Podcasts about skilfully

Episode Summary: In this compelling episode of Functional Health Radio, Dr. Kristin Hieshetter dives into the world of detoxification through sauna use. Skilfully narrating personal anecdotes and backed by scientific research, Dr. Hieshetter paints a vivid picture of her early encounters with sauna culture and how it influenced her understanding of its health benefits. The episode promises insights into a practice deeply ingrained in some cultures and now reaffirmed by modern studies to enhance wellness in various aspects. Understanding the difference between active and passive sweating forms the core of this episode, as Dr. Hieshetter articulates the higher toxin content released during passive sweating like sauna use. This knowledge is not just informative—it's actionable. Highlighting study findings on detoxification and sauna therapy, she underscores its significance in expelling heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury and offering a multitude of health benefits. Listeners are introduced to different types of saunas, including far and near-infrared, and are educated on the science of energy transfer within these methods. Dr. Hieshetter skillfully navigates the technical aspects while maintaining an engaging conversational tone, ensuring the information remains accessible and beneficial. Key Takeaways: Saunas as Detox Tools: Regular sauna use promotes detoxification, releasing toxins through sweat more efficiently than through other excretory pathways. Health Benefits Galore: Beyond detoxification, sauna use has been linked to improved cardiovascular health, muscle recovery, and a potentially reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease. Far vs. Near Infrared: Distinct differences between far and near-infrared saunas are discussed, with near-infrared offering additional benefits for cellular health and recovery. Sauna Safety: Dr. Hieshetter emphasizes the importance of proper hydration, electrolyte balance, and consulting a medical professional before starting a sauna regimen, especially for those with pre-existing health conditions. Personal Insights: By sharing her personal experiences with sauna use, Dr. Hieshetter illustrates the transformative impact it can have on one's well-being, adding authenticity to her advice. Notable Quotes: "Sweating is a low-risk method of cleansing, and according to these researchers, it deserves consideration for toxic element detoxification." - Advocating the benefits of sauna-induced sweating. "Sauna bathing is a therapeutic method to increase elimination of toxic trace metals. Toxins are excreted in appreciable quantities through the skin while sparing the kidneys." - Highlighting the efficacy and safeguarding impact of sauna use. "If you do four saunas a week instead of just one or two, you cut your risk of Alzheimer's upwards of 85%." - Discussing the preventative health benefits associated with regular sauna use. "Near infrared helps your mitochondria become more efficient at producing energy." - Addressing the biological advantages of near-infrared saunas. "I bring the white towel in because I break that first sweat, and I'll wipe on my arm because I want to see the color of what's coming out of my pores." - The significance of observing the detoxification process firsthand. Resources: EWG (Environmental Working Group) for investigating local water quality: Environmental Working Group Website SaunaSpace as a recommended near-infrared sauna brand: SaunaSpace Website We encourage our audience to listen to the full episode for a more complete understanding of how sauna use can become a vital part of your wellness routine. Stay tuned to Functional Health Radio for more informative and health-transforming con

Join me as I sit down with the multi-talented Craig Cooke, entrepreneur, best-selling author, and Chinese medical qigong practitioner, who shares his compelling narrative of integrating qigong into the demanding world of business. Craig's story unfolds from the origins of his digital marketing agency to the discovery of qigong as a powerful tool for maintaining equilibrium amidst the stress of leadership. His insights on the practice illuminate its ability to weave together the mind, body, and breath, and serve as an invaluable asset for any entrepreneur looking to navigate life's hurdles with grace and balance.   Listen in as we explore the broader applications of Qigong beyond its martial arts roots, touching upon its profound impact on health and well-being. Craig shares his own experiences with qigong in tackling health challenges and underscores the importance of a holistic approach, which includes diet, sleep, and hydration, in fostering optimal wellness. Craig's journey not only paints a picture of qigong as a meditative, movement-based practice but also as a cornerstone for a balanced, healthy lifestyle.   Wrapping up our discussion, we delve into the core principles of entrepreneurship and personal development, drawing parallels with the Chinese five-element theory. Discover how passion fuels discipline, which in turn fosters expertise, breeds confidence, and ultimately leads to faith in oneself and one's venture. Craig's parting words are an invitation to everyone to explore these practices, which hold the potential to enrich lives across the spectrum of age and experience.   ˚

A short sermon series on the importance of wisdom in daily life. If we don't want to make an absolute mess of our lives, we need wisdom.

A short sermon series on the importance of wisdom in daily life. If we don't want to make an absolute mess of our lives, we need wisdom.

A short sermon series on the importance of wisdom in daily life. If we don't want to make an absolute mess of our lives, we need wisdom.

A short sermon series on the importance of wisdom in daily life. If we don't want to make an absolute mess of our lives, we need wisdom.

Welcome to The Voice of Retail podcast. My name is Michael LeBlanc, and I am your host. This podcast is produced in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. Live from Dublin, meet Martin Bailie, a global retail executive with an impressive 30 years of proven expertise and experience within the global food and fashion retail industries, including c-Level roles at Lidel, Primark and Tata/Tesco in India.  In a wide-ranging conversation, mics across the pond, we cover the critical issues in modern retail from a European operator's perspective with someone on the front lines of retail innovation and retail technological change his whole career. About MartinAn exceptional leader, change manager and cultural architect, with over 30 years proven expertise and experience within the global food and fashion retail industries - Pan Europe, South Asia and NE America.Skilfully blends commercial, financial and brand leadership with a visionary strategic overview and an analytical, comprehensive knowledge of local and global context. A solution-focused and innovative practitioner, highly responsive to current and emerging trends and flourishing within two of the leanest operational models for 23 years. Universally acknowledged as a gifted and responsive driver of sweeping strategic and operational transition; transforming efficiency, dynamism and fluidity to achieve measurable increases in market share.About MichaelMichael is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada and the Bank of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, Today's Shopping Choice and Pandora Jewellery.   Michael has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. He has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions with C-level executives and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels. ReThink Retail has added Michael to their prestigious Top Global Retail Influencers list for 2023 for the third year in a row. Michael is also the president of Maven Media, producing a network of leading trade podcasts, including Canada's top retail industry podcast, The Voice of Retail. He produces and co-hosts Remarkable Retail with best-selling author Steve Dennis, now ranked one of the top retail podcasts in the world. Based in San Francisco, Global eCommerce Leaders podcast explores global cross-border issues and opportunities for eCommerce brands and retailers. Last but not least, Michael is the producer and host of the "Last Request Barbeque" channel on YouTube, where he cooks meals to die for - and collaborates with top brands as a food and product influencer across North America.

Do you freeze up when presenting at trade shows or conventions? Learn a proven formula to captivate prospects and close deals through the power of communication. This episode offers an exclusive free download - the Trade Show Sales Success Blueprint. Discover techniques to: Make international audiences take notice through persuasive English phrasing Build instant rapport and trust with prospects across cultures Skilfully qualify leads and identify pain points Handle objections smoothly and negotiate win-win agreements Project confidence and authority in high-stakes environments This intro guide goes beyond basic English teaching. Get your free guide here: https://excelnow.gumroad.com/l/TradeShowSales If you would like personalized coaching to create breakthroughs in your communication abilities, schedule a complimentary 30-minute session with me via https://expertinfluencepro.com Also join me on my substack and Spotify channels for loads more great content. https://coachmarkinmanila.substack.com https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/markinmanilacamblyesl Invest in these skills to yield immense rewards! trade show presenting, convention presentations, influencing skills, communication psychology, persuasion techniques, rapport building, sales confidence --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/markinmanilacamblyesl/message

A Dose of Dave is a series of bite sized podcasts featuring me on my own. I'm just trying it out to see where it takes me. They're only about 5-10 mins long. If you wish to contribute to the podcast you can here: - https://www.patreon.com/bullshitdetective

Skilfully navigating territory of misogyny and a clash between lad culture and woke lads, Esther Manito's recent show “#NotAllMen” burst at the seams with relatable material rooted in the clash between her Middle Eastern heritage and her Essex upbringing.Esther talks here about whether you can be too relatable; having children before comedy and musing on an agent's misguided warning that no-one wants a ”comedy mum”; and growing up in Essex at the time of the Gulf War, with anti-Arab rhetoric prevalent in her school15mins of extras available exclusively to the Insiders Club include more from Esther on her generalised anxiety disorder, and the worst gig of her life!Go to www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders for ad-free episodes, extra content from every show that has it, and much more - including the exclusive Insiders Q&As with Nish Kumar, Alfie Brown, James Acaster and Fern Brady, plus the incredible “self-help for comedians” special with Amanda Donnet.Catch up with Esther:www.esthermanito.co.ukTW: @esther_manitoIG: @esthermanitoEverything Stu's up to:Podcast community linksSocial media handles and comedy clipsAnd Stu's official YouTube channel…Are all at linktr.ee/stuartgoldsmithOr visit:www.comedianscomedian.comwww.stuartgoldsmith.comStu offers remote and in-person talks to business, distilling insights from over 400 comics on cultivating resilience and the ability to bounce back, to all levels from C-suite to team members.“There's perfect and there's perfect; and that was perfect.” David Cooper, Chief People Officer Circle Health Group Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Dose of Dave is a series of bite sized podcasts featuring me on my own. I'm just trying it out to see where it takes me. They're only about 5 mins long. If you wish to contribute to the podcast you can here: - https://www.patreon.com/bullshitdetective

We continue Mercenary Month with a classic, 'Dark of the Sun'. Jack Cardiff's 1968 action movie that follows a band of Congolese commandos attempting to retrieve a huge diamond haul before the Simbas arrive. An artistic but visceral film staring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Brown, Peter Carsten and Kenneth More. Skilfully shot, lots of impressive action and some good performances combine to create a compelling film. Don't forget to leave a comment/review/rating and let us know what you thought of the film via twitter @FightingOnFilm

Fitzgerald Mensah- We kick season 2 off with the infectious and positive energy of Fitzgerald Mensah. The husband, father and entrepreneur navigates us through his evolvement from Ghana, to London and finally settling in Qatar. Skilfully narrating how leaving his 9-5, the stresses of life, being a young father and taking bold steps has developed him into the man he is today. Welcome to Failure At Forty

Host - Adam - Aaron - Ula - Anthony - Marius   Poem 85. 点前には重きを軽く軽きをば重く扱ふ味ひをしれ temae niwa omoki wo karuku, karuki woba omoku atsukau ajiwai wo shire Handle things light as though they are heavy, and things heavy as though light Skilfully weaving opposites creates beauty in the tea rite

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Relationship Goals - Week 4 : Communicating Skilfully By Steve Wimble - Every day and in every situation we all experience the power of relationships. From business partnerships to lifelong friendships; from casual acquaintances to committed marriages, relationships are a substantial and significant aspect of life. And they should be. God created us as relational beings. Many of us, though, are looking for the other people in our lives to change in order to improve our relationships. The question is: what should I be changing in order to become more Christ-like in my relationships?  

With today's challenging economic climate, a lot of businesses are going through tough times. Through these challenges, everyone is looking to cut costs. For entrepreneurs who have clients or customers asking for discounts, refunds, or cancellations, if these are out of your business terms, how do you handle them? Business owners can sometimes take their customer's refunds or cancellations personally. In order to handle this, ask yourself if the terms and conditions are reasonable.  How can you enforce them and how can you communicate them effectively to your customers? In this episode, we unpack how to find the line when enforcing your business' terms and conditions, how to break through being lax with your terms, and holding your integrity in check. By doing these, you upgrade your thinking.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL FIND OUT… Surrounding yourself with people who hold you accountable  (7:10) Staying true to your terms (10:41) Skilfully communicating your terms to your clients (11:05) Where is the line when you enforce your terms and conditions? (12:19) Wanting to be liked as a factor of loosening your terms and conditions (12:45) Not taking refunds and cancellations personally (14:29) Cancellations and refunds bringing you to your fear state (16:03) Measuring by metrics (17:47) CEO Hat vs Emotional Hat (18:00) Providing value over a long period of time (18:47) 3 ways to grow your business (19:15) Handling your emotions when customers cancel (20:10) Getting value by learning why customers cancel (22:43) Paying attention to happy clients (24:27) The terms and conditions are there for a reason (26:02) The reason why you enforce your terms (30:04) If you let them off, you let them down (32:44) Breakthrough niceness and holding your integrity in check (37:47) Managing by the metrics (38:37) 3 categories of costs: Essentials, Luxuries, Investments (40:42) For full show notes visit: https://rising.show/8-refunds-returns-and-cancellations/

Holly Mills Lynch has over 25 years experience teaching & practising within the Holistic Health & Fitness industries.As a Mother, qualified Aromatherapist (DipAroma ‘03), Clinical Massage Therapist (DipMT ‘02, NMT, MFR), Strength & Conditioning Trainer, Personal Trainer, & Yoga Teacher she draws from all her training to offer you coaching, guidance & intuitive wayfinding for an empowered understanding of how you are here to thrive.Follow Holly here:INSTAGRAMALL HER OTHER PLATFORMS HEREWith love,StuSupport the show (https://stuartwatkins.org/podcast/)

This week, Ed Thornton talks to Madeleine Davies about her new book, Lights for the Path: A guide through grief, pain and loss, published today (21 May) by SPCK. It's available to order from the Church Times Bookshop for the special price £8, and an extract is published in this week's Church Times. “Lights for the Path is part memoir and part theological reflection on the theme of death,” the Head of Theology at Youthscape, Dr Phoebe Hill, says. “Skilfully woven together and littered with literary references, Davies offers a gracious acknowledgement and comfort for the whole range of emotions a young person experiencing a death will encounter. “Sharing her own story of losing her mum as a teenager, and the stories of others, this book is a window into the deeper questions of life: what happens when we die? Why would God allow this? Davies gives no trite answers; this honest account exposes the simplistic answers for what they are, and creates a safe space to air your true thoughts, your true feelings and your true questions for God.” The Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, the Revd Dr Sam Wells, says: “If it can't be happy, make it beautiful. Madeleine Davies offers us this exquisite gift, born from her own grief, her compassionate heart, and her listening soul. “With elegant simplicity she attends to the fear, fury and fragility of loss, bringing forth wisdom, gentleness and insight in equal measure. Above all she gives us humility and patience, as she lets people tell their own stories and leaves unresolved what no comfort can easily heal. Anyone who faces the agony of loss could wish for no finer companion.” Madeleine Davies is the features editor and deputy news editor of the Church Times. This is her first book. (Church Times Bookshop special price £8; CH Bookshop: 0845 017 6965). At the end of the interview, Malcolm Guite reads his sonnet “Pilgrimage”. Podcast edited by Serena Long. Get the Church Times delivered for 10 weeks for just £10: www.churchtimes.co.uk/10-weeks

All we need is a change in perspective to flip our situation.

Recording Date: 2017.0522 Title: Have I Used My Wealth Skilfully? Speaker: Bhante Buddharakkhita (https://ugandabuddhistcenter.org/) Venue: Mangala Vihara Buddhist Temple (http://mv.org.sg/) #bhantebuddharakkhita #rakkhita #dhamma #mangalavihara #mv #uganda #ubc #dharma #buddhism #sutta #buddhists #wealth #skilfully https://www.dhammawitz.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DhammaWitz/ https://www.instagram.com/dhammawitz/ https://www.pinterest.com/dhammawitz/

This Sunday Talk was given by Ajahn Amaro on the 21st of July 2019 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK. The post Navigating Skilfully the Rocky Waters of Conflict appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

This Questions and Answers session was given by Ajahn Amaro on the 21st of July 2019 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK. The post Navigating Skilfully the Rocky Waters of Conflict – Questions and Answers appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

This Questions and Answers session was given by Ajahn Amaro on the 21st of July 2019 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK. The post Navigating Skilfully the Rocky Waters of Conflict – Questions and Answers appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

This Sunday Talk was given by Ajahn Amaro on the 21st of July 2019 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK. The post Navigating Skilfully the Rocky Waters of Conflict appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

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Pastor Debbie Varney

Use this podcast to help you understand the truth in all situations and enjoy a more peaceful mind. Life's stressful when we're deluded! Here are the highlights..."Understanding the Truth - Communicating it Skilfully & Selectively" is one of the 7 Guidelines from the book "Living a Life of Harmony - 7 Guidelines for Cultivating Peace & Kindness".Determining the truth is important because when we're aligned with the truth we are in tune with how things are and can be psychologically at peace. The truth -> Peaceful Mind.When we're deluded it causes psychological stress. We end up becoming lost in thought, lose our mindfulness and become unskilful.  Delusion -> Stressed Mind.Determining the truth is also about being comfortable with not knowing.We can observe our minds and coach ourselves to ensure that we have the right view and understand the truth of what's going on.This helps us to stay mindful. Being mindful helps us to understand the truth.A simple technique that can be used to determine the truth from the Yoga Sutras of PatanjaliMethod 1 - Direct Perception - You know that something is true because you directly perceive it. It's based on acknowledging facts. E.g. you feel wind on your face so you know it's windy.Method 2 - Inference - Using evidence and reasoning to confirm the truth. They must be simple and straightforward to understand. E.g. there are puddles outside everywhere, so we can infer that it's been raining.Method 3 - Using a Trusted Source - Believing in information provided by somebody or something that you trust. E.g. a cyclist specialist you trust tells you that you need a new chain, so you know that's the truth.It's only when one of these methods apply can we say we've determined the truth.It's often worth waiting a little while for more evidence to be presented to you before believing something. The post 056 – How to Determine the Truth appeared first on Mindfulness Online Training.

Skilfully Daring: Aruna Ratanagiri, (approx. 30 mins)  Dhammacakka Sutta, 4 Noble Truths, accumulating, consuming, wanting, personality promotion, hoarding, OCD, emblematic, cago, patinissaggo, relinquishing, letting go, itching, delusion, Bhikkhuni Mahapajapti, dis-passion, detachment, dispersal, modesty, contentment, frugality, effort, solitude, capitalism, transformation, carbon dust, diamonds, training, floating upstream, renunciation, disciplined diet, mushrooms, going forth, death, daring, radical shift, Stillness Flowing, fear, fasting, modesty, gentleness, patience, honesty, samadhi, assumptions, cultivation.

Ever wanted to live life better? Well, the Book of Proverbs tells us how to. Join us as we check out an awesome book and see how God wants His people to live with skill in a broken world. &...

Ever wanted to live life better? Well, the Book of Proverbs tells us how to. Join us as we check out an awesome book and see how God wants His people to live with skill in a broken world.

In this episode of Freestyle Christianity you will get to listen to a talk given by Kester Brewin at the festival Wake in Belfast. The subject of Kester's talk was his recently published book Getting High: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the Dream of Flight. We are all born flightless, every one. After so many thousands of years each of us still drops into the world smooth-skinned and featherless.' Why have we never been content to keep our feet on the ground? In the 1960s this desire to get high exploded with the LSD counterculture and the Apollo missions. In this unique and dazzling book, acclaimed author Kester Brewin (MUTINY / AFTER MAGIC) explores the history of the human quest for transcendence, and how, following a family tragedy, it blighted his own life. Drawing on a huge cast of characters from the Montgolfier brothers to Renaissance artists, Hells Angels, astronauts, The Beatles, Gonzo journalists and dreaming hippies, GETTING HIGH is a wild trip into the ancient dream of flight, soaring through shamanic ritual, enlightenment science and punching a hole in what we think the 1960s was all about. Interwoven in all of this is Brewin's own story. Growing up in a mining village in Yorkshire, his father was the local vicar, the man tasked with lifting this subterranean community each Sunday and offer it a vision of the above. But this pressure to open heaven has terrible consequences for the family, and a tragic illness sends each of them flying. Skilfully linking ancient history, the story of the 1960s and his own battles with the yearning to 'get high,' this is an important and timely book with an urgent message about religion, the promises of technology, and our need to keep our feet on the ground.

This Dhamma talk was given by Ajahn Amaro on the waxing half moon observance day on 22 August 2015 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK. The post Using Difficulties Skilfully Can Support Our Awakening appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

This Dhamma talk was given by Ajahn Amaro on the waxing half moon observance day on 22 August 2015 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK. The post Using Difficulties Skilfully Can Support Our Awakening appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

Ruhuna National Park and ‘tropical modernism’ architecture are aesthetically analysed in Sacred Modernity: Nature, Environment, and the Postcolonial Geographies of Sri Lankan Nationhood (Liverpool University Press, 2013) by Tariq Jazeel. The book uses these two sites to explore the ways in which non-secular experiences of nature inscribe Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism into the spaces of everyday life. Skilfully weaving together ethnographic and archival material, the book pushes us to re-read the seemingly secular spaces of modernity in Sri Lanka. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ruhuna National Park and ‘tropical modernism’ architecture are aesthetically analysed in Sacred Modernity: Nature, Environment, and the Postcolonial Geographies of Sri Lankan Nationhood (Liverpool University Press, 2013) by Tariq Jazeel. The book uses these two sites to explore the ways in which non-secular experiences of nature inscribe Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism into the spaces of everyday life. Skilfully weaving together ethnographic and archival material, the book pushes us to re-read the seemingly secular spaces of modernity in Sri Lanka. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ruhuna National Park and ‘tropical modernism’ architecture are aesthetically analysed in Sacred Modernity: Nature, Environment, and the Postcolonial Geographies of Sri Lankan Nationhood (Liverpool University Press, 2013) by Tariq Jazeel. The book uses these two sites to explore the ways in which non-secular experiences of nature inscribe Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism into the spaces of everyday life. Skilfully weaving together ethnographic and archival material, the book pushes us to re-read the seemingly secular spaces of modernity in Sri Lanka. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ruhuna National Park and ‘tropical modernism’ architecture are aesthetically analysed in Sacred Modernity: Nature, Environment, and the Postcolonial Geographies of Sri Lankan Nationhood (Liverpool University Press, 2013) by Tariq Jazeel. The book uses these two sites to explore the ways in which non-secular experiences of nature inscribe Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism into the spaces of everyday life. Skilfully weaving together ethnographic and archival material, the book pushes us to re-read the seemingly secular spaces of modernity in Sri Lanka. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turner had never made any drawings [watercolours] like these before, and never made any like them again … He is not showing his hand in these, but his heart.1 An inveterate traveller, Turner visited Switzerland on his first continental tour in 1802, during the short-lived Treaty of Amiens. He was greatly inspired by the sublime qualities of the alpine landscape, although he did not return until 1836. However during his later years he visited continental Europe regularly, travelling through Switzerland annually from 1841 to 1844. The resulting watercolours are acknowledged as some of his most important works; a final flourish in his extraordinary output. In the late summer of 1841 Turner spent time in Lucerne, exploring its surrounding mountains, valleys and lakes. One of the best-known local features is the Rigi, a mountain comparatively small in height (1798 metres) but with a dominant presence to the east of the town across Lake Lucerne. Unlike the numerous tourists who ascended the Rigi to witness sunset or sunrise from the summit, Turner was captivated by the mountain rather than its view, and was preoccupied with capturing the transitory effects of light and atmospheric conditions in numerous colourful wash sketches. On his return to London Turner presented his dealer, Thomas Griffith, with a new format for marketing his art, providing him with fifteen small sketches from which his patrons could make selections to be worked up into finished watercolours, together with four such completed ‘specimens’ to demonstrate the result. The four included two contrasting views of the Rigi, one now known as The Blue Rigi,2in which the looming mass is shadowed by the radiant dawn light emanating from behind it, and this work, The Red Rigi, in which the mountain’s heights glow ethereally pink with the last rays of the setting sun. In both, Turner explored the reflections and refractions in the foreground water and the activity on the lake’s surface, probably viewed from his hotel window. The Red Rigi was purchased by his Scottish friend and patron H.A.J. Munro of Novar, who acquired half the resulting ten watercolours, commissioning another dawn view, known as The Dark Rigi.3Turner’s great advocate John Ruskin first saw The Red Rigi displayed at Griffith’s salesroom and recalled ‘such a piece of colour as had never come my way before’: within a few years his father had acquired it from Munro.4In 1851 Ruskin senior wrote to his son in Venice informing him of Turner’s death, saying that The Red Rigi ‘fed and soothed me like a Dead March all this evening …’.5 In 2007 the three finished Rigi watercolours were united for the first time, exhibited at Tate Britain, along with their sample sketches, additional studies and paintings based around Lucerne. Varying noticeably from their original sketches, the watercolours demonstrate the remarkable level of sophistication to which Turner had raised the medium. Skilfully combining stippling, hatching, scratching back to create highlights, washes and gouache, and with incomparable colouristic ability, Turner evokes a luminous grandeur to the Swiss vista that he studied with such contemplation. Alisa Bunbury 1 John Ruskin in E.T. Cook and A. Wedderburn (eds), The works of John Ruskin, vol. xiii, London: George Allen, 1904, p. 484. 2 Collection of the Tate Britain. 3 Private collection, United Kingdom. 4 John Ruskin in Ruskin on pictures: volume 1, Turner at the National Gallery and in Mr Ruskin’s collection, E.T. Cook (ed.), London: George Allen, 1902, p. 361. 5 John James Ruskin to John Ruskin, 21 December 1851, quoted in Ian Warrell, Through Switzerland with Turner: Ruskin’s first selection from the Turner Bequest, London: Tate Gallery Publishing, 1995, p. 17.