On Not Doing, by Simone Melanie Find the beautiful hand written version, with a full list of references, here. ‘Don’t just do something Sit There’ Thick Nat Hanh Recent reveries have rekindled the spark of joy that I find in contemplating, and practicing, the ‘art of doing nothing’ or ‘wuwei’ as the Daoists call …
Legend has it that if Imbolc is a beautiful day, then spring is a long way off. Cailleach – the divine hag of Gaelic tradition – gathers her firewood for the rest of winter on Imbolc. If she wishes to draw it out, she will ensure the weather is fine so she can get a …
In December a public NHS/Edinburgh Council body called the Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board (EIJB) met to allocate funding for Health &Social Care projects within Edinburgh over the next three years.Their budget for this was a mere £14.1 million pounds, down from £35million for the previous three year period. A combination of a change in policy …
The word ‘Radical’ comes from the Latin ‘radix’ meaning root. A radical approach is one which asks questions about the root causes of problems in our society, and works to fundamentally challenge and address those. Radical Herbalism & radical approaches to health then, call us to question the root causes of ill health, and think …
