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Melinda Blair Paterson
Oct 21, 20183 min read
Bringing Presence brings Healing
Have you experienced a moment of sitting with a loved one as they express their emotional pain, listening with all your being; at the...
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Melinda Blair Paterson
Sep 19, 20183 min read
We need a chat
We were lying in bed about to go to sleep and Alistair turns to me and says: I think we need a chat. In the course of our five years...
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Alistair McKinnon
Aug 31, 20182 min read
Language for Presence
Language can be applied to our experience to support our capacity to be present. In modern psychology there is a popular idea that one...
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Alistair McKinnon
Aug 15, 20183 min read
Relating with Presence
In recent years I have found the people I work with are asking and looking for more than the basics of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) as...
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Melinda Blair Paterson
Jul 29, 20182 min read
Focusing - a journey into Presence
Nearly two years ago Alistair invited me to join his first Focusing Level 1 Online Training. One night a week we quietly and slowly...
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Alistair McKinnon
May 8, 20181 min read
Are you baffled by the behaviour of someone close to you?
It can be confusing when others don't behave as we expect them to. Whether it's an intimate partner, a child, a parent, or a work...
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Alistair McKinnon
Jan 15, 20151 min read
Who are you in intimate relationship with?
Are you aware that there is more than just you and your partner in relationship? I did a little stocktaking and I can only conclude that...
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Alistair McKinnon
Jan 9, 20152 min read
Have you ever sensed your partner spiralling into an emotional frenzy?
Do you sometimes feel that the going gets tough in your intimate relationship? Is your partner haranguing you, berating you for not...
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Alistair McKinnon
Jan 5, 20152 min read
What you can expect - the inside job on relationships
Relationships have always intrigued me. In my early adult life I didn’t have much of an idea about relationships. Seemed like a mystery...
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