The first time I made a mark on paper with a stick of charcoal, the feeling of awe found me! It's so soft! And I can blend it to reveal many shades of black and grey, and white when we count the paper colour too. Over the years of working with charcoal, I have had the honour of beholding its capacity to evoke many intuitive discoveries in me. Some calming; some joyous, and many confronting me to feel. Of all the times, I have sketched with charcoal, the arts in April are stil

I saw this stunning hunk of a ginger root in my lyre teacher's kitchen. I recalled how ginger root can be rather medicinal when invited to assist us rightly. I knew that I had treated myself to ginger foot-soaks to generate more warmth in me. I started praying my teacher Betty would let me borrow it for a day or two, to sketch it. She said yes! She planned to plant it soon, so I could use it for my sketching for 2-3 days. Using soft pastels, I worked to get to know the ginger

"To be free is to be capable of thinking one's own thoughts..." - Rudolf Steiner Self-directed activity in Life is the key to counter the many challenges we see within and around us at this time. How can we take ourselves by the heart, hands, and feet to take up our responsibility from the inside? We can take up a meditative path that ensures we stay connected to the world because it is a modern path of development that enables us to live more fully, and to be present in our

Several clients of mine, who have experienced some basic “Eurythmy” exercises with me, have asked me to say more about the art and practice. This is quite a challenge for me, as it’s in the personal experiencing of it over time, that one can gradually discern and discover what Eurythmy means for Life, when we consciously move our limbs. What I can offer here is my journey meeting Eurythmy and how it came to be in the world now. Eurythmy is an expressive movement art develope