Ray of Hope craniosacral

02/16/2026

Now I know.

Now I know my knowing is always with me. It has never abandoned me or left me, but patiently waited for me to remember, to return.

Now I know my knowing is my super power.

Now I know my knowing is my truth, my true north.

Now I know it is safe for me to be seen, to be heard.

Now I know I can trust my knowing above all else.

Now I know I am fully supported.

Now I know my knowing was never wrong.

Now I know I am whole and worthy.

Now I know I can create the life of my dreams, the life I desire.

Now I know this knowing resides in my midline, the core and center of who I am and I can access it at anytime.

Now I know.

Now I know.

Now I know.

02/15/2026

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about why I am so deeply called to hold space for others, why it really is my purpose and how it fills my heart with so much gratitude. It is such an honour and privilege to be a part of someone else’s healing journey and it brings me immense joy.

A person that has played such an integral part of my own journey is my mom.

Like many women, my mother experienced trauma and devastating loss in her life.

These early experiences shaped her life and consequently mine as well. She never spoke much of these things and due to her sudden passing in 2024, many things will remain unspoken.

However, what I now know is the hardships and pain she experienced, are what has taught and shaped me into the woman I am today. She taught me the importance of healing, that we must share our grief, our pain. My mom taught me it is absolutely necessary to speak my truth even when my voice shakes. She instilled in me my drive and commitment to always do my own healing work, to practise what I preach so to speak.

My mom gives me the courage to be seen, and to offer others a place to be seen and heard as well, to offer an opportunity for healing and to facilitate an experience to remember the innate wisdom and health of your own body.

My mom gives me the courage to offer others that which she wasn’t able to experience in her life time.

I am a social worker because of her. I can sit with peoples pain because of her. I am a better human because of her. I am an advocate for vulnerable people because of her. I am a space holder because of her. I feel deeply because of her. I am a sensitive soul because of her.

Of course, not all of the experiences I had were happy ones, however, I am grateful for every single one because they have shaped me into the woman I am today.

I never got to say thank you to my mom so I’m saying it now, with the intention and prayer that my words will find their way to her soul.

I love you mom.

02/11/2026

In 2015, I left my fulltime job, with hopes to build my home-based healing business. At a time in life that was, in my eyes meant to be exciting and full of energy, my body had other plans. I started to experience significant health symptoms. Chronic fatigue, tremendous muscle fatigue, hair loss, constant throat pain and restriction, daily migraines, all with a deep sadness. Some days I could not brush my own hair or teeth, I could no longer pick up my little girl and life felt dark. I feared what my future would look like with this trajectory.

Over the years, I had seen different western medical practitioners, naturopathic doctors, neurologists, endocrinologists, and sought many different healing practitioners and modalities with no real improvement.

Biodynamic craniosacral therapy (BCST) offered my body the chance to enter a state of self-regulation, a place of rest where I could connect deeply to myself and the innate wisdom of my body.

BCST changed my life and with every session, my body softened and opened as I was no longer trying to force anything to happen. I started simply being. I started allowing. I started listening. I began a new relationship with my body and the health of my body. BCST offered me a felt-sense experience of the health in my body; to come to know health and to know health was always present in my body, it had never left me and was patiently for me to return to its wisdom. 

Can we turn towards our health? Can we acknowledge the pain in our body and also discover the health too? May we not dismiss our pain and our suffering but also, begin to know health as an innate part of the body as well. It was not until I came into relationship with the health of my body did my symptoms start to ease. 

It is my deepest honour and intention to offer individuals the same opportunity to come to know their body in a new way, to come to know the wisdom and health of their own unique system.

Perhaps, finding a bit of hope to recognize, all is not lost, you are not broken, your body is not your enemy, and you too can find some ease, comfort, and healing from the things that cause you pain.

02/10/2026

I wanted to share an experience that has and continues to impact and shape my practice, and is one of the main reasons why I do this work.

Please let me introduce Miss Anna-Jo.
Miss Anna-Jo had a big presence, a beautiful smile and a laugh that would light up any room. Miss Anna-Jo had many talents, one being the gift of gab. She could talk and I mean talk for hours and seemingly never get tired! She loved all things spiritual and was very intuitive. We spent many hours talking about all things “woo-woo” and she loved crystals and rocks just as much as I do. She was a sweet sensitive soul who was also tough as nails. She was creative, funny and crafty. She loved animals and had many four legged friends in her life that were really important to her. Anna-Jo loved her family deeply and had dreams of becoming a teacher.

Miss Anna-Jo was also plagued with a myriad of mental health concerns that impacted every facet of her life. She received several significant and debilitating diagnoses in her short life, that made finding the right supports for her impossible. 

Despite having an amazing family, one heck of a mom who was her biggest, fiercest advocate, and a dad who stood by her no matter what, Anna-Jo’s mental health rapidly declined. Too sick for outpatient care and not quite sick enough for inpatient care, the systems in place for vulnerable people like Anna-Jo, failed her. Anna-Jo never received the care she desperately needed and deserved.

During my time of training for biodynamic craniosacral therapy, Miss Anna-Jo ended her life. Missed by so many and loved even more, her physical presence on this earth is deeply missed.

Miss Anna-Jo has taught and continues to teach me about strength, presence, connection, understanding, spirit, resilience and hope. Her big presence and strong spirit are felt deeply as I continue to learn from her. Miss Anna-Jo has been a great blessing, teacher and gift in my life and I am so grateful for our time together.

So, I do this work, in honor of Miss Anna-Jo, in honour of her wisdom, her courage, and her immense strength. I do this work for all the Anna-Jo’s of the world.

I think Anna-Jo would like that. ❤️

01/24/2026

Our Best is Enough

If we approach life with love,
if our actions arise from kindness
and are guided by good intent,
then we have already given all we can.

The world may not notice,
may not always see or appreciate our efforts,
and outcomes may not unfold as we had hoped.

Yet a life well-lived
is not measured by perfection
nor counted in triumph,
but in the sincerity of our heart,
in the integrity of our deeds.

To try,
to offer ourselves with honesty and compassion,
is fulfillment enough.

When we act from this place,
we hold no regrets,
for we have truly done our best.

And in that quiet truth,
there is peace.

~ 'Our Best is Enough' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art Unknown via Pinterest

01/11/2026

I Carry You with Me, Always

I carry you with me always,
not as a memory sealed in the past,
but as a presence woven into my days,
a companion on this journey.

You are there in the pause before decisions,
in the echo of your steady logic,
your gentle insistence
that I not be so hard on myself.

You appear in grocery aisles
when I reach for the brand you preferred,
and in the quiet satisfaction
of choosing it anyway.

I carry you in my habits,
in the choices I make without thinking,
the songs I skip because they hurt too much,
and the ones I play
because they still feel like home.

I catch myself setting aside stories to tell you later,
forgetting, for a moment,
that “later” has changed.

I carry you in laughter that arrives unexpectedly,
in jokes you would have loved,
in moments where your reaction is so clear

I can almost see your smile.
Sometimes that laughter comforts me.
Sometimes it cracks the ache wide open again.
Both belong to you.

I carry you in grief, too,
in the way certain dates feel heavier,
in how silence can suddenly feel crowded.

Yet I also carry you in resilience,
in the quiet courage
of getting through ordinary days.

You are present in every step forward,
not urging me on,
but walking with me.

I carry you forever,
because love does not disappear.
It changes shape,
but remains a part of me,
always.

~ 'I Carry You with Me, Always' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Olamik

01/02/2026

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A Shelter Within

Why not dedicate the new year to simply loving yourself more?

Loving yourself is often about learning to show up for yourself
the way you would for someone you cherish.
It’s noticing your needs
before exhaustion does,
listening to your own voice
amidst the noise,
and giving yourself permission
to take up space in your own life.

It means forgiving the versions of you
that didn’t know better,
and resisting the urge to punish yourself
for surviving the only way you could at the time.

Sometimes loving yourself looks like courage;
other times it looks like rest.
Often it looks like boundaries
that feel lonely at first,
because you are choosing your well-being over approval.

Loving yourself is not about believing you are perfect.
It’s about believing you are allowed to be imperfect
and still deserving of gentleness.
It’s the slow trust
that you can be honest with yourself
and still remain whole

Over time, that trust becomes
a shelter you carry within,
a space where you can safely grow,
release what no longer serves you,
and begin again,
without ever abandoning who you truly are.

~ 'A Shelter Within' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by CallyJohnson-Isaacs Cally Johnson-Isaacs Illustration

01/02/2026

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Remain Grounded

When life meets us with challenges,
try to remain grounded,
like a tree with deep roots, anchored in the quiet truth of who you are.

Let the world shake if it must,
but feel your roots in the earth,
the steady pulse beneath the noise
as your branches reach toward the sky,
strong flexible and determined.

Grounding doesn’t mean you’re untouched by fear or everyday concerns;
it means you let them pass through you without allowing them to consume you.

Remember to breathe and remain present.
In doing so, you give yourself a place to stand while the storm moves around you
and from that place,
even as the branches sway,
the smallest step forward becomes possible.

~ 'Remain Grounded' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art Unknown via Pinterest

12/21/2025

Still going strong ✨

✨I’ve been thinking about this sale for a bit now. Last year I did a 47% off sale as I turned 47. This year I have been contemplating how I wanted to give back. I’ve also been thinking of my mom a lot and how I want to honour her life during this holiday season.

✨ It’s my birthday soon and it’s the holiday season as well. Both can come with many mixed emotions, especially when we miss our loved ones.

✨I’ve also been thinking about my purpose and how I wish everyone has the opportunity to experience the health in their own body. I wish for everyone to have hope, to come to know the brilliance of their own body. To know you are not broken.

✨So, what better way to honour my mom, my purpose, the wisdom in our bodies and to help this beautiful modality be accessible to more people, then to offer a really good deal!

✨For the month of December, you can pay what you can for a session. Sessions can be booked anytime, now or future however the sessions need to be purchased now this month! You can purchase for yourself or make it a gift for a loved one. Sale is on for the month of December, well because life is expensive these days!

✨Now, even if you are not interested in a session for yourself, I would be forever grateful if you would share this with a loved one or even share on social media.

DM to connect.

www.rayofhopecraniosacral.com

12/21/2025

❤️

Quote from Dr Jim Jealous

12/07/2025

DM with any other questions, comments or thoughts. I look forward to being a part of your wellness journey and would love to connect.

12/03/2025

✨I’ve been thinking about this sale for a bit now. Last year I did a 47% off sale as I turned 47. This year I have been contemplating how I wanted to give back. I’ve also been thinking of my mom a lot and how I want to honour her life during this holiday season.

✨ It’s my birthday soon and it’s the holiday season as well. Both can come with many mixed emotions, especially when we miss our loved ones.

✨I’ve also been thinking about my purpose and how I wish everyone has the opportunity to experience the health in their own body. I wish for everyone to have hope, to come to know the brilliance of their own body. To know you are not broken.

✨So, what better way to honour my mom, my purpose, the wisdom in our bodies and to help this beautiful modality be accessible to more people, then to offer a really good deal!

✨For the month of December, you can pay what you can for a session. Sessions can be booked anytime, now or future however the sessions need to be purchased now this month! You can purchase for yourself or make it a gift for a loved one. Sale is on for the month of December, well because life is expensive these days!

✨Now, even if you are not interested in a session for yourself, I would be forever grateful if you would share this with a loved one or even share on social media.

DM to connect.

www.rayofhopecraniosacral.com