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In Traditional Chinese Medicine, spring is the season of the Liver.It’s the energy of growth, movement and expansion.Jus...
01/05/2026

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, spring is the season of the Liver.

It’s the energy of growth, movement and expansion.
Just like shoots pushing through the ground.

Nature often shows us the way of the seasons, if we are present enough to notice.

But that same energy, when blocked, can feel like:
Frustration
Irritability
Restlessness
A sense of being stuck.

If you are feeling stressed, your liver is taking the toll and spring can feel unsettling, rather than energising.

The invitation is not to push harder.
It’s to support the body.

Get outside
Stretch your inner legs and the outer sides of your body
Gently tap your head
Sleep between 11pm and 3am when the liver detox the body
Make space for creativity

Let things flow again
Because when the body flows what feels stuck
begins to shift.

And performance returns to be less about effort and more about flow.

This is working with the season, not against it.

Save this and keep following for more simple Zen inspired tips on how to meet daily pressure skilfully and keep your performance sharp without burning out.

This Thursday 30th April I’m speaking for the IMechE East Midlands Network on the hidden lever behind successful innovat...
27/04/2026

This Thursday 30th April I’m speaking for the IMechE East Midlands Network on the hidden lever behind successful innovation.

If you work or lead in R&T, this is worth your time.
If you are a senior leaders in the tech sector managing great time who need to deliver even greater stuff, that’s for you too.

Join me to explore the essential conditions that enable our teams to access their creative potential and come up with the solutions that will shape our future world.

The answer may surprise you.
And no, it’s not just talent.

Book your seat at the link in comment

24/04/2026

The best preparation I do isn’t more work.

Before a big event, I took 24 hours to simply cultivate and preserve my energy.
Methodically.

No phone. No socials. No more prep.

Not to rest passively.
To integrate.

Because high performance isn’t sustained by continuous effort.
It’s sustained by how well you manage your container.
If you don’t plug the holes, you consistently leak your energy out.

All you need to learn is to notice. Where, when, with whom, doing what are you spending your energy?
Then start plugging those leaks.

Then do what cultivates your energy instead and makes you feel grounded and present.

For me it was Zen moving practice outdoors.
Cooking. Walking the dog.
Folding an origami.

No mental or physical over-stimulation.
Simply presence and joy.

That’s where the system resets.
That’s where preparation integrates.
That’s where clarity returns.

If you don’t protect and replenish your energy,
Over time performance will degrade and you will hit burnout.

High performance isn’t about doing more.
It’s about knowing when to stop.

Save this as a reminder ahead of your next big moment.

22/04/2026

This Monday, the first HASU High Performance Zen 8-week corporate case study has gone live 🙌.

In the room:
2 Managing Directors
2 Business owners
1 Medical professional
1 Corporate executive

Six high performers. Different worlds. Same challenge.

Sustaining clarity, focus and energy under pressure.

This is not just theory. It is body-led practice. Zen tested over centuries in Japan and over decades of modern science.

Over 8 weeks we will:

• Train attention, awareness and regulation through Zen practice
• Build daily methods for recovery and energy management
• Understand the physiology and neuroscience behind performance
• Measure the impact through data across the programme

Because high performance is not more effort or more skill.

It is physiological. Your body and mind will set your limit. Whether you are aware of it or not.

The aim is simple, not easy:

More clarity under pressure
Faster recovery
Stronger cognitive performance
Sustainable energy
Without compromising health or relationships

This is the first cohort.

We will learn.
We will measure.
We will refine.

And we will build the data behind what truly sustains high performance.

Zero fluff.
Body led Zen.
Data driven results.

If you are a senior leader and want to be part of the next cohort, message me.





14/04/2026

I used to only rest once everything was done.
That’s how my brain was wired.

Years of conditioning.
Grandma used to say ‘duties first, rest after’.

And that was the programme that run my life.

My daily to do list was longer than any human could accomplish.
And pausing never featured on it.

Until I burned out. I had to learn it the hard way.

Now I know this:
you don’t need long breaks, you don’t need to wait for your holidays and you don’t need to earn your rest.

All you need is small pauses. And building the habit to create some for yourself.

What if your coffee wasn’t just a power up,
but also a moment to reset?

This is something I teach my clients.
One said ‘I have never drunk my coffee this way. Usually I just gulp it down in between rushing to other things.

One minute.
That’s all it takes.

Slow down.
Use your senses.
Taste, smell, feel.

When attention drops into the body,
the mind quietens.

And in that moment,
there’s no overthinking.
No pressure.
No rush.

Just presence. Zen practice teaches you just that.

To train small moments are where real rest happens.

Try it next time you pick up your cup.




08/04/2026

Just over 1 hour a day changed everything.

This time last week I was in the Peak District, tucked away on a farm, bringing Zen practice to a group of entrepreneurs and business owners.

Most had never heard of Zen, let alone experienced it.
We practised twice a day.

7am
Taiso to awaken and energise the body, followed by sitting meditation to steady the mind and prepare for an intense day of learning.
Science has proven that meditation practice lowers brain waves frequency, so we can access more cognitive power.

10pm
A lying practice to integrate the day and support deep, restorative sleep when consolidation and recovery happens.

Just over one hour in total. Daily repetition.

That was enough.

Delegates reported:
Less anxiety and overwhelm
Better sleep
Improved mobility
Stronger concentration

Because when the body flows, then life flows.
And when the mind steadies, performance shifts.

If you want to experience how Zen change how you meet pressure, access more of your potential, and build recovery into your performance:

👉Follow here or on LinkedIn
👉Book a conversation with me
👉Watch for the new website

I have only 2 places left on HASU 8-week High Performance case study cohort for senior leaders, starting 20 April.

Message me if you want one. Bring a leader from your network maybe in a different sector, keep each other motivated and compare notes.

And the wnAccelerator Live 2027 is now open. Get on it!

02/04/2026

Leadership starts where certainty ends.

I read a great reflection from Sally Twisleton on engineers stepping into leadership roles.
Not struggling with the technical work,
but with the uncertainty.

Not having the answer.
Getting it wrong.
Not knowing how decisions will land.

Engineering trains you to solve problems.
Leadership asks you to navigate uncertainty
More information doesn’t always create clarity.
And often, there is no “right” answer.

One perspective that shifted this for me:
Don’t make the right decision.
Make the decision right.

Because when fear of being wrong shows up, creativity disappears.

From a Zen perspective, certainty is only a construction of the mind. An illusion of safety.

So the work becomes learning to sit (literally 🧘🏻‍♀️) with uncertainty,
and to know yourself within it.

Because we all act with the best information we have at the time.
And failure isn’t a flaw.
It’s part of the process.

I’ll be speaking about this at the IMechE East Midlands Network later this month. Link in comments

If you are interested to find out how Zen practice can help you steady uncertainty in leadership and life, get in touch for a conversation




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