Clik here to view.
Yoga with Sons and Daughters
Almost a year ago I spent a week doing yoga with my son at Mark Whitwell’s course in December. I wasn’t the only mum – and so I had the idea of writing about it from the point of view of doing a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Magic in the Ink
The writers on the Manuscript Mentoring week with Rosie Scott had a great week – productive, friendly, stimulating, full of laughs and stories – and Rosie enjoyed it every bit as much as they did....
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Joy of Painting
In September, Kerrie Lester was at Daku for her second workshop. One of her students, Christine Leaming, writes about the week and what she learnt. It was a week was filled with painting, new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Noah Maze: a gift of confidence
An extraordinary week with Noah Maze: the experience of learning from him was a daily endorsement of his huge reputation. Noah leads a very strong practice, well beyond the normal comfort zone of at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Starting the New Year with yoga
A lovely start to 2012 – a dynamic yoga week with Michelle Jayne. We were up every morning to start the first workshop at 7.30 – and soon sweating hard. Her practice is influenced by the Power Yoga...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Breakthrough Writing
Morning preparation Jan Cornall has now lead three retreats at Daku; she’s just come back from the latest and has sent me a brief account of the week: I love the moments on our Fiji writer’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Star is Born
Dancing to the music Singing produces joy. It’s chemical and it’s indisputable. We’ve had lots of Rachel Hore’s singing groups at Daku, and they are always happy occasions. The wind may blow (it did...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Laughing Quilters
Lessa and Jenny (left) When doctors go on holiday, they are all too often beset by other people asking them for a quick opinion on whatever aches and pains they have that day. When quilters go on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Liquid focus: the flowing art of landscape quilts
Tables and sewing machines set up in the yoga shala It was a week of liquid focus and fascination, flowing easily from day to day. Each morning the quilters climbed the stairs to the yoga shala where...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stay with it….and feel the joy!
Sophie in full flow “Stay with it……” That’s the phrase that stays with me from Sophie Marsh’s Nia week. Others too: “Relax your jaw… and breathe!” or “[there are] no mistakes!” and “Feel the joy”....
View Article
