NEW MOON MUSINGS
As a high-energy extrovert, new moon has become a favourite and much-needed time of the month for me. A phase of introspection, release...
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- Jun 24, 2023
- 3 min
First encounters with energy work
⚡ 5-day Energy work training completed! 16-20 June 2023, Olhão, Portugal ⚡ This was the fifth bodywork training I’ve done over the last...
- Jun 3, 2023
- 3 min
From Guns N' Roses to Solfeggio Frequencies: My Sound Journey
Many ancient cultures and indigenous people believe that Sound is the creative, generative force that brought the universe into being. In...
- Jun 2, 2023
- 3 min
Thai Yoga Massage: My Spiritual Gym
80% of the massage bookings I get at retreat centres are via word of mouth. Although I have a beautiful flyer in the wellness menu's...
- Apr 28, 2023
- 3 min
SELF-LOVE & IFS
Being chosen and loved by someone else doesn't mean you’re off the hook from choosing and loving yourself. When you do, you eventually...
- Apr 24, 2023
- 8 min
HUMAN DESIGN
I first came across Human Design about 5 months ago and it has been such a tremendously helpful source that I decided to dedicate a blog...
- Apr 23, 2023
- 3 min
BELONGING
"You are only free when you realize you belong no place—you belong every place—no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great" —...
- Mar 9, 2023
- 2 min
The Soul Retreat 12-14 May 2023 Portugal
Soul seekers unite! Join me on this 2 day soulful mini retreat at New Life Portugal next month! Soulful living is an art up for grabs....
- Jan 16, 2023
- 5 min
HEALING HABITS #5 forgiveness
To forgive, it's important to first accept that what happened, happened. You don't need to embrace or approve what happened, but you need...
- Jan 10, 2023
- 2 min
HEALING HABITS #4 acceptance
This universe, being interested in self-awareness and expansion, will line you - a little piece of universe - up with all kinds of...
- Jan 5, 2023
- 5 min
HEALING HABIT #3 - mindful morning routine
When I was in 12-step recovery, one of the one-liners I heard all the time was : 'If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.' The logic...
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
HEALING HABIT #2 - practising self-compassion
If we didn’t know it already, we learnt it during the pandemic. The importance of touch. How natural it comes to humans to offer each...
- Dec 18, 2022
- 4 min
HEALING HABIT #1 - expressing gratitude
Healing has become a bit - or a lot - of a fluffy buzzword these days. What does it even mean? And how real is it? Is it just the...
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
A HEALING KITCHEN RECIPE - sriracha, what else?
With The Healing Habits Retreat coming up (21-26 January in Andalusia, Spain - you can still join!), I’ve lately been more acutely aware...
- Nov 23, 2022
- 5 min
SELF-SABOTAGE - a losing game
I watch you scold yourself for buckling when the going gets tough. For doing that thing…again. You’re pushing forward, but at the same...
- Oct 24, 2022
- 3 min
THE OCEAN - everything that has a beginning has an ending
For some unfathomable reason the water doesn’t seem to flow in any particular direction, it’s not rushing on lineally, the way rivers and...
- Oct 20, 2022
- 7 min
HABIT MANAGEMENT - architect or victim?
"We don't rise to the level of our expectations; we fall to the level of our training." This quote is attributed to Greek poet...
- Oct 4, 2022
- 3 min
NEW LIFE PORTUGAL - a review
An intense and beautiful stint at New Life wellness retreat and recovery centre in Northern Portugal just came to an end. New Life...
- Sep 29, 2022
- 3 min
SELF-COMPASSION - debunking common misconceptions
Until a few years ago, the term self-compassion gave me a queasy feeling. I associated it with meekness, self-indulgence, over...
- Aug 16, 2022
- 3 min
A WOMAN SAT DOIN' NOTHIN' - from my travel blog
Stationed in a camper parking area in the town of Évora, Portugal minding my own business. Also present, is an old woman, with a gypsy...
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