Are you in touch with your inner guidance? In this video, I navigate the process of choosing between two wonderful rescue dogs. Not easy at all.
This journey has shown me that doubt doesn't mean my inner guidance isn't working. Instead, doubt is an offer to learn how to test and build trust in our instincts, even in uncertain situations. Whether it’s a small decision or a significant life choice, our inner voice is a crucial guide.
Are you in touch with your inner guidance? In this video, I navigate the process of choosing between two wonderful rescue dogs. Not easy at all.
This journey has shown me that doubt doesn't mean my inner guidance isn't working. Instead, doubt is an offer to learn how to test and build trust in our instincts, even in uncertain situations. Whether it’s a small decision or a significant life choice, our inner voice is a crucial guide.
Even with years of experience, meditation doesn't always go as planned.
In this video, I share my experience with a particularly difficult morning meditation, exploring the insights that emerged from what was a somewhat chaotic start to the day.
Even with years of experience, meditation doesn't always go as planned.
In this video, I share my experience with a particularly difficult morning meditation, exploring the insights that emerged from what was a somewhat chaotic start to the day.
Do you know what it's like to want to heal a relationship, but the other person doesn't want to work on it? Or maybe they are out of contact with you? While there are no guarantees, here's what possible when you use energetic healing to fix relationships.
A client came to me feeling frustrated about her relationship with her daughter. They hadn't spoken in two years, and she was drained by the silent treatment. Her feelings of guilt and despair were taking a toll on her mental and physical health.
As a holistic healer, I'm always down to try different things to help my clients feel their best.
In our sessions, we focused on clearing any energetic blocks that might be causing the tension. A couple of weeks later, things started to shift! Sarah's daughter actually reached out – a tiny olive branch after a long silence...
Soon after that, they were speaking over the phone...
After some months, the daughter expressed her desire to fly across the continent to move in with her mother!
My client was thrilled about the new possibilities on the horizon for their relationship.
Healing can come from surprising places. Energy work might not be a guaranteed fix, but it can definitely be a powerful tool for bringing people closer so they can do the "real" work together. So, if you're feeling stuck in a relationship ditch, instead of ignoring your pain, consider exploring energy work to help mend, smooth and get over humps in relationship challenges.
Do you know what it's like to want to heal a relationship, but the other person doesn't want to work on it? Or maybe they are out of contact with you? While there are no guarantees, here's what possible when you use energetic healing to fix relationships.
A client came to me feeling frustrated about her relationship with her daughter. They hadn't spoken in two years, and she was drained by the silent treatment. Her feelings of guilt and despair were taking a toll on her mental and physical …
Do you know what it's like to want to heal a relationship, but the other person doesn't want to work on it? Or maybe they are out of contact with you? While there are no guarantees, here's what possible when you use energetic healing to fix relationships.
A client came to me feeling frustrated about her relationship with her daughter. They hadn't spoken in two years, and she was drained by the silent treatment. Her feelings of guilt and despair were taking a toll on her mental and physical health.
As a holistic healer, I'm always down to try different things to help my clients feel their best.
In our sessions, we focused on clearing any energetic blocks that might be causing the tension. A couple of weeks later, things started to shift! Sarah's daughter actually reached out – a tiny olive branch after a long silence...
Soon after that, they were speaking over the phone...
After some months, the daughter expressed her desire to fly across the continent to move in with her mother!
My client was thrilled about the new possibilities on the horizon for their relationship.
Healing can come from surprising places. Energy work might not be a guaranteed fix, but it can definitely be a powerful tool for bringing people closer so they can do the "real" work together. So, if you're feeling stuck in a relationship ditch, instead of ignoring your pain, consider exploring energy work to help mend, smooth and get over humps in relationship challenges.
So great to share such a clear result with your post. It's a familiar situation for me and one that I've had to work personally with a lot in a slightly different context. I noticed myself wondering about the 'how' the shift in energy occurs. You use a great metaphor in your video (the sewage pipe) (and I don't know if this is a practitioner question rather than a client one), but I did also noticed this curiosity about the nitty gritty of the 'how' that stayed with me. May be something that you've consciously decided not to share at this level of content.
This is the post I wrote on yesterday's Soul Gym session. I am SO glad I was able to attend, I had a vague idea about writing this post, but almost certainly wouldn't have got around to it if I hadn't joined
@George Kao for his co-creating session, so thank you George! I'll post the text here, but if anyone is on Substack, I'd love to connect with you here, I'm at Return to Your Trees.
Hello, beautiful humans. I hope you’re happy and life is treating you well.
It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve been here. Life has been a bit hectic, with my brother needing emergency surgery to remove an unhappy appendix, and a music festival to prepare for and enjoy, I’ve been struggling to catch up with myself.
And, as is so often the case, I’ve been turning to nature to help me in that catching up. Time spent with trees, flowers and all the beauty of nature soothes the soul so beautifully doesn't it? It’s my go to for any time I need to reconnect with myself, to give myself time and space for recovery and wellbeing.
One of the things I am enjoying at the moment is tackling the Himalayan Balsam that is overrunning some of the green areas in my local community.
The result of a very satisfying, spontaneous half hour bash this afternoon
If you don’t know, Himalayan Balsam is a beautiful looking plant that is threatening the native plants of the UK. It was brought here in 1839, and was known colloquially as ‘poor man’s orchid’, as it allowed a sense of luxurious plans without needing the greenhouses that so many couldn’t afford. It has, in the absence of the natural predators that keep it under control in its natural habitat, become a significant threat to biodiversity of the UK.
Managing this plant is a long term project. A dear friend of mine has been working in her local park for over a decade, and is now starting to see the fruits of her labours, as native species are returning in abundance. But she still needs to keep working to keep the balsam away.
I’ve only started working on this in the past couple of years, and am starting to appreciate what a big task it is. Each flower head can produce up to 1500 seeds, which disperse far and wide as the seed pod releases them quite explosively. The seeds can live in the soil for up to 18 months, so even if it looks clear, it probably isn’t. Balsam spreads widely along rivers where, having driven out the natural species, destabilises the soil and contributes to soil erosion and deteriorating river health.
Clearly, this is a significant problem. Government sources in 2003 estimated that eradicating it completely in the UK would cost at least £3 million. It wasn’t eradicated and has now only got worse, so that figure will have inevitably increased. Much of the time, it is individuals and community groups that take responsibility for it.
I know that in the small area I have deemed ‘my spot’, it will be years before I could say it is Balsam free, even if I work at it every day through the growing season.
It could seem like a hopeless task. And sometimes it feels it, when you make great progress and return to find a hundred new plants have appeared in the spot you cleared a week ago.
But I know that it matters. I know that every plant I uproot and destroy is 800 seeds less getting released into the local environment. Every plant that can’t create 800 more seeds is a small victory.
And in nature recovery, as with personal recovery, every small win counts.
Wherever you are on your recovery journey, whatever you’re recovering from, and however long you’ve been on this path, it’s a long term project, just like my balsam bashing.
There is no ‘end goal’ with this work. All we can do is live each day, and know that each day in recovery is a small victory. Even when it feels that you’ve taken a few steps back, you can always step forward, armed with some new information to help your recovery tomorrow.
The past 5 months of my life have felt like several steps backwards in lots of ways. As I surrendered to depression I found all my old certainty about sobriety and how I was ‘ok as long as I’m not thinking about drinking’ crumble away. Yes, my sobriety is important, but there was so much more I needed to do.
So while I could view 5 months of turbulent mental health challenges as a step backward, instead I see the small victories. I’ve learned a lot more about myself, and what I need to be well at this stage of my life. What I needed to support my recovery 5 years ago wasn't the same as I need now that I am older, with menopause changing my identity, and grief having reshaped my whole sense of myself.
As I pick away at the weeds of my mind, I know that, just like my attempts at clearing the balsam, I am in this for the long haul. Every step taken towards self care, every seed producing plant taken out of the ecosystem…. It’s all progress, it’s all small victories.
What small victories have you won today? Share in the comments and let’s celebrate those small wins together!
This is the post I wrote on yesterday's Soul Gym session. I am SO glad I was able to attend, I had a vague idea about writing this post, but almost certainly wouldn't have got around to it if I hadn't joined
@George Kao for his co-creating session, so thank you George! I'll post the text here, but if anyone is on Substack, I'd love to connect with you here, I'm at Return to Your Trees.
Hello, beautiful humans. I hope you’re happy and life is treating you well.
It’s been a couple of weeks …
This is the post I wrote on yesterday's Soul Gym session. I am SO glad I was able to attend, I had a vague idea about writing this post, but almost certainly wouldn't have got around to it if I hadn't joined
@George Kao for his co-creating session, so thank you George! I'll post the text here, but if anyone is on Substack, I'd love to connect with you here, I'm at Return to Your Trees.
Hello, beautiful humans. I hope you’re happy and life is treating you well.
It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve been here. Life has been a bit hectic, with my brother needing emergency surgery to remove an unhappy appendix, and a music festival to prepare for and enjoy, I’ve been struggling to catch up with myself.
And, as is so often the case, I’ve been turning to nature to help me in that catching up. Time spent with trees, flowers and all the beauty of nature soothes the soul so beautifully doesn't it? It’s my go to for any time I need to reconnect with myself, to give myself time and space for recovery and wellbeing.
One of the things I am enjoying at the moment is tackling the Himalayan Balsam that is overrunning some of the green areas in my local community.
The result of a very satisfying, spontaneous half hour bash this afternoon
If you don’t know, Himalayan Balsam is a beautiful looking plant that is threatening the native plants of the UK. It was brought here in 1839, and was known colloquially as ‘poor man’s orchid’, as it allowed a sense of luxurious plans without needing the greenhouses that so many couldn’t afford. It has, in the absence of the natural predators that keep it under control in its natural habitat, become a significant threat to biodiversity of the UK.
Managing this plant is a long term project. A dear friend of mine has been working in her local park for over a decade, and is now starting to see the fruits of her labours, as native species are returning in abundance. But she still needs to keep working to keep the balsam away.
I’ve only started working on this in the past couple of years, and am starting to appreciate what a big task it is. Each flower head can produce up to 1500 seeds, which disperse far and wide as the seed pod releases them quite explosively. The seeds can live in the soil for up to 18 months, so even if it looks clear, it probably isn’t. Balsam spreads widely along rivers where, having driven out the natural species, destabilises the soil and contributes to soil erosion and deteriorating river health.
Clearly, this is a significant problem. Government sources in 2003 estimated that eradicating it completely in the UK would cost at least £3 million. It wasn’t eradicated and has now only got worse, so that figure will have inevitably increased. Much of the time, it is individuals and community groups that take responsibility for it.
I know that in the small area I have deemed ‘my spot’, it will be years before I could say it is Balsam free, even if I work at it every day through the growing season.
It could seem like a hopeless task. And sometimes it feels it, when you make great progress and return to find a hundred new plants have appeared in the spot you cleared a week ago.
But I know that it matters. I know that every plant I uproot and destroy is 800 seeds less getting released into the local environment. Every plant that can’t create 800 more seeds is a small victory.
And in nature recovery, as with personal recovery, every small win counts.
Wherever you are on your recovery journey, whatever you’re recovering from, and however long you’ve been on this path, it’s a long term project, just like my balsam bashing.
There is no ‘end goal’ with this work. All we can do is live each day, and know that each day in recovery is a small victory. Even when it feels that you’ve taken a few steps back, you can always step forward, armed with some new information to help your recovery tomorrow.
The past 5 months of my life have felt like several steps backwards in lots of ways. As I surrendered to depression I found all my old certainty about sobriety and how I was ‘ok as long as I’m not thinking about drinking’ crumble away. Yes, my sobriety is important, but there was so much more I needed to do.
So while I could view 5 months of turbulent mental health challenges as a step backward, instead I see the small victories. I’ve learned a lot more about myself, and what I need to be well at this stage of my life. What I needed to support my recovery 5 years ago wasn't the same as I need now that I am older, with menopause changing my identity, and grief having reshaped my whole sense of myself.
As I pick away at the weeds of my mind, I know that, just like my attempts at clearing the balsam, I am in this for the long haul. Every step taken towards self care, every seed producing plant taken out of the ecosystem…. It’s all progress, it’s all small victories.
What small victories have you won today? Share in the comments and let’s celebrate those small wins together!
What a great post! Two things really struck me. First is the conversational style and such a powerful and the very relatable metaphor. Just made it really easy to read. The second is how you wove in your personal story so effortlessly. The way you did it felt like it drew me in quite naturally. I felt like I learnt something about writing from reading it. Thank you!
Would you like to get luckier? I always thought luck was just something you either have or you don't. But apparently, that's not the case.
According to former magician & psychology professor Richard Wiseman, there are four scientifically proven secrets to boosting your luck. Watch this video to find out more about the four luck factors and how to bring them into your life.
Would you like to get luckier? I always thought luck was just something you either have or you don't. But apparently, that's not the case.
According to former magician & psychology professor Richard Wiseman, there are four scientifically proven secrets to boosting your luck. Watch this video to find out more about the four luck factors and how to bring them into your life.
I thought this was great Dipanshu. Packed a lot of good info in including the pain points and the journey you take your clients on. At the same time, I experienced it as totally heartfelt.
Why do we have to steer clear of food and water before surgery? In this video (2min) I share the ‘real’ reason.
The next experiment (10min) is one I love and can be incredibly effective for shifting state. I use it a lot. It doesn’t work 100% of the time (what does?) but it only takes a moment and can sometimes be incredibly impactful. Try it and let me know what you think.
I’ve also recorded a short intro (4min) to these experiments. The experiments themselves are not just useful on their own, they have a more important purpose, to shine a light on the underlying patterns of our creative process. If we want to make real change happen this is the level at which we need to work.
Why do we have to steer clear of food and water before surgery? In this video (2min) I share the ‘real’ reason.
The next experiment (10min) is one I love and can be incredibly effective for shifting state. I use it a lot. It doesn’t work 100% of the time (what does?) but it only takes a moment and can sometimes be incredibly impactful. Try it and let me know what you think.
I’ve also recorded a short intro (4min) to these experiments. The experiments themselves are not just useful on their own, they have a more important purpose, to shine a light on the underlying patterns of our creative process. If we want to make real change happen this is the level at which we need to work.
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