Let’s go back to yesteryear Let’s Dance! Put on your Red shoes and dance the blues…Dancing QueenFlashdance: What a FeelingDirty DancingSaturday Night FeverFootloose What do you inherently want to do? DANCE! Just like movement and storytelling, dance is an ancient...

If you read my blog, you’ll know I find meditation really difficult. I’m much better at a session of breathwork to clear my mind. But the last few months have been tough – staying focused, positive, staying confident on final outcomes with every new bump in the road....

If there’s one thing this year has taught us it’s that innovation, technology and creativity are forces to be reckoned with.   A night out with the greats! This past Sunday night, I sat on my sofa with Sir Kenneth Branagh, Dame Judy Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Sir...

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there's something stronger – something better, pushing right back.” – Albert Camus Reality...

Last week I spoke about how hands play an integral part in our world. While there are incredible people who do this every day, imagine your world without your hands to help you do the things you love? I mentioned that I had to knit a blanket for a friend’s birthday....

This morning my Feldenkrais lesson focused on my hands, wrists and shoulders. It got me thinking about how we really need to take care of our hands and not take them for granted. Just as our feet, so too are our hands are a complex system, with 27 bones, 10 fingers,...

There are 2 distinct mindsets or phases when it comes to fitness and exercise during a pandemic: The “this is my time to get in shape” and the “it’s a pandemic, I’m not worrying about this” mindset. There are those who choose to run marathons in their back yards and...

This past weekend was such a treat. To take a break from my desk, the city, and ongoing lockdown, I headed out for a mom’s and daughter’s weekend in the South African bushveldt. There’s something magical about the bush that is difficult to describe. It’s hot, dry, and...

In 2020, being a silver sister is seen as a symbol of freedom, acceptance of a certain stage in life, a badge of honour – just like smile lines and wrinkles. A decade or so ago, not so much. My friends thought I was crazy – especially as I was single! I was 18 when I...