Anodea Judith offered a workshop in Holland, which I was privileged to join. Among other topics we discussed her work: The Global Heart Awakens. Written some years ago, it seems timelier than ever, as we are...
Although the reality of ‘leadership’ is being informed by greater consciousness in many places, the collapsing of established structures is nevertheless disturbing and when the consequences hit close to home, it is unnerving. It has become...
A group of legal women invited me to guide them through a retreat focusing on developing their female leadership qualities. To get away from the city and the major financial institutions where many of them...
I travelled to a monastery in Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha in 563BCE where I had the great privilege of attending a one-week intensive meditation under the guidance of Venerable U Vivekananda. U Vivekananda...
It was a great honor for me to be invited to speak at the Guild of Pastoral Psychology (http://www.guildofpastoralpsychology.org.uk/index.php/home-page) of which C.G. Jung is founder patron. The theme of the year was Through The Spaces...
It has been 100 years since C.G. Jung first attributed the term ‘Analytical Psychology’ to his work on mapping the human psyche. Along with Jungian psychoanalysts from all over the world I attended the International...
Peter Senge presented his work elegantly and eloquently. He spoke to the power of listening as a means of bringing forth something new. He talked about how to ‘listen someone into listening’ as part of...
My very good friend, Raoul Witteveen, generously invited me to join him and his friend Diana Calthorpe Rose in attending His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visit to the Netherlands. Words fall short of describing my...
For seven years, De Baak has organized the annual Dutch Labor Relations Journey. It was started as an initiative by the CEO, Harry Starren, to create an opportunity for the different parties of the Dutch...
The Urs celebration is a commemoration of the passing away of a Sufi Saint. I attended the Urs for Hazrat Inayat Khan, celebrated at the Dargha in the Basti, Nizamuddin. This year’s Urs was hosted...