How to Cook Your Life: From the ZEN Kitchen to Enlightenment

By Dogen with commentary by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi

From World of Books:

'On the thirteenth century, Zen master Dogen--perhaps the most significant of all Japanese philosophers, and the founder of the Japanese Soto Zen sect--wrote a practical manual of Instructions for the Zen Cook.

'In drawing paralle

Roz feels her life is on hold since Tilly was born and she can see no end to it. The argument began about money

This is number 39 of fifty pieces of poetry and prose written by Peter Limbrick as a monument to adults and children who have lived and died or are living now in inhuman situations. They are all inspired by real experience.

On Hold

Roz and Jeb are arguing. They love each other and their

baby

Disseminating research findings in an accessible format to people with a learning disability (UK)

Liz Tilly writes –

Building Bridges is a small user led organisation based in the West Midlands. We provide an easy read service, including research participant information sheets and consent and debrief forms.

We can also make easy read reports so you can disseminate your research findings in

Inside the Gates of Children's Cottage Homes – New Book

By Gudrun Limbrick

Amazon: 'Cottage homes were a type of children's home so large that they formed whole villages with their own schools, farms and churches, each housing hundreds of children and live-in staff. Up to 15,000 children were in cottage homes in England and Wales at any one time, and som

Evaluating a Family Capacity-Building Service: Are We Doing More Good Than Harm?

Marie Grandisson et al

The purpose of this article is to share the findings from the evaluation of a flexible capacity-building occupational therapy service with seven families.

Method. A convergent parallel mixed methods design was used to document parents’ and occupational therapists’ perspectives

EU Parliament bans amalgam from 2025 – revising Mercury Regulation

From nature.com :

'The European Parliament's vote to ban dental amalgam from 1 January 2025 ‘will have significant impacts on NHS dentistry', the BDA warns.

'On 14 July, the European Commission adopted a proposal to revise the Mercury Regulation, to introduce a total phase-out of the use of dental

Service Coordination in Early Intervention. Joint Position Statement by Division for Early Childhood and IDEA Infant & Toddler Coordinators Association (US)

As described in this joint position statement and in federal regulations, service coordination is an essential EI service that, along with other educational and therapeutic services, has an equal and impactful role in the experience of families.

Service coordination is the only mandated EI se

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

From Amazon:

'A worldwide bestseller and the first part of Achebe's African Trilogy, Things Fall Apart is the compelling story of one man's battle to protect his community against the forces of change

'Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa l