Author Archives: Clare

Creating a new economic reality…… (your participation is requested)

I have been predicting a global financial collapse since I was at school. I remember learning about both population growth, and world resources and how they are used, and came to the obvious conclusion that a system that relies on … Continue reading

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More on education

Whilst browsing through the newspaper yesterday, I came across a few things related to university education. In the UK its a hot topic at the moment, with students protesting about higher fees. I read that there are also plans to … Continue reading

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We don’t need no education ….?

I’ve been doing some research lately on the topic of education. I am not a big fan of mainstream education systems, and the whole culture of school, although from what I see, there are kids who are fine and can … Continue reading

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Introduction to Taoist Longevity Breathing

Next Intro class: Saturday 19th February 2011, 3-5pm I will also teach a next level, follow-on class on Sunday 20th February 2011, 3-5pm Location for all events: Hampstead, NW3, London Cost per event: £10 “The purpose of Taoist Longevity Breathing … Continue reading

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A search engine that saves rainforest

I’ve been using Ecosia for a little while and it works well. They give 80% of advertising profit to save Amazon rainforest. This sounds like a good thing in itself, but what is even more interesting is how it might … Continue reading

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Ecosystem Economics

Whilst browsing through a newspaper the other day, looking for something interesting amidst the political drama and social gloom, I was excited to discover a double page spread on the TEEB report. TEEB stands for The Economics of Ecosystems and … Continue reading

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The Joy of Breath

Often it is the simplest and most obvious things that can make the biggest difference to life, but which are often overlooked or ignored. Good breathing is one such thing. It always sounded like a good thing to do, but … Continue reading

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A ramble about the bramble

My blog has fallen into a long sleep over the summer. There are a few posts cooking that I have started, but the energy to finish them has not yet arrived. So I am changing my strategy and am going … Continue reading

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Amazonian Oil Exploitation – update

This seems to be good news….. I wrote about this initiative in my earlier post on this subject, and it seemed back then that it had ground to a halt. So I am happy to see that it is moving … Continue reading

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Oil Spill

I believe that any event or experience has many potential meanings, nothing is intrinsically good or bad. I also sense an infinite number of possible timelines leading from each moment, and that my interpretation and response to whatever that moment … Continue reading

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