The Le Puy Chemin is definitely worth walking- lots of magnificent scenery, lots of history and historic buildings, amazing architectural structures for the times. Interesting paths through forests, farms, towns and cities. Plus interesting people along the way. The first 2 weeks are very steep, lots of going up and coming down steep rocky paths. We heard from other more seasoned hikers that they felt that the first 14 days of this Camino was the toughest hike they had ever done. So be prepared! It seems that 20km/day is a reasonable pace considering the hills and rocks, plus you also want to have time to stop and enjoy the scenery along the way as well as when you get to each days destination.

Sometimes the book/maps/apps overestimate how long it takes to get from town to town, - be warned!
This part of France seems to close fir the season from 1st October, not many places for food or accommodation are open. You can still find something but your choices are limited. Plus there are a lot less people doing the walk, so it could be quite lonesome.

The weather is still good though- not too hot or too cold.
Nearly everyone on a camino takes away something from it. In my case - a realisation that everyone is different, we all have our idiosyncrancies, and we all have our good points - appreciate diversity! And concentrate on the good in people.

Overall- it was a beautiful and worthwhile hike, can thoroughly recommend it. If anyone would like more information about this walk - I am always up for a chat! Au revoir, A bientot.

Helen from Australian Brain Coaching

kates Schwager / Monday, 16 January 2023

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Teachers Workshops

From late 2021 and during 2022, Helen was asked to present a series of workshops to teachers and Ed Dept staff at various locations around NSW. The theme was “Retraining your Brain – getting the best out of yourself and those around you”.
It wasn’t about curriculum or how to teach. It was about understanding yourself and being able to encourage others – no matter how difficult they can be!
The workshops included handy brain training tips on how you can change your thinking habits so that you can be more productive, less stressed, and how to get along better with other people, and to be more aware of how you operate and how other people ‘tick’. The outcome being self-improvement and how to influence others so that everyone benefits.
More workshops for the Ed Dept are being planned for 2023.
If your organisation would like some personal development and team-building workshops, please contact me and we develop a program that would suit.

Some feedback from participants is below:

I had the pleasure of listening to your presentations at the Future Skills Conference over the last 2 days and really enjoyed it.
Your presentations were thought-provoking and inspiring.
I would like to bring this thinking into my faculty and start some more positive conversations.
Thank you Helen for igniting a spark that’s caught my interest!
Some excellent ways to reframe your thinking
Highly relevant, Excellent new perspective
I was a bit brain-dead after the other sessions, but the content was good
Provided some great strategies
Thinking about improvement strategies
Was great to do a hands-on activity. Was engaging
Helpful with time to think
Such a good insight into the wayward mind And the suffering it can cause
Helen presented interesting points and provided the opportunity to develop plans to achieve goals.
Was interesting

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Below shows the map of the area of France where you walk the French Camino. The blue line is the distance travelled from the starting point to the end. The redline shows Helen's progress across France walking between 19kms and 25kms a day. Staying at BnB's a long the way.

French Camino Walk Sept 2019