One Year Spirituality Training
Glastonbury starting September 2020
An Adventure in Personal Transformation
Diploma in Practical Spirituality and Wellness
Ofqual Register Crossfields Institute Level 3 – Qual No: 601/8673/2 Sector Subject Area: Health and Social Care
Meditation Masterclass – for Teachers & Practitioners
One Week Retreat • Findhorn Foundation 22 August
A week at Europe’s pioneering eco-spiritual centre — to deepen your own practice and explore other approaches. More information
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Blog December 2019
I met Britannia – Angel of Britain
Two days after the Brexit Referendum on 23 June 2016 I met Britannia, Angel of Britain. She came to me in a dream and then a meditation.
I have never shared this experience publicly, but following the recent UK election it might be useful . . . More
Blog November 2019
I upset a Psychotherapist – Polyvagal Theory and Molecules of Emotion
Like many folk I hugely benefit from talk therapy. It helps me understand who I am. It clarifies how I navigate my relationships and my work. But for mental and emotional pain, I benefit more from body-oriented therapies — becoming aware of the actual physical sensations of hurt and tension, and working directly with my body to shift them . . . More
Blog September 2019
Meditation Masterclass — Handbook for Teachers and Practitioners
Meditation Masterclass is my latest educational resource to be published by the Spiritual Companions Trust. It is a radical person-centred approach to meditation that is relevant to both beginners and experienced practitioners.
Meditation Masterclass honours the essential jewels of all meditation traditions. It encourages people to explore with complete freedom all the expansive dimensions of meditation. And, of course, all of this is hugely beneficial for our physical health and wellbeing. For more information and to purchase
Blog September 2019
Polyvagal Whatsit
The core insights of polyvagal theory for personal development. More
Blog August 2019
How Meditation Was Invented
Having taught meditation for decades, I want to reassure people that meditation is a natural human behaviour. All you need is an instinct be quiet and calm.
So why are there all these competing meditation traditions and schools? Here are three short stories that illustrate how meditation might have been invented . . . More
Blog June 2019
Your Spiritual Health Programme
Spirituality, religion and faith are changing to an approach that embraces diversity.
It has benefits for our health and mental wellbeing, whilst giving mindful compassion to the world around us. More
Blog April 2019
What on earth is Spiritual Health?
‘You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover,’ sang rock n’ roll pioneer, Bo Diddley. These words were acutely relevant to me when I was a young man learning yoga and simultaneously working with the severely disabled. More
22 February 2019
Mainstream Statements that Include Spirituality
People who are engaged or interested in spirituality often think that mainstream thinking is hostile to spirituality. But do some research and you will be surprised by the number of authoritative bodies that publicly assert the value of spirituality. They may not be clear on how to put spirituality into action, but they have public statements about spirituality and good practice. More
30 January 2019
Share a Moment of Pride
What if there had been no flower power? No feminism? No new approaches to psychology, spirituality and the arts? More
Featured Blog October 2018
‘Future of Spirituality and Religion’
20 minute video of talk at Findhorn Foundation
Featured Blog August 2018
Diploma in Practical Spirituality and Wellness
This is the first UK qualification integrating spirituality and healthcare to be fully accredited and on the Ofqual Register. (Crossfields Institute Level 3 Diploma in Practical Spirituality and Wellness)
Read my essay in the Journal of the Study of Spirituality about our groundbreaking qualification: A New Vocational Qualification
There was also a long feature about our course last Autumn in “The I” newspaper.
May 2018
Self-Care for Health Professionals
Visiting my GP a little while ago he began talking with me about his own health. This was not unusual as we had known each other for twenty years and he had read my self-help book The Endorphin Effect. He was committed to a holistic approach and believed that good medicine enabled patients into self-care.
‘If only I had practised what I preach,’ he said wryly, ‘I would have caught my own condition much earlier and probably avoided surgery. ’ More
Featured BlogApril 2018
New Video – The Unseen Worlds
The first talk of the Findhorn Easter Talks 2018 series. A 30-minute interview about the unseen worlds: How we sense them, how we can learn to work with them and how we can make them part of our normal life. You’ll find it here
Featured Blog 7 October 2017
BBC Radio 2 ‘Good Morning Sunday’ Reflective Moment
This is the text of the Reflective Moment broadcast on 8th October
The annual season of party political conferences has just ended and I find myself thinking:
Political parties are a bit like religions. There are strongly held beliefs, internal divisions, conflicts with those of other faiths . . .
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Featured Blog August 2017
Your Daily Bath in Paradise – Earth and Fire
What kind of spiritual education do children deserve? Or to put it another way what would you have liked when you were a child?
This question was triggered for me when I recently helped develop a personal and social health education programme (PSHE) for a large secondary school. I started to think about what I had received and not received from my parents and schooling. There were some good things but there was also an awful gap.
>> Read more
Featured Blog March 2017
Conversations with Angels, Archetypes & Nature Spirits
The video of the whole talk is now available.
Featured Blog from 2016
Wrestling Demons and Transforming Paperwork
How I transformed an awful attitude …
Video 18 November 2016
New Secrets of the Inner Smile Video
The whole talk given in Glastonbury has been uploaded.
>> Watch it
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My Calendar
Every Thursday at 12 noon
Healing Meditation
Glastonbury Abbey • St Joseph’s Chapel
22 August
Meditation Masterclass Retreat – for Teachers & Practitioners
Week-long residential • Findhorn Foundation
Starts 12 September
Diploma in Practical Spirituality & Wellness
8 Weekends • Glastonbury
