Hi, it has been a while since I entered the blogosphere and I have started getting emails saying “where are you?” Well, I haven’t been anywhere, perhaps I have been away in my head, but not in my body. Rie has been away on a silent vipassana meditation retreat for a couple of weeks and I… Continue reading Breaking Silence
Author: Sean
My name is Sean Orford. I am a therapist based in the UK, working for a variety of public and private organisations.
I am also a speaker, writer and published author. I hope you enjoy my weekly blog. If you'd like to know more then please do get in touch.
Think about Sex Day – Valentine’s Day
I love this one. I guess that everyday is a national day for something or the other and now February 14 has been designated the ‘Think about Sex Day’ organised by the Sexual Advice Association. In Britain we are lousy at talking about sex. When it comes to thinking about it we are not too… Continue reading Think about Sex Day – Valentine’s Day
Will you be my Valentine?
So what will you be getting your loved one this Valentine’s day? February 14th is a celebration of love, happiness and relationships. Across the world people will be declaring and reaffirming love for each other in a tradition that goes back thousands of years. These different expressions of love will be as varied as the… Continue reading Will you be my Valentine?
Happy Chinese New Year – The Year of the Dragon
Today is New Year in the Chinese system, it will mark the beginning of the one year in 12 presided over by a mythical creature – the dragon. To the western mind, the dragon was always something to be feared, the fear of dragons living at the edge of the world, “there be dragons”. Though… Continue reading Happy Chinese New Year – The Year of the Dragon
The Past, The Present & The Future
Wow what an amazing year. January began with Rie starting her new job seeing all of her hard work coming into fruition. Live in the Present published my first Tantra book, which has done so very well, the feed back and reviews have been amazing and the sales keep on growing, thank you to everyone who… Continue reading The Past, The Present & The Future
New Beginnings Require Endings
Our collective psyche is filled with the idea that one thing follows another; when someone dies and then a baby is born, we see it as an ending and a beginning. We say things like, “when one door closes, another one opens”. The magical idea of endings and beginnings is with us throughout life. In… Continue reading New Beginnings Require Endings
And then there was light, and William arrived
Following the darkness of winter, that has its depth at the winter solstice and the longest night, comes the lightening, as the days draw out. This sense of the light coming to dispel the darkness has been ever present in the psychological cycle of the year. The festivals of Solstice (Yuletide), originally the three days… Continue reading And then there was light, and William arrived
The Darkest Night
The winter solstice, December 21, is the longest night and the shortest day of the year. After that, the days begin to draw out again, the nights get shorter and the world becomes lighter all around. I often see the parallels between nature and our experience of life. The idea that, in life, we have… Continue reading The Darkest Night
No-one ever changed the world by watching X Factor
Yesterday evening, my sister-in-law arrived collecting bits for children living on the streets. By kids, I mean teenagers, many still at school, and by bits, I mean food, basic cosmetics and the necessary to survive a night in the cold. Then on the TV comes X Factor.
Remember, Remember, the End of Movember
It has been amazing to be a part of the Movember project. If you haven’t realised it, there are hundreds of thousands of men out there growing face hair to raise awareness of male-related cancer, primarily prostate cancer. I have had a face full of fuzz for a month and, if I am honest, it… Continue reading Remember, Remember, the End of Movember