I hope my readers are enjoying these warmer, brighter days as much as I am!
Recently, I have been “on tour” to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, Birmingham and London whilst simultaneously running a six week online course for a fantastic bunch of people from across the UK. I just love people, and I find that each place I visit has its own unique flavour which has touched me in different ways.
I wanted to share some wonderful workshops taking place over the next few months with you, as I think you’d particularly enjoy experiencing them with me.
I was asked to go on Channel 4’s “The Undateables” many years ago to help Richard get beyond his first date. He was so nervous on dates that he would come across as rude e.g. eating his date’s meal or talking about Chernobyl extensively with his Russian date.
I was given an afternoon with Richard, where we engaged in role-play. I encouraged him to find a physical movement to help him feel confident and to use words to amplify this. He chose a “strong man” position and he used this on his next date which went really well and he got a second date with her where he used it again and it opened up a flirty space. Why not watch the video and see if it can encourage you in your relationships or dating?
Now of course, there are so many aspects to dating; it might sometimes feel stressful. In some cases it can feel like there is no point trying and other times it can like it’s just hard work trying to meet a “real” person (or persons). This is a workshop to open up the idea of what you want and how to approach receiving it!
Here’s some questions to think about:
What kind of relationship(s) would you want?
How would you like to feel?
What do you feel you might need
in your life to help you feel steady?
What would dating or relating be like if you felt
more secure and steady about it?
If this resonates, why not come along and create some clear intentions and plans around meeting someone so that you feel good about the journey!
Join me and establish all the practices, characteristics, relationships and activities, that feel right for you to create in your life, so you can allow new connections in! In the meantime, try my affirmation to bring in a wonderful partner, and this meditation for meeting your beloved. You can also listen to me on the podcast below about getting into joyful flirting and connecting.
My workshops and talks offer the perfect opportunity for flirting practice for getting out there and dating this year, to open your heart to love, sex, flirting and relationships! I regularly host events online, and in person, throughout the year.
On a personal note, I am gratefully becoming much more intentional with my wellbeing this year. I am prioritising daily routines like meditation, journalling, swimming and meeting friends in my local community. Have a read below about how I helped a journalist think about meeting new friends in her 60s. These activities make me feel extraordinary; they help me stay steady in the midst of the different aspects of my life.
I also listen to a chapter of “Stillness Speaks” by Eckhart Tolle on a daily basis, which effectively reminds me to slow down, connect with nature and stillness.
I’m a single woman of 63, and I feel friendless and lonely
New partners, job changes, family and house moves means it is common to lose a significant number of friends as we get older – but it can force us to meet new people we feel more suited to. Read more in the above article I am featured in.
Love, Laughter & Flirtation: Unlocking the Soul of Intimacy
I got soul deep and heart-open with the wonderful Paula Pluck. Pleasure isn’t one-size-fits-all – in this podcast, we explore beyond the usual, and open up a whole new world of play and connection.
I contemplated the many coincidences that come up around life as I watched the new Led Zeppelin film, “Becoming Led Zeppelin” which I really enjoyed. I thought I would watch another, so I Googled which one to watch and the suggestion was “The song remains the same” and then I realised that my dad was in this one (which you can watch here)! I found another clip featuring Colin (standing centre in a beige jacket, making notes) reporting on the “Hotel Heist”. At the time, Colin was a foreign correspondent based in New York, and joined a bit of their tour to write about them and their journey. I also discovered that the director was a friend of Colin’s; Peter Clifton, so I rang Colin to ask whether he knew about this.
Colin didn’t realise his friend had filmed this encounter, and he had made it into the “Big Screen”! Reflecting back, Colin reasoned that he hadn’t met Peter Clifton till a year later, but they’d never discussed it. In those days, you would only see films in the cinema and not on home devices (like a phone or even TV), so Colin had no idea of his appearance. So when I told him on Sunday, he was amused, to say the least. Colin remembered having in-depth discussions about the band and philosophy with Robert Plant and Peter Grant (their manager), which he thoroughly enjoyed.
My dad’s editor sent him to be with Led Zeppelin, and Colin suggested he was not the right guy because he preferred classical music and musicals. Nonetheless, his editor insisted that it’d be valuable to have an outsider’s voice. Colin did struggle listening to John Bonham’s deafening drum solos at the side of the stage (my mum would have loved to have been there) but persevered. So off he went in their cavalcade of cars and then on their plane (which had bedrooms) for a ‘presidential’ tour. You can watch it too, here.
Thank you dear reader – if you want to engage in any way, or ask me to answer a question, then please do write. And hope to see you at one of my events.
