It’s been a long, and in some ways, brutal trip this time….I left home on March 11, arrived here on the 12th, began working that day, and haven’t had real days off much of the time. I ended up teaching 16 days, seeing clients 8, traveling more than four hours 7, seeing 4 shows in the West End, and getting some vacation! So it’s been full. And good.
After Istanbul, it was time to immediately get into the CORE III/IV course. It always amazes me how many people are so keen to take the course, but when the time comes, crazy stuff happens that prevents them from coming on it. So we ended with one CORE III student and two IV’s….and I was very happy and pleased with the class! Please say hello and congratulations to the newest certificants: Level III Nicola Brooks, and Level IV Liz Buri and Chris Mowen.
All three worked hard, took deep work that rattled their cages, and are everything I asked them to be. Thanks and love to all! And they are on fire to both get out there and do the work, and to move the work forward as a team….look out for me in Malaysia in the next year! One night I also got to have dinner with student and organizer Fran Kehoe, his wife Ali and their daughter, my Irish grandchild Ciera!
So III/IV took up seven days…on the day off in the middle I saw six clients; some day off. After finishing on a Wednesday afternoon and an actual day off on Thursday, friend Elizabeth and I went to an art show to see my flatmate Diego Farneti present his artwork amongst 130 artists. Pictured his booth,
and happy to say, I now own a print of the piece at the top left! Diego was chosen by one blogger as ‘best of show’ and I happily agreed!
The next day Liz and I traveled to Hartlepool by train (pronounced Hartleypool)
to visit with student Rob White at his clinic, where we hashed out whether to write and how to write a book together. 
The result; we hope to bring forth a collaboration of my CORE principles with their Pilates, yoga and physio movement ideas in a book for movement therapists to teach more effectively to their clients. I’m pretty excited both about this book and the collaboration.
Rob put us in a bed and breakfast in Seaton Carew, the next small town south of Hartlepool, at the Altonlea….nice place and second building from the left. 
Charming, well restored,
friendly, and we definitely enjoyed our time there. Seaton Carew has some gorgeous older buildings; loved this one.
On Friday night after our meeting and a great Thai dinner on the Hartlepool quay, I gathered the thoughts into a short outline and sent to them. Next day an early walk on the beach, which isn’t far from an industrial/chemical park!
We spent a full business day of hashing out the ideas, creating an outline. We did also have a late lunch at Gladys’ Tea Room with waitresses dressed in ‘40’s attire and Andrews Sisters blaring,
and a stop to see real seals lounging in the tidal river!
That night I typed furiously for 2 ½ hours, got 3500 words on paper, then drank wine, ate melatonin, and slept my best sleep in a long time….helps to clear all the loose ends out of the brain!
Sunday morning, another beach walk, 
a short final meeting, then Rob dropped us at the quay again to see the Trincomalee. This clipper was built in 1817 for Admiral Nelson who died before he could use it. It’s now on permanent anchor and a great museum, something I was happy to see. 
Train back to London on Sunday afternoon, full day of seven sessions on Monday, and that evening a real treat: watching my student/client Kelly Homewood perform in the West End version of Funny Girl! (second girl on the left)
She was marvelous, as was the production, and we managed a pint after. A treat for me! Tuesday—Thursday another great three students for CORE II. Congratulations to Jill Campbell, Astrid Spoon, and Chris Carmona! 
On finishing Thursday night, I tubed right to Picadilly Circus and checked to find I could score a great ticket for ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime’ about a boy with severe Asperger’s Syndrome….a fantastic play! So glad I got there!
Today, Friday, Liz assisted me once again; this time for a jaw class at the North London school. Again, a good day, and at the end, said goodbye to Liz, who came for IV, but has assisted me in all the courses through the month, and will be bringing CORE to Malaysia! 
So quite excited about that as well, and miss her already.
So the last two days, Saturday and Sunday, full days at the Light Centre, Moorgate, and on the plane Monday! Ready for some warmer weather and home!
