don’t we slow down in Winter?
I used to work really hard then collapse on holiday, sleeping for the first three days on the beach, totally resistant to ‘doing’ anything. A friend of mine, now retired,…
Read MoreHave you pandiculated yet today?
It’s not something I generally ask myself – “Have I pandiculated today?”, but I have talked to people who, when they were over-busy and therefore extremely focused, have later realised…
Read MoreIn search of ikigai
“The Oxford English Dictionary defines ikigai as “a motivating force; something or someone that gives a person a sense of purpose or a reason for living”. More generally it may refer to something that…
Read MoreReconnecting to body and mind through yoga
Yoga, an ancient art – outdated, irrelevant today? Yoga has, no doubt, changed a lot from the original as the teachers over different centuries have taught it through the lens…
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