How gentleness can sometimes be misunderstood Bingz Huang invited me to write an article for her #PracticingGentleness collaboration. She is the Queen and embodiment of all things gentle and knows that gentleness is a big part of one of the modalities I use, Focalizing. But instead of looking at what gentleness is or how we use it in Focalizing, I was drawn to look at what it isn’t. I sense I was drawn to do this because I see our Western culture giving such a high value to a

Boundaries can feel tough sometimes. The seemingly simple things like saying yes to a night out when really your whole body is longing for a bath, candles and an early night with the kittens (maybe that last bit is just me). To the things that hold a greater ‘charge’ like staying in a relationship that is no longer right or financial boundaries. Boundaries are often positioned as keeping people out of your life. And to some degree they may be. But from a physiological perspec