Did you ever wonder why life can sometimes be ever so brutal, ever so unkind, ever so unloving and uncool? Some say it comes from an ego playing a game of blame and hate. Others say it comes from not allowing our souls the privilege of being loved. I suspected that our beloved Albert Einstein…
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An interview with photographer, Markus Henttonen
I recently spent the afternoon dining at a friends apartment and while I was there I caught myself indulging in her bookshelf. About three shelves down, next to a collection of travel books, I found a beautiful book of photography. Markus Henttonen: Twisted Tales – Road to Hope, it had displayed on the hardcover. Ever…
How we benefit from the expressive arts
This summer I become indulged in hosting and facilitating poetry workshops in and around the city of Barcelona and was reminded yet again, under a new guise, the power in the art of poetry. For the past decade, my indulgence was in the art of creating and the art of writing itself. And when that…
An interview with Alberto – a Craniosacral therapist
It was three years ago when I sat in meditation having accessed a deep well of tears from inside me. As they poured through every cell of my being I caught sight of alternate images running through my mind. Interestingly, I sat still and enjoyed the showered release. Much to my amazement, when I got…
A poem from the park
This week I would love to share with you a secret park. In fact the secret is not the park itself, since it occupies a large area of the city centre. But what is secret is that it is not alone. It has the flavour of a magic park, even when it appears so simple….
The moment calls for a festival – Barcelona does it well
I found myself one grey day last week sitting in a dim lit square in the district of Gràcia. Nothing special was happening at the time so I ordered an equally dim americano with ice to fill up the boring space. Then as the clouds descended deeper into the square, a man with a saw…
A real taste of kirtan in the park
It wasn’t that long ago that I took a walk around one of the most beautiful parks of Barcelona – Parc de I’Estacio del Nord. After a stroll past the masterful tightrope walkers, kora players, lovers snoozing side by side and children posing in their latest yoga postures, I was drawn in by some very…
An interview with a creative goddess
I couldn’t help but notice her smile when I met her. She was sat in a coffee shop drinking a chai tea and looking through a magazine. The red lipstick stain she left on the mug made me look again towards her glowing face. Her name was Aoife and I came to meet her for…
Here’s to newness
A week ago, despite the building heat of Barcelona, I made a pact to meet some friends for a country walk. We were long standing friends that had met in the city many years ago. Duyen was the atypical Asian beauty who claimed to have an Italian soul for food, an artistic talent in crochet…
The green path to love
This week, as the sun scorched my skin and the dry air tightened around my throat, I felt as though I was wilting on the city streets. The days passed through me and the nights kept me awake until the heat began to press on me. So one night, I got up with an idea….
An interview with a Chiropractor
Last week I was invited to an event by one of the local Chiropractic practice in the city and dutifully yet honourably accepted the invite. When I arrived I was greeted with a refreshment by a generous waiter and a smile by a beautiful lady. “Welcome to Vida Chiropractic. I´´m Asia,” the lovely lady said….
To friendship on Sant Joan
Alas, here we are again, passing the celebration of Saint John the Baptist. Here in Barcelona, the Feast of Sant Joan is currently passing through our minds and souls and gifting us once again with a night of fires and friends, the beginning of summer and an opportunity to decide how we want to live….