Infant comfort, crying and the Continuum concept

Infant comfort, crying and the Continuum concept

Jean Liedloff, in ‘The Continuum concept’, writes that the infant has no sense of the passage of time, and this, while in the womb or the loving arms of her care-giver is not a problem. She feels right. But when not in this state of ‘rightness’, when not in the arms...
Activating the SEEKING system: The basis of well-being

Activating the SEEKING system: The basis of well-being

“We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. Through the unknown, remembered gate When the last of earth left to discover Is that which was the beginning; At the source...
Sifting into the internal landscape

Sifting into the internal landscape

The art of resilience is learning to access and effectively use resources available to us when needed. In order to act resiliently and resourcefully we must first be in touch with what is happening so that we know what we need in each moment. We can be so busy that we...
The positive potential of everyday experiences

The positive potential of everyday experiences

We have within us the power to cultivate positive emotions and experiences in our everyday lives. We have the power to develop joy in ourselves in simple yet profound ways. So often we look to the big events in our lives to make us happy: marriage; career; family;...