Performance Workshop: Skinner Releasing Technique
Skinner Releasing Technique (SRT) led by Lizzy Le Quesne SRT develops deep physical releasing and interior expansion. Lizzy will teach an SRT class addressing alignment and exploration of the physical self using guided kinesthetic imagery, gentle hands-on partnerwork and freeform dancing. Suitable for all levels of movement experience. Lizzy Le Quesne is an independent dance […]
Voltaire Lecture 2016 – Socrates, Confucius, and the Buddha
The British Humanist Association presents the Voltaire Lecture 2016, with Bettany Hughes, chaired by Shappi Khorsandi. In this year’s lecture, Bettany will speak on Socrates, Confucius, and the Buddha – minds that made the modern world. Socrates, Confucius, and Gautama Buddha are all considered giants of philosophy. They lived in the fifth and sixth centuries […]
How Adlerian Psychology Offers Effective Treatment for Common Mental Health Issues
Mental Health (MH) issues have a vast range of impacts for those affected, their relationships and the economy. Economically, MH costs the UK £100 billion a year and clearly this is unsustainable. The professional views in MH are conflicting and confusing in terms of causality, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment and many professionals are calling for […]
CLHG Annual General Meeting
The organising committee of the Central London Humanist Group would like to welcome all our members and supporters to our Annual General Meeting. The AGM will review progress over the last year, discuss future plans and select the new committee for 2016. Once the official business is over there will be plenty of time for socialising (cheese and wine provided by […]
Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a disabling and distressing preoccupation with the idea that one is ugly and affects around two percent of the population. The session will introduce the core principles of CBT for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). In particular how the problem is understood from a cognitive behavioural perspective and which CBT techniques […]
The Internet is Changing the World
Entertainment, shopping, communication, information for the curious mind, government services, getting a better deal on your gas bill now all happens online. It’s faster and cheaper than phoning a helpline and you can see and talk to loved ones anywhere in the world at little cost. Liz Lutgendorff will give an overview on how accessibility […]
How Should we use Unproven Treatments During an Epidemic?
In 2013, the world began to witness an unprecedented Ebola epidemic in West Africa that is now smoldering. Ebola virus disease has a fatality rate of up to 90%, and there are no proven vaccines or targeted treatments for the disease to date. However, several interventions were in the earliest phases of testing at the […]
New Economics as if People Mattered
How do we shift from a three to One Planet Living across the UK, in a way that is inclusive and creates sustainable prosperity for all? What will this look like and how can we achieve it? Must we divest just from fossil fuel reserves that we can’t afford to burn or from the much […]
The Lost Narrative of Jesus
Of all the stories about Jesus, the transfiguration has been the most difficult to understand. It contains improbable, miraculous elements: a secret meeting on a mountain with Moses and Elijah – both long since dead, God speaking from a cloud, Jesus with his face and clothes transfigured by heavenly light. The story sits, with curious […]