Ergonomics at the potters wheel

Ergonomics at the potters wheel

A lot of potters spend quite some time at their potters wheel. When teaching pottery I am often confronted with questions in relation to posture. If the potters wheel is placed too high or too low it will cause back problems. It is therefore a good investment of your...
Generation Z

Generation Z

I am a boomer and my kids remind me and my husband repeatedly. I think this categorisation and the word is hilarious! Having three kids I am able to observe on a daily basis today’s generation and I think it is fascinating. Generally I hear a lot that things are going...
Spoiler Alert: RANT!

Spoiler Alert: RANT!

Running a small business in the creative sector is great, it’s lovely, it’s a dream… However, all the hustling around and behind the scenes is not! When I was working in an organised complex and corporate context, some things needed not to be considered, like IT...
Stress and Self-care

Stress and Self-care

Ok, so school is back on or will be back on soon. Holidays are over and the regular routine and related stress is on its way back to our minds… So, if there was a way to prevent it or to mitigate the suffocating and frantic feeling of distress creeping up your back...
Thinking about meditation and mindfulness

Thinking about meditation and mindfulness

“Breathe in, breathe out, focus your attention and relax”. These are the words that jump to my mind when I am thinking about meditation. There are different kinds of meditation: you can concentrate on your own breathing or on a fixed point, there is dynamic meditation...