TED’s Censorship Problem – Ideas Worth Suppressing?

Following popular outcry in response to TED’s censorship of recent TEDx talks by controversial thinkers Graham Hancock and Rupert Sheldrake, TED is forced to retract its position and put the talks back online in a “reserved” area of their website. By then news of the gaffe had already spread, and hundreds of people independently uploaded… Continue reading TED’s Censorship Problem – Ideas Worth Suppressing?

“Water Crystal Legend” Dr Masaru Emoto shares his life’s work in a talk for the Isbourne Holistic Centre in Cheltenham, UK

The Isbourne Holistic Centre – a pioneering health and wellbeing charity aiming to create positive lives through education – is very excited to be hosting the legendary Dr Masaru Emoto from Japan for a talk at Cheltenham Town Hall on Tuesday 19th March (7-8.30pm), entitled “From the Era of Gold to the Era of Water“. … Continue reading “Water Crystal Legend” Dr Masaru Emoto shares his life’s work in a talk for the Isbourne Holistic Centre in Cheltenham, UK

Festival organisers grab land and launch the world’s first festival micronation

Festival organisers grab land and launch the world’s first festival micronation   The founders of the new Sunrise Another World festival – to take place 30th May till 2ndJune – recently claimed land for the festival outside the market town of Frome on the Wiltshire-Somerset borders, planting their flag in the tradition of true pioneers… Continue reading Festival organisers grab land and launch the world’s first festival micronation

Visions for Transition: TEDx Whitechapel review

Visions for Transition Three remarkable young women unite to stage TEDx Whitechapel – a one-day conference proffering powerful inspiration for creating a more beautiful and sustainable world Standing on a platform before a forest of trees, storyteller Ben MacFadyen tells the mythical story of Atlas – born of his mother Gaia, the Earth – to… Continue reading Visions for Transition: TEDx Whitechapel review

Afrika Eye 2012 celebrates the power of healing

Afrika Eye 2012 celebrates the power of healing in Africa Special ‘STATE OF MIND’ session launches today, Saturday 10th November, featuring two films from the Congo and a Therapy panel discussion   In addition to celebrating 50 years of independence for Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Africa Eye film festival 2012 – which returns to Bristol’s… Continue reading Afrika Eye 2012 celebrates the power of healing

Journey to the Heart – talk at the Isbourne Holistic Centre

On Monday 22nd October, I will be giving an evening talk – ‘JOURNEY TO THE HEART’ – at the Isbourne Holistic Centre in Cheltenham about my adventures as a holistic explorer and travel writer, having left London’s PR rat race in 2003 and decided to follow my heart.  Illustrated with evocative photography, the talk will… Continue reading Journey to the Heart – talk at the Isbourne Holistic Centre