Holistic Aquila

30/05/2026

Last night I had a Closing of the Bones ceremony, a ceremony often used to honour life transitions 🐦‍🔥

For me, it was an honouring of grief, inspired in part by The Wild Edge of Sorrow.

I was honouring the grief of chronic illness and my choice to have my sterilisation surgery to avoid passing on my genetic condition, of no longer having the capacity I once had, and of finally letting go of the person I’ve spent nearly ten years trying to get back to.

This past year has been about meeting that grief rather than resisting it, whilst also finding awe and wonder in who I am becoming, in the depths I’ve met within myself without pushing beyond my body’s needs and in my growing capacity to sit with the grief of others without turning away.

The whole evening felt deeply symbolic. The fire crackling beside me, the earth around me, the birds singing. Earlier that day my dog had killed a bird in the garden just before the ceremony and it somehow felt representative of death and rebirth, endings and beginnings 🕊️

By the time I emerged from the unwrapping there were only a few embers left in the fire 🔥

I came out feeling such expansion, joy, peace and stillness, like a deep breath and a new chapter unfolding 🧡

I wish we had more spaces in our society for grief, more places where it could be witnessed and held without needing to be fixed, when grief is given space, something within us can finally begin to soften.

25/05/2026

I do indeed turn into a bit of a donkey when I’m in nature 🫏 it’s just all very exciting!
Mindfulness 🤝 nature 🤝 nervous system regulation

24/05/2026

Joy and fun are such important parts of somatic healing 🧡

22/05/2026

19/05/2026

Whenever I need to centre, I come back to the earth 🌿

I’ve just shared a new blog post exploring ecosomatics, nature connection, and how the natural world can support nervous system regulation, grounding and wellbeing.

This work is a huge part of both my own healing journey with chronic illness, and the way I support my Somatic Therapy clients.

The beauty of it is that it doesn’t require expensive wellness tools or complicated equipment, often it begins with simple sensory moments and reconnecting with the world around us.

Inside the blog I explore:

🍃 What ecosomatics is
🍃 How nature can support the nervous system
🍃 Simple grounding practices you can try
🍃 How I weave earth connection into my healing work

Writing this was as much a reminder to myself, as to readers of my blog, on how important it is to slow down, reconnect, and remember that we are part of nature too!

Read my blog post in full at: holisticaquila.co.uk

19/05/2026

An expansive weekend in the Highlands landing into the Ta**us new moon energy 🌑✨

Lots of slowing down, grounding, rituals, intention setting and reconnecting back to ourselves and the earth.
Letting go of old energy and welcoming in new forms to unfold.

Very grateful for deep conversations, soft moments, big landscapes and the little spirit visitors along the way 🦌🌿

These weekends always remind me how much healing can come from the simplicity of nature, connection, presence and rest

14/05/2026

Boundaries are a practice, they are fluid, they can change. Our capacity changes a lot too which impacts our boundaries. When we have more capacity, it’s often easier to access a regulated nervous system state with more flexible boundaries.

When capacity is low, and we’re at a limit of what we can handle, it will likely be harder to access a regulated place.

Bringing awareness to our nervous system states, energetic edges, capacity, and boundaries is an act of care for ourselves and others.

The beautiful thing about getting clearer on our own boundaries, and starting conversations about boundaries, is it acts as a permission slip for others to start creating space to explore their own limits and boundaries.

We can take the pressure off to try to “get it right” all the time with our boundaries.

We’re allowed to figure it out as we go along, try things out and re-define our boundaries at any time.

The practice of boundaries is about listening to our bodies, making space to feel into our energetic edges, and to assess our capacity.

If you’re curious about this process, and how it can impact various areas of your life such as relationships, work-life balance, chronic illness management, and/or trauma recovery then 1-1 Somatic Therapy might be a great place to start!

I offer 1-1 Somatic Therapy sessions online to help you to have a closer understanding of your boundaries, capacity, and energetic edges, which can be truly life-changing.

You can book a free call with me to ask any questions you have, get to know more about my approach, and see if you’d like to sign-up to 1-1s with me. Link in bio.

11/05/2026

On Somatic Boundaries: Listening to Your Energetic Edges and Nervous System 🧡

This year, I’ve been uploading a monthly blog post to my website with the intention of getting to share more of my behind-the-scenes philosophy, work, and reflections in longer form content.

The topics that interest me are varied, vast and very detailed so having more space to talk about them is ideal.

For April, my topic is on exploring boundaries through a trauma-informed somatic lens.

Here’s a little clip from the first section of the longer article:

When Everything Starts to Feel Like “Too Much”

There are seasons of life where sometimes everything just feels too much. This might be feeling at a limit and ready to burst during the luteal phase, for those who have a menstrual cycle. It could be during a period of stress, illness, or burnout, where the body and mind have had to deal with so much and there’s a full body sense of “I can’t take anymore!” It could be after a big life transition such as a break-up or new diagnosis.

Often, these moments can point us towards our boundaries, or the places where our capacity is being stretched beyond what feels manageable. Sometimes that “everything is too much” feeling can be an invitation to revisit our boundaries, come back to our body, and feel into where our energetic edges are…

In this blog post I go on to introduce how nervous system states and capacity can shape your energetic edges (I explain all these terms in the post for anyone unfamiliar with them).

I discuss what it means to tune into the body’s sense of what feels like a “yes” or a “no”.

I also include gentle practices to support regulation, self-trust, and learning your own limits. If you’re interested in nervous system regulation, capacity, boundaries, and trauma-informed practices then this is for you!

You can read it in full by heading to holisticaquila.co.uk & navigating to the blog page