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, 2018
- 3 min
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, 2018
- 2 min
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, 2018
- 3 min
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, 2018
- 2 min
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, 2018
- 1 min
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
- Apr 15, 2015
- 2 min
A woman's fear in intimate relationship. It's not what you think.
I’m feeling totally blessed to be able to listen to my partner share what she believes to be the the most significant fear she has...
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Alistair McKinnon
- Mar 17, 2015
- 2 min
Is you intimate relationship all you want it to be?
Is your intimate relationship all you want it to be? Do you cherish your partner and know that you are loved deeply? Are you enjoying...
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Alistair McKinnon
- Jan 15, 2015
- 1 min
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 13, 2015
- 2 min
What is the single most important success factor with your intimate relationship?
I share my answer to this question from my own experience. For me… It’s a realization more than something you do. It’s easy to forget, to...
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Alistair McKinnon
- Jan 9, 2015
- 2 min
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, 2015
- 2 min
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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