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Why I Teach Yoga

Mar 5, 2020
3 min

Why I Teach Yoga

So recently I have been contemplating my journey in teaching yoga... A few years ago I took a break, I needed to step back from old spiritual paradigms to give space for a new learning that was unfolding. During this time the thought of teaching yoga felt like putting on an old dress that had shrunk, something just didn't fit. And I felt much more strongly called to share in other ways. It is during this time that #awakeningaswoman was born. 2 years later I arrived on Møn

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Womb Portal

Jan 23, 2020
2 min

Womb Portal

As women on an healing journey, awakening to Life through re:remembering that which has been lost and forgotten, we are so blessed to have within our bodies a sacred portal that allows us direct access to Ancient Feminine Wisdom. Our Womb. If you're following my feed then you are most likely aware by now of the disconnection that exists in our current times between consciousness and the womb. And the importance of healing the disconnection, shame, trauma and abandonment t

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Return To Love

Dec 20, 2019
3 min

Return To Love

As we approach midwinter; the darkest night of the year, some of us may be feeling a rub in balancing the festive cheer alongside nature's strong cyclical pull into the shadow realms... If so, this is for you. Honouring each of us as we bow to where the lights meets the dark... RETURN TO LOVE - The Only Task That Matters 🖤 What if we could stop projecting onto others for a moment, catch our neediness, unravel our control mechanisms, slow down the subtle manipulation

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1:1 Mentoring - My Personal Journey

Nov 3, 2019
2 min

1:1 Mentoring - My Personal Journey

I have been offering 1:1 Mentoring for 5 years now and it's been a truly incredible journey to dive deep with individuals in a safely held space and witness the profound transformation that arises from working so intimately. These sessions began as a means to continue to support students from afar when I initially left the UK. But in all honesty, they have turned into so much more than I could have imagined. It is astounding and a privilege to witness the precious birthing

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Reality Knows Her Lovers

Oct 11, 2019
2 min

Reality Knows Her Lovers

She sees your broken open heart, your weary body, and your mind distraught with memories of the past. She sees the history of pain coursing through your veins, like wildfires through our Earth's forests. And yet She is the one that has empowered you to withstand the flames. She is the one that protects you from decay and turns up the heat at the same time. Listen to Her thunderous call as it spirals out from the belly of your being, burning your insides anew. Trust in the w

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Reflections on Self-Worth

Aug 19, 2019
4 min

Reflections on Self-Worth

Some reflections & explorations from me on the very ripe topic of: SELF WORTH (Warning: this may be a little challenging to read) . Lets get honest. Where does your sense of worth currently lie or feel challenged? - in your body shape/image - in how attractive he finds you - in how many likes and comments you get on Facebook - in how many followers you have on instagram - in how many people are coming to your events - in how many clients or job offers you have - in h

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Sacred Sex, Love Making & Beyond

May 8, 2019
3 min

Sacred Sex, Love Making & Beyond

The sexual nature of intimate relating is key to the potential transformation for both souls. Where by love making allows a direct pathway to the essence of spirit and oneness of being. Sacred union activates the raw power of Love and Life Force energy to carve out the body space, allowing both partners to experience the penetrating presence of consciousness into their sacred temples: the heart and sexual organs. . The meeting of consciousness with matter in this way can ve

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Sacred Union ~ Dance of Essences

May 7, 2019
2 min

Sacred Union ~ Dance of Essences

The fact that as human beings, we long for intimacy with another more than anything, is no great surprise when we recognise the parallel deep heart opening desire for the return to Self. The meeting of two souls within the container of intimate relating holds the potential for profound inner and outer transformation and awakening. It is the meeting of two open hearts merging into ecstatic Oneness yet allowing the true birth of each one as their individual essence. As Man an

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Conscious Relating as A Pathway

May 4, 2019
2 min

Conscious Relating as A Pathway

Engaging consciously in relating with others is one of the greatest amplifiers of the unconscious realms. . As relational beings, with open, sensitive and vulnerable hearts, we are constantly invited to recognise the potential of every relationship as a mirror reflecting back our own tender, hidden and often disguised reality. We can count on those we are in close relationship with to reflect back all that is unresolved within us. This more than often manifests through conf

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UPDATED: 🔥Conscious Conflict & Holy Hatred 🔥

Apr 30, 2019
5 min

UPDATED: 🔥Conscious Conflict & Holy Hatred 🔥

How many of us can openly admit we have hated on someone we are in close relationship with? Whether it be our parents, partner, best friend, work colleague; it is inevitable that if we care about them enough then they are likely to piss us off at some point. We often go to long lengths to avoid confrontation, as a deep fear arises of being in a situation that is anything but smooth and rosey, and instead finding ourselves challenged, feeling wrong/wronged, righteous, frus

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Sacred Emergence

Mar 29, 2019
3 min

Sacred Emergence

In times of transition, there is a natural tendency to rush to rebirth, quickly back into the known, in an urgent attempt to fix, maintain, or heal that which is dying. It is so ordinary, so human, so precious really to resist falling apart and prioritise putting it all back together. There was an old belief that as our hearts opened, the vulnerability would diminish, the terror would fall away, the tenderness would yield, that we'd not care so much about others and the wor

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Winter Solstice, Rauhnacht & Offer of Practice

Dec 23, 2018
3 min

Winter Solstice, Rauhnacht & Offer of Practice

It's certainly been a strong time here, feeling the squeeze of this Winter Solstice/Full Moon portal, almost like entering into a tight vacuum where all the last lingering threads of what has shown itself for healing this year, came up to be unavoidably dealt with. On the night of Winter Solstice I held a fire ceremony at my house, and I could finally feel the welcomed sense of spaciousness this portal was inviting me into. At this time of year I always feel a call towards an

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Ceremony - what does it mean?

Nov 1, 2018
2 min

Ceremony - what does it mean?

About The Other Night... After a day of struggle, and resisting letting go, my body intuitively moved into ceremony in the late hours of Samhain night... Every sign had shown it was needed, I was not being totally honest with my inner movements, a fragmented piece of me left unseen and unheld. Yet my mind was resisting taking the step... Why? Because for me ceremony is the ultimate space for Surrender. A sacred cauldron for the hearts most intimate prayer to be heard a

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Homecoming

Sep 26, 2018
3 min

Homecoming

Autumn Equinox, as always, offers a significant turning point for me… And this year, as the allure of cosy dark nights by the fire and warm pots of tea begin to call to my soul, I can feel with such tangible clarity the beginning of a new and very beautiful cycle. . After a wildly intense and potent summer, (quite literally burning up in the core of the fire for most of it); the cool autumn winds are so welcome right now, gently guiding me to turn in, take stock and enquire

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Bliss & Pain

Jul 12, 2018
2 min

Bliss & Pain

Have you ever noticed that bliss and pain are pretty much 2 sides of the same coin? They feel miles apart but in fact the embodied experience of them is pretty similar... Both are certainly challenging to fully experience... Before the body is able to relax into either there is usually a great deal of resistance to face, a tension that at times can feel excruciating, overwhelming,like a giant bubble about to burst. Our experience becomes very noisy at this point, either int

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Beltane Portal & Scorpio Full Moon Magic

Apr 30, 2018
3 min

Beltane Portal & Scorpio Full Moon Magic

After a magical day yesterday bathing in the beauty of opposites: strong spring sunshine, followed by the magnificent blue and cooling view of moon rise over the water; I am now sat contemplating the perfection of this year's Beltane juncture as the wind howls outside and a storm rolls in... Natures cycles truly reflects all the messages we need. For the last 3 years, I have experienced very clear 9 month cycles that pull me deep into particular processes, setting off full

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The Efficiency of Moving Slow

Apr 1, 2018
2 min

The Efficiency of Moving Slow

This Easter Sunday, I woke up to this view... every inch of the ground covered in thick white snow. No sign of spring today, just a clear message that the wisdom of winter is still the reflection I need right now. For a while now I have been experiencing long waves of exhaustion. A tiredness so deep, my heavy body feels like it will never move again... Iv become quite accustomed to this exhaustion and been lucky enough that life provided the space for the slowness of my bei

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Conscious Conflict

Feb 18, 2018
4 min

Conscious Conflict

How many of us can say that we have never ended up hating on someone we are in close relationship with? Whether it be our parents, partner, best friend, work colleague; it is inevitable that if we care about them enough then they are likely to piss us off at some point. "One oppresses what one fears" - James Hollis We often go to long lengths to avoid confrontation, as a deep fear arises of being in a situation that is anything but smooth and rosey. What if I were to tell you

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Self Care

Jan 25, 2018
2 min

Self Care

In my work, I'm often asked about Self Care practices and how best to take care during intense periods. To be honest my answer always varies depending on the person, circumstances and what's currently moving. Sometimes self care is cancelling an appointment, giving yourself that extra time in bed or creating more space in your schedule. Sometimes it's being absolutely quiet and alone with intense emotional waves, or nourishing yourself with soulful company and playfulness.

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Breast Massage

Jan 11, 2018
3 min

Breast Massage

One of the first practices I learnt when I stepped onto the path of tantra and awakening as woman, was breast massage. And still continues to be a daily practice until today. Back then I had no particular relationship with my breasts. Other than squeezing them into my yoga bra, I was barely aware of their existence. They were there, they were ok, men liked them, just another part of my body... But the idea of touching them, and connecting to them was certainly foreign, not

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