Sometimes we limit our present and future because of what we've stored in our subconscious... Often we don't even know why we find things difficult or triggering. We might not remember the memories themselves or know how we feel... other than overwhelmed. We might feel anxious or fearful and unable to do the things we want... Let me introduce you to Havening Techniques. Havening Techniques helps to delink emotions from distressing memories so they don't impact our present and

This afternoon I had the privilege of listening and holding space whilst someone disclosed something from their childhood. We never know how the threads of our early life, woven into us at a young age, will affect us in later life. All that we go through (& it's thought all that our mothers and grandmother's go through) is stored in our minds and bodies. Even when we think we've put something behind us, dealt with or processed trauma... sometimes all it takes is one external

So many emotions we go through in a day... in an hour... a minute... even holding multiple emotions simultaneously at times. Just noticing... The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be

I had a Spiritual Counselling/Accompaniment session this morning for a client. Before our sessions I always have a look around the house... on all my many shelf and windowsill altars to see what wants to come. I trust what I'm drawn to not needing to make sense of it. This is what came today. A bee... berries... beads... beans! The bee I made out of felt... berries is picked for a Mabon altar... beads I bought from Greece intrigued with this Eastern orthodox prayer tool (& of

1. Because you're curious about what it might bring to your life 2. To work through childhood trauma 3. Because you've received bad news...

Listening to trauma & sadness... fears & love stories... troubles & joys... hopes & dreams... Stories of life... of what it is to be human. This is one of the biggest honours of being a spiritual counselor & minister... of life! Being invited into someone's life for a few minutes... a few hours... to listen. Back in my corporate days, when I facilitated programmes in coaching, consulting & facilitation skills, I used to help people explore what it is to truly listen. How we

Had a particularly low day last Thursday which carried on into Friday. I spent time resting, with myself, meditating and I wrote this poem which helped shift through it... A 'free' day. Of late, so rare Anticipated with longing And yet, now here, I find The ache of longing still present With time, I've fallen into a hole Missing, void, partial, unwhole Longing, alongside Sadness, grief and despair, hard to bear Stopping to re-collect my week's feelings I find connection, joy

As we head towards the full moon (Monday), as usual, I find my dreams are ramping up. Not sure if I have more dreams or just more vivid dreams I remember around now, but sometimes I can remember as many as 3 or 4 a night. A few years ago I noticed I only wanted to drink (alcohol!) around the moons and wondered if I was suppressing strong energies, so decided to stop drinking then. And now the dreams! So, last night I know there were 3 or so because I woke a few times remember

... it's a space where you can be fully authentic ... it's an honouring of you and all you are ... it's calling on all the loving support ... it's hearing beyond what is said ... it's meeting you where you are ... it's following your intuition, inner wisdom & guidance ... it's sitting in and feeling the feelings ... it's asking questions, reflecting back ... it's walking alongside ... it's a safe space in which to download, breakdown, unravel, breakthrough ... its a recogniti

I had a Havening Techniques session a couple of weeks ago. A peer (I went through the certification process with) and I, co-Haven once a month on zoom, alternating between therapist and client. This month it was my turn to be the client and I took the issue of a challenging relationship (aren't most of our difficulties in life around challenging relationships? Or is that just me?). I took a particular aspect... something that the other person (in the relationship) keeps sayin

Its full moon folks... (just in case you're not experiencing the headache, tiredness, lack of fun feeling and mad dreams I am... a sure indicator of a full moon for me!) As you look back... What are you honouring in yourself? What do you need to give yourself a pat on the back for? Where do you want to go? How might you need to correct your path to get there? If joy is an indicator for being on track... what do you notice brings joy? How can you bring more joy? #fullmoon #hea