Inner Journeys
On the inner journeys front, I've:
Experienced shamanic healing
Explored co-creation with nature
Discovered the joys of mindfulness in the wild
Explored my inner genius with an ex-pop singer
Learned about sacred activism with one of Canada's top filmmakers
Made stone sculptures by the sea
Tried slacklining
Imbibed South American plant spirit medicines (Ayahuasca and San Pedro)
Gone underground to experience a healing cave (in Austria)
Tried parahawking, been rebirthed, tackled love addiction, trod shoeless in Britain's first barefoot park and been a guinea pig for every complementary therapy going...
I’ve written about inner journeys and more esoteric themes for newspapers including the Times and Sunday Times, the Mail on Sunday, The Independent and the Sunday and Daily Express, and a great many magazines. For two years, I wrote a monthly feature for Natural Health magazine, and I’ve also contributed to Psychologies, and online publications like Positive News and Queen of Retreats. Below are some sample features. More recently I’ve contributed to online journals, including Where The Leaves Fall.
National Geographic
ASMR: Unpicking the science behind a sensory phenomenon
Read here
Times/ Sunday Times
The brain wave - exploring cutting-edge neurofeedback
Sunday Times Style
Read here
The Genius In You
(On a workshop with Jamie Catto, Faithless singer, turned 'zany guru')
Sunday Times Style
Read here
How it feels to change your mind about having a tattoo
Sunday Times Style
Read here
Sole therapy - Britain's first barefoot park
The Times (Body & Soul)
Read here
Mail on Sunday
Spa Doc - Yoo Retreat, Cotswolds
Mail on Sunday, October 12, 2013
Escape from the gym - Slacklining
Mail on Sunday, July 7, 2013
Art of Swimming with Steven Shaw, Champneys, Tring
Mail on Sunday, April 21, 2013
Spa Doc visits the Dead Sea, Jordan
Mail on Sunday, April 7, 2013
Radon cave therapy, Austria
Mail on Sunday, March 17th, 2013
Read here
Sunday/Daily Express
Around the world in healthy ways
Daily Express, February 2008
Read here
Is this diet actually a raw deal?
Daily Express, October 2007
Read here
MAGAZINES/JOURNALS
Where The Leaves Fall
The Sacred and the Divine, Issue 11
Consulting the Oracles, Issue 10
Read here
The Power of the Space In-Between, Issue 9
Read here
Insight and Compassion, Issue 8
Read here
Psychologies
To heaven and back - virtual reality and near-death experience
Spring 2019
Sun salutations - nature rituals celebrated around the world
August 2019
Midsummer Night's Dream - Summer solstice
July 2018
Natural Instincts : why deepening our relationship with nature is good for us and the world
April 2015
Positive News
Alone in the wild - a vision quest in the Pyrenees
December 2014
Read here
Can you trust the small, still voice within? (Findhorn Foundation & Trust)
November 2014
Read here
Dancing from the Heart
October 2014
Read here
A magical conversation with nature
September 2014
Read here
What does it take to achieve the impossible?
Daring to be great with earth lawyer Polly Higgins
January 2014
Read here
Queen of Retreats
Awakening the muse at a writing retreat
September 2014
Read here
A musical massage at Bota Bota spa, Montreal
August 2014
Read here
Espace Nomad Eco Spa Montreal
July 2014
Read here
Nourishing everything on a Yoo Retreat in the Cotswolds
October 2013
Read here
Simply Healing in Sussex
December 2012
Read here