walking . is . overrated

I stumbled across an interesting article on CNN.com the other day which discussed how yoga classes can benefit disabled people. Specifically, the yoga teacher mentioned multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, and arthritis as impairments yoga can especially help, but added “”Pretty much if you name a health condition, yoga can help with it”.
I can vouch for this […]

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From the blog of Philip Patston…
www.200gr8.com
27 March 2008
Here’s an innovative idea…NOT
You bring around 800 of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs together to celebrate five years of excellence in social innovation. You call it the 2008 Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. You hold it at the prestigious Saîd Business School at Oxford University.
You hold the […]

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No, this isn’t a post about the latest dance-crazed reality TV series to hit our screens, it’s an invitation to learn from the best - NZ’s very own Touch Compass integrated dance team. If you’ve ever wanted to give dancing a go, this is a fantastic opportunity to learn from the professionals! Touch Compass are […]

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If you’d read this post about SkyCity Cinemas’ infamous rocket lift - and as a result, cinemas 7-12 - being out of action and had stayed away, well fear no more! I’ve had the official word that the rocket lift is back and pumping away, might be a nice idea for the coming weekend, eh? […]

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Okay, so maybe we’re not quite that cutting-edge down here in NZ just yet, but over in the UK, the search has begun for the Next Top (Disabled) Model!
Britain’s Missing Top Model will see eight women compete before a panel of industry experts.
The five-part series aims “to challenge preconceived notions of beauty”.
The winner will […]

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So over the weekend, I’m not afraid to admit, I was all prepared to get tickets to Westlife’s Auckland gig for me and my sister at the Vector Arena, as we’re both long-term old school Westlife fans from years ago! I saw that the ticket prices ranged from $89.90 and $150, but I was shocked […]

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The internationally acclaimed art exhibition, “Intimate Encounters: Disability and Sexuality”, is coming to New Zealand! The exhibition, two years in the making, is a collection of works by photographer Belinda Mason-Lovering, who travelled across Australia, turning ordinary disabled people’s lives, dreams and desires into these wonderful images. Described as “An exhibition that will challenge archaic […]

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To celebrate the last weekend of my summer holidays, some friends and I are off to “New Zealand’s leading edge summer festival” - Splore! So whilst I won’t be updating the site over the weekend, I’ll be sure to take plenty of pictures and write up a comprehensive review when I get back. To be […]

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Straight out of the “How cool is this?!” file, the South African city of Cape Town is launching a photo exhibition featuring models with various disabilities. The idea behind the exhibition is an attempt to change the way society looks at disabled people and to celebrate their beauty. The exhibition features mainly French models, and […]

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It seems like a compulsory part of any visit to Wellington: a trip to our national museum. Te Papa, which translates as ‘The Father’, is an amazing place, and is also home to one of the greatest collections of New Zealand heritage, including John Britten’s infamous Daytona-winning motorbike, replicas of the Treaty of Waitangi, and […]

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