Opening to heart

Eben, my six year old has a girlfriend. He has been referencing this girlfriend all week, but it took persistence on my part to get him to admit a name. “Do you hold hands, do you kiss?”, I asked him. “Urgh, no!”, he exclaimed as if it was the most ridiculous notion in the world. But he would like her to come for a play date!

It did make me reflect a little on the innocence and openness of love at that age, when one’s heart has not been broken and there is no armour yet. I hope Eben can feel that openness to love his whole life, that’s one of my wishes for him. Because I know only too well, how tricky it is to heal a broken heart so that one can open to love, greater love too, and let go of the defence which says it cannot be so.

I have been chipping away at that armour, cracked open by my bike accident as I have blogged previously. My left shoulder has taken me on quite an inner journey and i’ve thrown myself into Reiki, with my 8th session of the year booked next week. Reiki changes things. It heals. It helps us to understand the root cause of any loss of wellbeing or pain and discomfort. It frees stagnate energy and helps to move us forwards.

I have finally become conscious of the underlying reason for the left shoulder tension, which turns out to be about responsibility and burden and which interestingly has its root in the root chakra, not the heart. We don’t know until we know, the extent of the responsibility we take on for holding others so that they don’t need to suffer. It had gotten heavy, all that holding, and become a burden, which ironically, was all of my own making!

It wasn’t conscious but I also now realise that it hasn’t been helpful, to try to carry people, make it easier for them, not least because they have not asked me to do this, but because I am preventing them, in part, from standing truly on their own two feet. Furthermore, it is a blessed relief to know that don’t need to take on responsibility for healing mankind and this planet, that the only person I can truly be responsible for is myself. Sometimes we forget this, especially as we got used to taking on responsibility for siblings and other family members at some point in our life.

Further, I realised that this has all fed a need in me to be needed. It wasn’t conscious. I don’t consciously want to feel needed to validate my presence or worth here on planet earth, but at some point in my past I probably did. I probably wanted to feel needed for all of those reasons, so i took on too much, burdened myself with other people’s crap, and tried to make it all OK, for everyone to have a jolly lovely time without feeling pain, to make life easier somehow, without realising the stress that I was causing to myself.

I can’t tell you the relief to set this all down. To stop identifying with the rescuer and holder part of myself. Because that is not truly me, just roles I had taken on at some point, and kept identifying with, as if I have come here to planet earth merely to hold and take responsibility for others. I haven’t. None of us have. These are just coping mechanisms and traits that we develop/take on for one reason or another, that we can let go of in any moment.

The trouble with the letting go is that we have been holding on for so long that we don’t know how it might be live differently. Furthermore, we might worry what others think when we stop making ourselves to available to them, when we stop trying to prop and hold them and be there for them. Even as friends, we can sometimes overlook the extent to which we give of ourselves and make their problems our problems, and as healers and yoga teachers we have to be super careful about this pattern running into our work - we cannot do it for anyone else and to feel that we can denies them the opportunity to heal, for we can only truly heal ourselves.

What I’ve also discovered is that when we do heal a little more of the wounding to our heart, peel away a layer or two of the armour that creates a defensiveness that we barely recognised was there as we were so used to identifying with this too (this is just who we are), that we realise the extent of the capacity we have to feel love. This isn’t just love for others, although we will feel this, but what has surprised me the most, is the extent to which we reclaim and feel love for ourself.

It’s not that we awaken one day and recognise that we love ourself more than we did the day before, although I imagine that this is entirely possible, but that we suddenly realise that the choices we are now making and the way we have made changes in and to the way we live life comes from a place of deeper love for the self - the outer world has changed to reflect the changes in our inner world even if we didn’t realise that these were taking place.

My relationship with myself has changed quite a bit since the beginning of the year, others may not see this, because it is inside myself, my relationship with my heart and soul, but the changes are beginning to settle into the outer world and there is much more freedom and space and this drive towards simplicity is perhaps a reflection of this. What’s surprising is how we don’t need to make effort, that our boundaries tighten and our inner dialogue shifts into something far more positive, not because we are trying to make it so, but because it feels wrong not to allow it to be so.

The final thing I have been reminded, as I step into more of the unknown, pending p to more of my potential and allowing Beinspired to find a new flow (this after a good year now of more stepping into then unknown with Elijah leaving school and E and I splitting romantically) is that it is not until we start putting one foot in front of the other on this path of heart, that the path reveals more of itself.

Initially we may have a sense of where we need to walk next, but often this is based on what has happened previously - the past which is, for the best part, known and certain - and the new will take us into territory unknown which can be scary, but the reality is we have no choice, not if we want to continue to grow and know more of ourselves in this life time.

I know there are a few of you navigating this path of heart into territory unknown and I know that this is bringing up all sorts of insecurities and questionings and doubts. But you can do it! You have all worked realy hard to get to this point, clearing out the old and in most cases, making significant life changes to re-align you with more of your truth. Please don’t get attached to it having to look a certain way, nor lose yourselves to fear as you contemplate outcome and get attached to this too. Just embrace the courage of your heart and the strength of your soul and take it one baby step at a time, following the path as it begins to open to you.

There will inevitably be obstacles and moments where you wonder whether you might give up or go back to how life was lived previously, but really, once you have started, you just can’t stop. There will never be too many yoga teachers or Reiki practitioners and more fool anyone for believing it so and buying into that crappy notion of lack and there not being enough to go around, or of competition and that outdated business model gifted to us (urgh) from capitalism that says we have to compete with our fellow men and women. There is another way and your heart knows it.

We are all of us mankind and I long for the day when we support each other to be the best version of ourselves, where we encourage each other to share our unique gifts with the world for the greater good and realise that we are all in this together come what may and to stop, please stop, with putting each other down, judging each other and competing against each other or worse, hoping that we might each fail. There are many ways to live our life, we just need to align with the way that works for us - sod anyone else, let them carry on their way.

Furthermore, we each have this beautiful heart within us, which just wants to love, and this amazing soul which just wants to know more of itself, and to deprive the world of both is a shame, so really we have little choice but to step beyond our fear and keep going, walking the path and ignoring anyone or anything that in any way tries to put us down, disempower us or tell us that it cannot be so. This is your vision, your life, you create it and live it as you choose. From my heart to your heart, there is much love in this world, we just have to open ourselves up to it and share it when we can.

Love Emma x

P.S. for those of you who are setting up in practice, Reiki or not, then you may find my guide to setting up in practice helpful. I wrote it to share my experiences, of what I have learned over the years. You can buy it for the bargain price of £20 from here https://www.beinspiredby.co.uk/shop/online-courses/setting-up-in-practice

Practice, practice, practice and all is coming

Wowers, what an enlightening and liberating moon this has turned out to be. I knew it was coming, building up to the Spring Equinox when we’ll really propel forwards with the new moon in Aries and the beginning of the new Zodiac cycle ahead.

Times are changing, as if we are awakening, from the big sleep, which was Covid and the pandemic, like a bomb sent in to see which way we’d flee, to spirit or to fear. Whether we’d give away our power to science and more of what’s been, other people’s opinions and the pressure of being judged for decisions made, or if we trusted in intuition and heart, dug deep, stood our ground and let our inner knowing guide us.

It feels that we can now let go of all that has been, of the weight of decisions made, as more of the lies are revealed and we increasingly see that what has been is a little bit broken, that it doesn’t always work and that maybe there is a new way that has not yet been, that was once improbable, but now entirely possible.

I noticed that Valpys has now given up its plastic till protection, slowly the fear has dropped away, the worry that the Covid strain would strengthen or there’d be a further lockdown. It’s like we’re opening the curtains, taking a big stretch and asking ourselves, “which way next?”.

And the universe has responded by sending in a huge wave of energy that has been encouraging us to let go, spring clearing, clutter going, freeing up space in our lives for the new. I know I’m not the only one who has been clearing out books and clothes and files, especially those clogging my hard drive, which is perhaps reflective of what also needed clearing from my mind and with that, the change has flowed in.

As you know, I have been keen to simplify and I have started making changes not only in my life generally but at Beinspired too. Sadly Katie is poorly and has had to step back from Beinspired (I miss you Katie, hope you get better soon) but fortunately her big sister, Steph, who many of you know, as she managed Beinspired’s website and social media for me a good few years ago now, has stepped in to help me out and this has given me the opportunity to make changes, that I didn’t know needed changing until the dust settled after Cornwall.

Within us we have all we ever need to know, all the wisdom and knowledge of the universe. And this is the reason I love Reiki and yoga, because they take us to that place, and all they ask of us is to show up and practice. Whenever I need healing or I know that change is needed, I throw myself into Reiki and onto my mat and inevitably, after the tears and the breaking down and the letting go, the new begins slowly, ever so slowly to emerge.

The process absolutely cannot be rushed. The ego may well try to rush it. But there is a divine timing to everything and if the ego is in service to the soul, then we can surrender to divine timing and allow our unfolding in just the right time.

Exciting times ahead my friends,' “practice, practice, practice and all is coming” Pattabhi Jois used to say, quoting from the Bhagavad Gita. Reiki and yoga are both practices and the more you practice them, the more you experience the benefit.

Meanwhile down in the greenhouse, I made the most of the waxing moon energy to plant some seeds that I dowsed and needed to be planted now, and I hope that the temperatures rise soon. Still, those seeds I planted on the waning moon are coming through, peas and courgettes, thyme and lots of swiss chard. The season is beginning and I couldn’t be more excited. I love growing and hands in the earth, and seeing what might come through, it is exciting - but then it’s generally exciting right now.

A big congrats to Al Crosland for qualifying as a yoga teacher (with distinction), and a big thank you to Kristin for her lovely kundalini classes and to all of you who have been attending our classes, and a big well done to those of you who have stepped up as Reiki Masters this month, and Reiki practitioners too, ushering in more light and healing and raising the collective vibration in the process.

Happy practising and happy full moon and happy changes taking place!

Love Emma x

The road less travelled

Returning from holiday is always a tricky transition but I must admit I did land hard this time. Being on sacred land and around ancient stone sites shifts our consciousness and changes our energy, so returning back to the ‘old’ can be challenging simply because of the dis-resonance that takes place.

Mind you, I have been dipping in and out of depressive dark nights of the soul since, ironically, publishing my book on depression back in October. I hadn’t realised how much that  would affect me, not least in opening to greater vulnerability and the impact this would have on others in my family, but also in the unhelpful patterns it highlighted that still needed healing and also in fulfilling a long held dream of publishing books.  What then?

Difficult as it has been, I am aware that all the dark nights and bouts of depression are simply my soul seeking greater expression and with that the need for healing and letting go of unhelpful conditionings, ways of thinking and behaviour patterning. Yet the process that one has to go through to allow this, is not always easy and I know many of you have also been navigating this especially those of you going through your Reiki cleanses, let alone those who practice traditional yoga regularly.

These spiritual practices by their very nature demand that we expand consciously and this generally requires that we let go of anything that is restricting and limiting us from living our truth. Of course we don’t know what this is until we know what it is! But the practices will help to highlight the unhealthy patterns playing out in our lives and the various ways we buy into false notions of ourselves, identities that we have constructed as a result of our conditioning and the expectations of others and society and the many the ways in which we compromise our authenticity to receive conditional love from caregivers, family and friend etc, let alone the lens through which we view life.

Spiritual practice sets us free as the falsehoods gradually drop away and the perspective shifts. Or they don’t and we stay stuck and depressed and unhappy and miserable, having outgrown a part of ourselves and yet struggling to let go of our identifying with how we see ourselves, even though this is not the true us, just the us that we have created through the life experiences we have had and our reaction to them and the way that we try to keep ourselves safe and make our lives controlled, known and therefore certain.

A path of heart doesn’t care about any of this. The heart is not linear in its approach to life. It offers a path less travelled, one that is not known and certain because it has not been lived previously. It is unique to us and it won’t therefore look like anyone else’s life, it won’t be predictable or mainstream, or in any way bound and contained. It will be flowing and curvy and take us up and down and around and through the labyrinth and the spiral and back up and down again. All it asks is that we put one foot in front of the other and deepen into faith and trust as we walk the path presenting itself to us, moment by moment.

This is not easy as I know only too well and the mind will cling on to what it knows, not wanting to let go of control or it’s idea of how it should be. Generally, the mind has it all figured out, it knows the path it wants us to take, generally one that has been lived previously, if not by us than by someone else. It is conditioned to see life a certain way, to view success from a capitalist perspective that has been drilled into us since we were old enough to walk, of material gain and being someone, of recognition and external validation of worth be that through academic qualification, job title, salary or the kind of house we live in or the car we drive.

The heart absolutely doesn’t care about any of this, it doesn’t use the language of the mind, it doesn’t care about money or material gain, it doesn’t care about being known, about winning awards for the best business or being the best influencer, or yoga teacher or writer or any of the other many ways we distract ourselves from what is important in our lives. It cares only whether we love and whether we love the life we are living and the people who we share it with, let alone this beautiful planet upon which we live.

Furthermore, the heart doesn’t care about the creative outcome, it cares only about the creative process, about what this brings up in us. It is the ego that attaches itself to outcome. Writing my last book really made me come face to face with the demands of my ego and my mind versus the gentle voice of my heart and soul.

While I had been gradually chipping away at the need for external validation of my worth there was still an element of this lurking in the background that required my attention. In looking at this I realised how much I was still feeding old patterns laid down in childhood around the expectation of others and the compromise between authenticity and love and attention. I also noticed the ways that I cared too much about what others think of me, and how this influences my behaviour and then my stress levels because I might behave in a way that is not entirely natural to me.

There were other patterns too, around the mind having an idea of how my life should be lived, still buying into the old conditioning about what it means to be a success and again feeding too much into the caring what others think, especially those closest to me and being super sensitive to any form of criticism and rejection, which is just an interpretation of my mind and is not real, because actually who really cares what others think, because thoughts come and go and opinions change like the wind depending on our life experiences and the challenges we face. 

At the end of the day there is no rule book, only the rules that are imposed on us by our culture and society, by educators and care givers, by parents and friends and religion and philosophers and the medical model that still places doctors and science in a God-like capacity, and a media that moulds our minds into seeing the world a certain way depending on their bias and the billionaires who control how we think through the social media and entertainment and procurement platforms that we subject ourselves too if we spend our life online and the many other ways that we allow ourselves to be influenced by those in our lives. 

It’s never easy letting go of this though, of a mind-set that sees the world and our place in it in a certain way. We have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo, of holding onto what we believe to be true. We have invested time and energy into creating the life that we find ourselves living and it’s not always easy to let this go. Sometimes we may question the path we have taken, considering that maybe we failed or got it wrong. It wasn’t wrong and we didn’t fail. That’s just more of the old conditioning about there being a right way or a wrong way. There is just the way.

At some point it felt aligned, but then we change and what our heart needs changes too and our soul demands greater expression, it wants to know more of itself in this world, in this reality.

Then it is up to us to find the courage to let go of everything we have created to allow more of the new to come in, and usually we won’t know what that is, until we’ve let go into the void of not knowing and created space. Some will play around with this, dipping in and out and then get scared and contract back to their old ways. But often the change is forced upon us, through illness, accident, a stress, a despair, a niggle that just won’t go away, a little voice saying “change, time to change”…

Often the only thing we need to do is go deeper within and surrender to life as it unfolds moment to moment.

Initially we might fight against it. Our mind is powerful. It plans and organises our life into neat boxes. If we do this, we get that. If we do this, it keeps us safe. If we do this, it means we’re worth something. If we do this, people will appreciate us. If we do this, we’ll be happy.

No. The heart and soul cannot be organised or planned.

Plans often have to change. We get to the point - as I have done - where we throw our hands up in teh air and say, “well let’s just see”…we require flexibility….

The mind is being encouraged to a place of greater flexibility. To let go of its fixed ways, it’s rigidity, it’s, “I know best”. It doesn’t.

We don’t need to read a zillion books or go on a million courses, albeit sometimes we might pick up a book or attend a course that tips us gently over the edge, whispers of another way, gives us the courage to make start looking at things differently, to reach out for help, to be deeply honest with ourselves as we keep chipping away at our falsehoods and mis-identifications, and listen, really listen, to the soft whisperings of our heart beyond the noise of our mind.

The mind needs security, it wants certainty, it’s attached to outcome, it often wants to be recognised for being someone, it requires validation of worth from outside ourselves, it relishes the opinions and feedback from others, it wants to be absolutely sure before it makes a decision.

The heart couldn’t care less about any of that.

So we’re up against ourselves as I know only too well.

We push and will things to happen.

We come at it back to front.

My bike accident was my awakening. The earth disappeared beneath me and the shock fed an old pattern that Marie’s death also triggered. There was no way I could ignore it. My heart chakra was cracked right open and the pain in my left shoulder demanded healing.

And this took me on an inner journey. I turned deeper into practice, going for weekly Reiki with a fellow Reiki practitioner, mixing up my yoga practice to ensure I wasn’t creating or getting stuck in old patterns, spending as much time as I could in nature and slowly making changes.

“If we always do what we’ve always done, then we’ll always get what we’ve always got”.

The process was messy.

We have to shed the old, we have to let go of people pleasing and caring what other think, of conforming and doing what is expected of us, of judging ourselves and others, of saying yes when we mean no, of valuing others more than we value ourselves, of thinking that there is a right and a wrong, a  good and a bad, a black and a white and appreciating that there are many different ways to look at and view the same experience, to appreciate that being centred in ourselves is a positive thing, to look honestly at the reason we do what we do, is it from a place of heart or from duty, guilt, shame, financial gain and/or regret? We have to learn to love ourselves over and over again. 

It’s not easy. The changes can be difficult for others in our lives unless they too are doing the work on themselves and then they understand. We care less about the mainstream and about convention. We are not motivated by the same things that motivate others, we don’t care so much about material gain or external validation of worth, we are turned off by anything which tries to box us, constrain us, cage us or in any way limit us in our lives.

We see life differently. We turn off and turn in. We can’t tolerate superficial chatter or noise. Artificial light is too bright. We need fresh air and open space. We appreciate that nature is sentient and divine. We don’t want to harm other living things. We talk to our crystals and our plants as friends. We question the media bias and turn off the TV. We avoid pharmaceuticals, appreciating that they don’t always have our best interests at heart, and we find alternative ways to heal ourselves, at the root, not just easing symptoms.

We notice the moon. We appreciate the signs that nature brings to help us navigate our lives from a higher perspective. We let go of energy vampires from our lives. We appreciate that we can only be responsible for ourselves not for anyone else. We cultivate discernment. We stop feeding our addictions. We crave wholesome food. We try to live lightly, reducing our negative impact on the environment. We start standing up for what we believe in. We find our voice and are not scared to use it. We might become activists. We care about our fellow man. We care about the planet. We care about the world we are leaving for our children.

We find a new inner strength, a deeper connection with self, we won’t accept the crap that people have been throwing at us, we value ourselves in a way we never have, we recognise our worth and don’t need anyone to validate this to us, we don’t need medals or awards or a great big pat on the back, because we just know, and in that way we naturally create better boundaries, we protect ourselves from negative influences and energies, we relish solitude, we re-prioritise our life, let go of the stuff, clear out, reduce our possessions, we wear clothes that feel comfortable, that we choose for ourselves, not for anyone else, we attract new friends into our lives, we thrive on deeper conversation, we see life differently and are more selective about who we share this with.

We might start praying, not because we’re religious, but because we recognise that there is a higher power which is always trying to support us, we live in a universe that is alive, that loves to say yes, that loves to love, if only we open up to it. Some might call us weird, eccentric, wonder if we’re OK, gone too far, and some will drop away simply because we become too much, too different, too challenging to their belief system, some might even confront us, try to change us, make us more like them. But we know who we are and we don’t need to prove it to anyone.

When we pop through the other side of this often messy process that the path ope heart takes us on, into a more aligned life, we may feel deeper peace and contentment, a sense of belonging that wasn’t there previously and a deeper joy in our connection to self, there is greater authenticity and truth. We know then that it is worth all the turmoil, this path of heart, this road less travelled. There is potential where there wasn’t previously, the world seems brighter, lighter and with more space for us to play in.

Our outer life changes simply because the way we relate to ourselves has changed. Our stress levels reduce because we’re unifying our inner and outer environments, rather than causing tea to pull apart - we feel stress when our organism isn’t able to cope with its environment. We get anxious when we fear for our safety, when we don’t trust the earth to support us and hold us and nourish us and sustain us, and we forget about spirit and our spirit guides who are always supporting us and trying to communicate with us if only we can listen beyond the mental chatter of fear and uncertainty and this being ‘the way’ come what may. Ha!

Maybe others notice, maybe they don’t. The tightening of our boundaries, the deeper awareness of what makes us tick, of our passions, of the love in our life, of our dreams, this can all re-orientate us. So too our deeper connection to spirit and to the essence that holds us and nourishes us, certainly my relationship with Goddess, with Mother Earth has deepened.

But so too can our awareness of self. My boys have helped enormously with this as I watch them being themselves, one super sensitive and autistic, the other hypertastic who needs to be constantly entertained, whose energy levels challenge even mine. I shouldn’t be surprised, they’ve highlighted my own sensitivity and inability to sit still, and helped me to make greater sense of myself and allow for it, rather than deny it or ignore it or somehow have to defend it or change it. Who cares! We are who we are.

My dreams have changed, I crave more fun and playful time with the boys, of simplicity and peace, of being outside as much as we can, in nature, growing and living in greater harmony with the land and the natural world, of travels that fill us up and respect the planet, of visiting stones and ancient landscapes, of sharing my passions for yoga, Reiki and Ayurveda where I can, from the heart, of kindness and compassion. There is greater discernment. Less planning. More present moment. No doubt it won’t last long. We have to relish the alignment when it is there…and remember to surrender over and over again, following the road ahead…wherever it may take us…

One of my clients sent me this beautiful poem, which is timely to share…

The Road not Taken by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

 Love Emma x

Cornwall and Glastonbury family pilgrimage

We just returned from an amazing family trip to Cornwall and upwards to Glastonbury, enjoying time together, visiting stones and wells, getting onto a little bit of Bodmin and out to the rugged Cornish coastline and being free and able to flow with the energy. I loved the stone circles, Boscawen-Un especially, with its central stone, and the boys and I loved Chun Quoit where we learned about protection, and all the walking on the heather-clad moors, and the fun on the beach and finding Logan’s Rock and all the laughter that brought, the various springs and wells and wet shoes and the memories made.

Glastonbury felt almost a shock after the spaciousness of Cornwall, but it is always lovely to connect with the sacred land and see familiar faces, and of course get up the Tor and dip in the white spring! The boys loved it too for different reasons - ice cream for Eben at an Italian restaurant and rolling down the Tor for Elijah, with rabbit poo and all!

In Cornwall, one thing which struck me when away is all the development and the parcelling of the agricultural fields, all devoid of bio-diversity. It was so sad to see so many neolithic complexes now destroyed with the stones lining fields as walls. One day I took the boys for lunch at Land’s End and we sat in the restaurant with views out to the Scilly Isles and I looked around me and asked the boys to notice the commonality - every single person in that restaurant, whether on their own or eating with others, was looking at a phone! It struck me then how much we’ve checked out and not in, how we don’t even notice our surroundings.

I have been questioning whether to continue blogging, because one of my explorations while away was to see what life might be like lived offline, having left my laptop at home for the first trip since having a laptop all these years…it was liberating, I had more time, was less distracted, could listen more clearly…and thus I am questioning the merits of encouraging others to be online, and yet I know that sometimes there is benefit, that sometimes we need the external to help us access more of the internal - the universe is always communicating with us, we just have to notice the patterns.

So for now life continues anon. There’s lots going on at Beinspired to keep us busy but still the energy is tricky and I feel it will be until the equinox when things will shift on. We’ve finally received an autism diagnosis for Elijah and feeling into that, and all that life brings with its changes…but one thing is clear, that we have little control and little choice but to keep surrendering to it, and living moment to moment, in simplicity and as much peace as we can muster, and praying for help when needed, to the Goddess, Mother Earth herself, this is a fab book if you need reminding...https://www.amazon.co.uk/Way-Rose-Radical-Divine-Feminine/dp/B07YXCV2WB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SOFKJ4E0KMJ9&keywords=the+way+of+the+rose&qid=1677618921&sprefix=the+way+f+the+rose%2Caps%2C260&sr=8-1

Love Emma x

A true gift - my witch hazel!

I mainly just want to show my witch hazel, which is bringing me a lot of joy. I have been waiting alll winter for this beautiful healing shrub to flower. Each week one of my client’s and I stand outside examining it, while we wait for her husband to collect her. Typically the week it flowers, I’m off away so she won’t be coming to see me, so this is for you, lovely lover of flower lady.

There is nothing more beautiful then nature coming alive again after her sleep, and the witch hazel just adds to the cheer, what with all the daffodils and violets, the primroses and crocuses. The boys and I spent a couple of hours out walking Pleinmont and I managed some time in the lanes on my own today and the energy is just so amazingly vibrant and spring is most definitely here - the bird song is divine.

We’re off to Cornwall for a few days, right down the bottom, on the crystal grid, with plenty of neolithic stones to keep up busy! And a trip up to Glastonbury for a dip in the White Spring (fingers and toes crossed), so there’s no classes with me this week, back to normal next, and a new series of yoni yoga for anyone wanting to join me. Also Kristin’s kundalini yoga, which I attended last night and thoroughly enjoyed, a great way to shift stagnant energy and most definitely connect with your breath, highly recommend.

There has been a lot of gifts in my life recently, and I am really thankful to have such loving, thoughtful and kind students, clients, friends and family in my life. Thank you.

Happy waxing moon now and the new beginnings this brings.

Love Emma x