More about Finding Quiet Strength

The course will develop the ideas from Judith’s book, Finding Quiet Strength. We will balance the course content with information, movement, games, creativity and visualization. The course will create a unique experience of learning that balances visual, aural and kinaesthetic learning. This approach will integrate and emphasize the interconnection of the mind, body and emotions. We will work on how to connect to ourselves, and our choices through constructive, integrated thinking.

We will look at, and experiment with, the discoveries of modern neuro-science, finding presence and awareness through the lens of the Alexander Technique. We shall discover how these practices can promote agency and resilience in our day to day lives. By connecting to nature, creativity and the restorative practice of meditation we shall establish a practice to find a deep quiet within ourselves.

There will be sessions of Tai Chi and Yoga to establish and develop ways to reset ourselves and find our energy and ease. We will also explore everyday movement and bring our intelligence to the way we sit, stand and walk, seeing the huge impact this has on our comfort and ease in everyday life.

The Ready List will be taught and practiced throughout the weekend, a simple but effective way to think and organize ourselves in any situation. We will learn some body mapping and its impact on the way we move and breathe and inhabit our body and structure. This will be balanced with finding a practice of constructive rest and meditation. We will develop the ideas of living with the conscious intention to balance work, rest and play in our lives.

Finding these different aspects of quiet strength and ease in ourselves will help us notice how these practices contribute to helping us find our healthy boundaries and ease with each other and find joy, wonder and a connection to the inspiration of the natural world.