3 spaces remain for Tuesday 8/8th Sacred Alchemy.
A gorgeous journey into the solar plexus, the heart for the gentle shift towards Spring.
Join us for a beautiful intimate gathering of 6 sisters and gently unravel into your power.
A candlelit offering of delicious spaciousness for the body, stillness for the mind and nourishment for the soul.
This is the space to meet yourself in motion, in stillness and weave your intuition into intention for this new phase as we slowly move with this new cycle on the horizon.
What do you feel shifting and changing in your body?
What do you observe in nature right now?
When you close your eyes and listen, what does your higher self have to share with you?
What does your soul deeply desire?
What are you hungry for?
There is nothing more sacred than holding space and bearing witness to the story of another. In the act, of being deeply attentive and intentional, we invite their soul to emerge and we develop a truer sense of what it means to be present, to be human, to belong.
Thank you to the gorgeous women who joined me for Sacred Alchemy. What a gift it is to witness you in your vulnerability, your bravery and your gloriousness.
Thank you to @gaia_mu_temple for the stunning space and all your incredible energy that is infused into the walls that hold us so safely.
❤️
A Solstice prayer.
May the longest night and the shortest day, bring rest to your mind and soul, I pray.
May you find guidance and may you find peace, as the cycle of light will slowly increase.
Embrace the magic that the darkness bears, breathe deep in the chill and the shift in the air.
May you always be blessed with the light from within, and may well-being be yours as the new cycle begins.
Deep in the hibernation/creation phase as I write, practise and embody the last parts and final tweaks of my new body of work coming in July.
It makes me feel deeply nourished, seen and accepted, it feels as though I am being loved into balance. Nowhere to get just be here in the moment of the practise, no striving or grasping. Just here now in this body I’m in. Perfect as it is, not when it’s thinner or bendier but right here right now.
I wanted a practise for myself that allowed me to mother myself, to hold space for my body and to love myself through connection and movement so I created it. A practise to come home to myself every time I took space to practise.
Slow and intentional, connected to my skin, my body, my rhythms, my breath. Connected to my discomfort, my aches and pains and physical limitations as they spoke to me and I listened. A space that I accepted all of my being just as I am. I’m absolutely loving this beautiful practise that is Sacred Alchemy.
Reflections - when I’m abandoning daily practise, it’s a sure sign for me I’m abandoning daily needs for self care all over the place.
Do you have a solid daily practise?
The most incredible of all the awesome things I’ve been up to this past year is establishing a daily practice. I’ve tried for years but I’ve always caved and not been willing to go the distance but this past year I did it. Nothing fancy or complicated, I just chose to do it. When I didn’t want to I got up, when I was tired, I got up, when I was resisting and resenting it, I got up. I chose it, over and over and over.
Every day I rise at 5am and spend 1 hour in practise. I’m writing more, I’m eating better, I’m observing myself as a default, I’m shifting things quicker and just all round being much more patient, loving and accepting of myself and in turn others.
I’m staying focused on things and following through. I’m prioritising balance over overachieving and striving continually. I’m seeing I’m enough just as I without needing more but less!
I believe starting my day with practise, sets the tone for the rest of my day to be focused and devoted to caring for myself, listening to the stories running and questioning their validity.
Find your jam and do it daily, start small and increase it. Find a tribe to practise with, set an alarm to get up, whatever works for you, practise, daily! See what starts to shift in your life, in yourself.
Last year at the beginning of our Women’s Rite of Passage in the wild of Tasmania, I met a beautiful Black Swan, several times.
Sitting in nature today I was remembering the first time we met at the waters edge. A Black Swan’s emergence signifies a major change or transformation in one’s life; a transition from the old to the new. A black swan can represent our darker side, aspects of our personality that we may have hidden or suppressed, prompting us to examine and integrate them.
It was a beautiful moment seeing that Swan as I looked up from crying and sobbing that day as I broke down on the sand out there. Having to build a shelter or make a home for the journey ahead bought up huge amounts of grief and confusion. I had no idea what a safe home looked like, where to begin. That bought up what home was for me, safety and calm and the deep staggering hole in my heart that I’d never felt home or belonging in myself.
Black swans are known for their keen intuition, encouraging us to listen to our inner voice and follow our instincts. I felt something watching me and looked up, it was a Black Swan. It circled around then slowly approached me through the water and came face to face with me. We stared at each other for a long time. The words I heard in my minds eye were.
Rise up now, dear one, know you are deeply loved. This Earth requires nothing of you but for you to open and expand.
Be seen like the landscape, vast and wide with multifaceted edges. Breathe this cold air and let it pull life into your lungs, it will have you remember your wild. Sing loud like the birds and rejoice in your tones. Stand tall and proud, strong and deep like the trees. Flow with ease like the rivers and lakes and always be adaptable. Remember me when you need clarity and support, you’ll find your depth in my silence. I’m here with you.
Black swans are often associated with an aura of mystique and power, symbolizing that embracing our true nature can unleash untapped po
Don’t dismiss the elements.
Water soothes and heals.
Air refreshes and revives.
Earth grounds and holds.
Fire is a burning reminder of our own will and creative power.
Breathe them in.
Swallow their spells.
There’s a certain sweet comfort in knowing you belong to them all.
W-Victoria Erickson
V- Me
Upon leaving the land where I spent my solo weekend, this is the poem I offered. Such an incredible weekend being with my grief, fear, anger and emptiness. Holding deep space for myself to allow it all to surface and be transmuted. I feel as though a world of weight has been lifted.
I am making a home inside myself.
A shelter of kindness where everything is forgiven, everything allowed—a quiet patch of sunlight to stretch out without hurry,
where all that has been banished and buried is welcomed, spoken, listened to—released.
A fiercely friendly place I can claim as my very own. I am throwing arms open to the whole of myself—especially the fearful, fault-finding, falling apart, unfinished parts, knowing every seed and weed, every drop of rain, has made the soil richer.
I will light a candle, pour a hot cup of tea, gather
around the warmth of my own blazing fire. I will howl if I want to, knowing this flame can burn through any perceived problem, any prescribed perfectionism, any lying limitation, every heavy thing.
I am making a home inside myself where grace blooms in grand and glorious abundance, a shelter of kindness that grows all the truest things.
I whisper hallelujah to the friendly sky.
Watch now as I burst into blossom.
Words - Julia Fehrenbacher
Pic - Me
Debrief from the first immersion of The Longing. So much deep gratitude for what I’m feeling bodily right now. ❤️
@brittanyjanelaidlaw @natureculture.co @lifestyle_by_tiff @livinghera @angemcspange
The beginning of The Longing!
First weekend of this 6 month journey begins.
Here we go!!
Today is the day I get the keys!
Nomadic life!
I sure am going to miss waking to this view each day.
Chakra awakening meditation to start each day!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍
Interlock the fingers.
Starting at the root chakra.
Inhale draw your hands up.
Exhale bring your hands back to the root chakra.
Repeat 3 times.
Circle both hands over the chakra and circle hips clockwise then anticlockwise breathing deeply, inhaling through the nose, exhaling through the mouth.
Move up to the sacral chakra and repeat up to the crown chakra.
Once finished at the crown, hands together in prayer position and feel down into each chakra grounding yourself and setting intention for the day. ❤️
Ironic really!
My dog has a possible deadly allergic reaction to 🐝 and at our front door we have an epic native 🐝 hive.
Every morning we wake and sit in the morning sun with a swarm of native 🐝
These are the only 🐝 that do not sting!
We choose love not fear!
Now the heat has begun there are thousands of them! Such an incredible sound/vibration they make as you walk through them or sit near them. ☀️✨
