Toughened by his northern roots and Westminster wrangles, the JC's political correspondent Marcus Dysch surprised us when he headed into the woods for Limmud.
But swapping politics for poetry held its own surprises for this no-nonsense hack, who left the "Movement in Prayer" session with chakras aligned and aura glowing.
So far, so Zen in the office – but we do go to press on a Wednesday.
