Mindfulness Reflections

In this week's video we're looking at an analogy to help us understand the two dimensions needed for confident and fluent English. Most of us operate in a single dimension: the surface dimension of time. In this dimension, there's so much to do 😰! We're always so busy, and our days are completely filled with activities, together with the sensation that there won't be enough time to get everything done. From this dimension, when a storm approaches, such as needing to use English, for example, we experience the inevitable huge waves of anxiety, fear, inner tightness, uncertainty and instability. But there is another dimension that brings safety and calm as we go through the storm. We don't need to go anywhere, buy any equipment, resist anything or have anything to fear. In this second dimension there is space, calm, and freedom. I am so happy to have created an English training program that includes "the ultimate dimension"! If using English generates ...

While it's a good idea to have goals and objectives, and we do need clarity about our English aims, we can let go of the steering wheel and enjoy English for its own sake once our direction has been set. We don't need to review or analyse every little aspect of English every time we engage with it. In this week's video, we learn about being ourselves in English without any agenda or purpose, and then we take a little look at English weak forms in a short sentence. How do weak forms interrelate with stressed words to create the natural rhythm and cadence of English? Enjoy! P.S. Many of my clients speak about evolving and developing as a person (not just professionally) by being part of my program, and so if you're looking to integrate English with happiness and wellbeing, wait no further and  book a Consultation ! I'm looking forward to speaking with you!

Do you ever take the path of least resistance? I do. Always have. The path of least resistance means doing what you need or want to do (even if it's difficult!), in a way that creates the least friction, so that you can enjoy it as well! An example: As a teenager, I knew I wanted to go to university, but I didn't want to study anything difficult, on the contrary, I wanted to study something easy . So I chose English Literature, because I speak English already and I enjoy reading! This way, I got a university degree without creating a lot of stress for myself. Another example: I wanted to understand people better, and I thought that if I understood more, I wouldn't be so easily surprised or affected by others. So after obtaining a BA in English Literature, I took an MA in Psychoanalysis. This way, it's true that I had to make an effort to learn about psychoanalytic theory and its application in real life, but the result was a much deeper understanding of human behaviour,...