by Sharon Cooke | Jan 29, 2015
The Zonta Film Festival arrives annually mid November, a three day event of documentary films addressing women’s issues. Three days and six films later, I leave full; with emotion, information, and wondering. The first year I came away more aware of realities that...
by Sharon Cooke | Dec 28, 2014
Feldenkrais is a method used to improve movement patterns. Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais (1904-1984), the founder, stated; “We improve our well-being when we learn to fully use ourselves.” His work showed that habitual movement patterns can contribute towards and sometimes...
by Sharon Cooke | Dec 22, 2014
I had been studying various holistic healing modalities; muscle testing (a form of kinesiology) whole brain concepts, brain gym, structural neurology. These studies demonstrated how blocked energy kept us from accessing our truth, our power and prevented us from...
by Sharon Cooke | Nov 4, 2014
I was raised on westerns. John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Bonanza and the all time classic, The Magnificent Seven. Looking back, I suppose it would make sense that the source of my epiphany would be a western. A light hearted one at that; probably Life’s way of attempting...
by Sharon Cooke | Oct 2, 2014
“Are you tired? Do you want to stop?” “No.” I would not dare to look her way — but I knew she was smiling. Ever so slightly her face would relax — this was her expression of pleasure, her success, that I was a good pupil. She liked that I listened and understood what...
by Sharon Cooke | Aug 25, 2014
Barry broke his hip in 1947; he was fourteen. It wasn’t set properly and eventually had to be broke again and reset – giving him a summer vacation in a body cast. From then on, Barry walked with a limp. His damaged leg had shrunk in length, along with the size...
