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

Sharing my 'Today's Ministry...' posts on Instagram has been enlightening... As I ponder at the end of each day where I showed up to minister... to serve... ...sometimes its obvious and its in my work... supporting women through my work at Women's Aid; holding meditation groups, women's circles; Spiritual Counselling or Havening sessions; creating and holding ceremonial workshops and ceremonies. ...other times its tangible and has 'results'... such as creating art in remembra

In the women's circle I'm currently hosting, focused on exploring spirituality, we decided to explore spirituality through art, music and creativity this month. Last month we explored spirituality through story and the time before through a spiritual figure. In previous months, it was really obvious where my exploration was taking me... what figure... what story... they popped into my head... and then appeared synchronistically over the month. But... What art? What music? I

May you find balance May you recognise all you have harvested and trust it is enough May you save the seeds to create next year's bounty May you embrace the waning of the year, welcoming in darkness and all it brings #autumn #equinox #balance #harvest #trust #enough #seeds #waning #welcome #darkness

Frustrated (again) at not making any progress with my broken laptop, I flopped down with a harrumphhh and a cup of tea onto the sofa. Feeling powerless and despairing... like I'd wasted so much time... going around in circles... and with no idea what to try next, none of my MS apps were working, so no email... no way of editing or creating documents... and with ceremonies to write! As I sat drinking my tea, trying to think-it-fixed, Ganesh caught my eye. Next to a crystal on

My dreams have been crazy for months... lots of them... super vivid... multiple in a night... remembering them enough to write down the next day. So I started some dream analysis... My first session was a 1:1. The teacher said it sounded like my subconscious was trying to communicate something. She asked which dream I wanted to work with and I chose one that was so memorable I felt like I could climb back into it. I talked her through it... although its never that easy to do

On my ministry training we went through the experience of writing a funeral for a peer... which of course meant ours too was written by a peer. It was a strange thing to consult on my own funeral and required some level of acceptance of death. It brought up a lot for me... not least that as a society we've made death the enemy. I engaged my whole family in the process and we had lots of conversations about various aspects of my death and funeral, from how I wanted the time o

This is my piece for the Medicine Spoon Memorial... a memorial to remember all those persecuted as witches. I turned my spoon into the...

I'm hosting a monthly women's circle at the moment... the focus of which is 'exploring spirituality'. We decided in the last circle to each choose a spiritual figure or teacher... possibly female... to journey with over the month and to bring what arises for us to our next circle to share and be witnessed. Two possibilities immediately appeared to me... Joan of Arc and Mary Magdalene! At the beginning of August we stayed in a friend's house for a week and I was looking throug

I had the most gorgeous day on Sunday hosting a Ceremony for the Love of the Earth with my One Spirit Minister sister Revd. Suzanne Dance. It was our offering for Skye's Climate Fèis http://www.climatefeis.org ... a festival focused on climate action, a fringe event of COP26 which will be in Glasgow in November. We sat with the grief of the climate crisis... listened to a message from water... had a conversation with nature... reflected on our place in the Universe... and he

We started a new Circle of Nine on Sunday... nine women (erm well eight actually... ahh the challenge of putting the number in the name!) coming together to share, to witness, to be seen, to be heard, to feel, to notice how we're challenged, to explore, to learn, to see ourselves reflected back in the other windows of zoom... the square circle! Gorgeous! So many synchronicities in our sharing, our seeing and hearing of one another! We spent much of our first circle sharing wh

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

May you find stillness in the busyness... buzzyness... of this time of year... As we spiral back inwards towards the winter solstice may you perceive the beauty in each day May the sun, the earth and all beings be blessed by your light #blessing #summer #solstice #busyness #buzzy #bee #spiral #beauty #sun #light #earth

I recently had a chat with someone I'd not seen for a couple of years. I found out her husband had died the year before. She thought I knew... everyone seemed to... I didn't. We talked a little about what happened... how quick from diagnosis to death... how hard its been, especially with lockdown.... what support she has in place. She asked about my ministry and I found myself telling her about havening and its uses in trauma clearing. I could see she was skeptical... she s

Sometimes I can't work out where I am at to know what I want to say... I know sometimes poetry helps in those cases but it feels an age...

A day in the life of an interfaith minister... Interfaith ministry isn't just about about being a celebrant. These posts aim to paint a picture of how my ministry permeates all of my life... For the people who've learnt to meditate with me I offer a 'Motivated to Meditate Club'... perhaps for those who've had a regular practice but have fallen out of it and wish to put more focus on meditation knowing the benefits it brings... or perhaps for those who learnt years ago, but

A day in the life of an interfaith minister... Interfaith ministry isn't just about about being a celebrant. These posts aim to paint a picture of how my ministry permeates all of my life... Sunday is often a busy day for me... how do you think I spend it? Maybe you're envisaging trips to church or online services... I am a 'minister' after all! But for me spirituality isn't connected to religion. I may talk about God (if people are comfortable with the word), but that mean

I've booked two weeks off my Women's Aid work and purposely not put a lot else in my diary. Despite all the self care I put in... the meditation... the walks... the swims... the dancing... the sleeping, I still find the job exhausting, especially when alongside my ministry and so much time on zoom! So, what does a break look like when there's nowhere to go? I know you know this after the year we've had! The kids are pretty self sufficient in so many ways these days so they d

I will be bringing you Exploring Spirituality: an online Women's Circle for women who want to dive deep into a direct connection with Spirit

May this threshold bring you all the balance and imbalance that serves your soul. May the light and dark in you always be equally honoured. May you flow in the knowledge that you are made of the elements of mother earth ♡ #equinox #blessings #balance #imbalance #light #dark #equal #elements #mother #earth