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09 May

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the last year that I’ve been intensively mothering, one of many things that I had to let slide was my spiritual practice. There was once a time, long, long ago (haha) when I would spend the early hours of the morning in blissful silence, walking to meet the sunrise at the beach, meditating and journaling peacefully and crafting up my monthly personal altar. This sacred alone time was my secret weapon for navigating emotions and giving myself time and space to heal and listen to my inner guidance.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width"...

14 Mar

Every time I think about the birth of my son in March 2018, my whole body swells with pride. Not just because I found his birth incredibly empowering (and activating), but also because it punctuated my birth experiences so perfectly. You see, this is my last baby (if I have any say in the matter!) and if I was to cast an umbrella over all three of my births, I can see that my initiation into motherhood has followed a pattern not unlike that of the heroic journey. One of crisis and loss (my first birth - a traumatic miscarriage),...

01 Mar

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is the second part of a two part series on How to hold a space clearing ceremony in your home. For part one of this series, go here. This post & video will cover the structure and content of the ceremony itself. [embed]http://vimeo.com/258028155[/embed] [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] DAY OF THE CEREMONY Prepare a central altar. Your house should be clean, tidy and organised by the time the day of the ceremony comes around. Take the time now to start putting together your central altar or temenos. This is the focal point of the ceremony and a working space, so...

27 Feb

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is the first part of a two part series on how to hold a space clearing ceremony in your home. In this blog and video I talk about why and when you might want to do a space clearing ceremony. I also cover all the things that are great to do to prepare for your ceremony. Feel free to watch the video below or read through my summary notes below. Be sure to leave any queries or questions you may have in the comments below.   [embed]http://vimeo.com/256709770[/embed]   WHY DO A SPACE CLEARING CEREMONY? Our homes are an...

19 Jan

As I sat on the beach, wind blowing, waves crashing about, feet and body firmly anchored into the sandy earth, I was able to fully let go of 2017. The completion process took me about a week. I started by methodically re-visiting actual events in my diary and my journal entries around my personal altar practice. Then I dropped in even deeper (via my 2017 Completion Ritual) to identify key themes and learnings and to process residual emotions. There was a fair bit of resistance thrown in which is normal when it comes to completion I reckon, but the outcome was...

09 Nov

  When it comes to spiritual and emotional growth, triggers, upsets and dense emotions used to side-swipe me like some kind of football tackle, taking me down for the count at a moments notice, often not emerging for days, weeks (months)! I’d find myself confused, overwhelmed and unable to see my way clear.   But recently something has shifted.   From confusion and overwhelm to clarity and focus, my inner resources have (finally) developed to a point where I can go deep, do the work and come back to normal functioning without getting completely pulled under.   It made me think of all the practices I have...

12 Oct

  This post tells the story of the events that took place as I was preparing and launching my project Altars to Self. You can read part 2 here.   New Life It was early July 2017. I was in my office working away on the launch of my first eBook Altars to Self – a project that had been in my orbit in one form or another for over 3 years. I was just a few weeks away from releasing it. A niggling thought popped into my head - I was five days late for my period. No big deal. I’d been late like this...

12 Oct

  This post continues to tell the story of the events that took place as I was preparing and launching my project Altars to Self. You can read part 1 here.   Homecoming Two weeks later, a few days after the ceremony and wake, our girl and I boarded a plane back to Australia. My man would stay in Japan for a further 6-weeks to support his Mum and to wade through the masses of paperwork involved with death in Japan.   By this stage I was spent. 9 weeks pregnant with epic fatigue and blood sugar crashes, the heat and humidity of a Japanese summer sucking the...

19 Jun

Winter Solstice is my favourite time of year. There's something about the stillness and darkness that I really love - in fact the more I follow the cycles of the seasons the greater I crave the opportunity to surrender and go within at this time of year. A time for hibernation, rest and renewal. As much as I'd love to climb into the metaphorical cave and stay there, the reality is that we still need to operate in the world, right? As parents, business owners, practitioners and professionals.  In this post I'll share a bit about the significance of this...