Petals and Aum

22/11/2025

1 week to go! Have you booked your space yet?

Winter is often seen as harsh and cold but it can also be cosy and open us up to the warmth of love from friends, family, nature, but also from ourselves. Winter Warmth will leave you feeling grounded, grateful, and lovingly connected to yourself, to others, and to life. Too often we do not prioritise ourselves and it is so important, especially in the world we live in and especially before the December mahem.

This Winter Warmth day retreat is rooted in the tradition of bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion. Bhakti is a path of heartfelt connection where we turn toward the sacred with love, humility, and devotion. Through movement, breathing, mantra, and meditation we nourish this inner devotion. Not to a deity outside ourselves but to the deepest truth within and to the divine thread that unites us all. 💖

Join Lauren and Ingrid on the 29th of November at Greener Kirkcaldy in Kirkcaldy.
Vegan lunch by The Tiffin is included!
£75

Book your spot through
https://www.petalsandaum.com/offerings/winter-warmth-a-day-to-tune-into-the-heart-through-bhakti-yoga

19/11/2025

Soon the festive season will be upon us. For some a blessing for others it is the toughest time of the year. 🌲

Whether you are looking for gifts for loved ones or would like to gift yourself something to help you through the December month, come visit Ingrid's table at Falkland Estate during their Makers Market on the 30th of November.

She will be there with homemade intention candles (soy and beeswax, no fragrance), the book 10 Bunnies of Zen, and good chat!

Hope to see you at The Stables on Falkland Estate on the 30th from 12.00 to 16.00

16/11/2025

Grief touches us all and it comes in many different shapes. Anger, frustration, sadness, happiness it can all arise when we grieve.

Not only through loss of a loved one but also when we go through change in our lives, relationships, age, and through the sorrow for the world grief can rear it's head.

Join Ingrid in the yurt at The Yoga Social in Charlestown to honour your grief. She will guide you through simple but effective techniques to connect with the body and breath, to sit with grief, and allow space for compassion to arise — both for ourselves and for others.

This is not about fixing or rushing grief. This is about honouring it and recognising the light of love that is always present beneath the pain.

The grief circle is open to anyone who wishes to explore their grief in community, whether recent or long held. You are welcome just as you are. No experience of yoga or meditation is needed.

What to expect:
• A welcoming circle of support
• Guided meditation and breathing practices
• Time for personal reflection and optional sharing
• Practical tools for finding peace within

2 spaces left
From 14.00 to 16.00
At The Yoga Social in Charlestown
From £15 - sliding scale

Together, we will create space for healing, and begin to transform sorrow into deeper connection — with ourselves, with others, and with the quiet strength of the heart.

For all info and booking go to
https://www.theyogasocial.scot/service-page/honouring-grief

14/11/2025

New article on Sacred Living substack!

'‘Would you like to try yoga?’ ‘I would love to but I am not flexible’. It is a myth that you need to be flexible to practise. Yoga does not mean flexibility, yoga means one-ness. Yoga is about becoming aware of one-ness between body, mind, and spirit and mostly the connection between everything and everyone. To work towards liberations for all as we are one.

Yoga isn’t only a physical practice, it is an ethical way of life. There are classes that do not teach postures. Look for satsang, or pranayama and meditation, or yoga nidra, or kirtan, or or or. The list is endless.'

Do net let others fool you that you have to be flexible for yoga. It is nonsense!
Read the full article on https://petalsandaum.substack.com/p/yoga-and-flexibility

12/11/2025

Ingrid will be here too! Her stall will hold her homemade soy and beeswax intention candles and the book 10 Bunnies of Zen.

Preparing for the festive season? Don't miss the market at Falkland Estate!

🎄 All set for our November 30th Makers Market! 🎄

Join us for a day packed with local talent and handmade treasures! 🛍️✨
Discover heavenly scents & soaps from Daft Bat, tasty jams & jellies from Jams Jellies & Other Things, irresistible cakes from Hungry Kitten! 🍰 Along with many more makers 💖
The perfect place to find unique Christmas gifts and support local makers. 🎅🎁"

04/11/2025

A little preview of Ingrid’s garden outdoor post on Substack. To read the full article visit https://petalsandaum.substack.com

‘Autumn is in full swing and is slowly transferring into winter. Trees are dropping their leaves, the days and nights are getting colder, and nature is slowing down noticeably. In contrast of the darkening of the season there is life too. Cuttings are ready to be potted on, a gentle reminder that new life is happening too.

How are you doing during this transitioning time? I embrace it because it is time for me to slow down too, we are all part of the cycle of nature and I do love autumnal walks in crisp clear days, pumpkin soup, early nights, and hot toddies. If you spend a lot of time indoors make sure you go out into nature to soak up light, it will help soothe the winter blues! Be kind to yourself.’

03/11/2025

Join us in 2 weeks on the 17th of November at 19.30 UK Time on Zoom for a free introduction to Ayurveda!

We are excited to welcome guest speaker Beccy Samworth for this session. You will learn about the three doshas — Vata (air + space), Pitta (fire + water), and Kapha (earth + water). The doshas are mind-body types that help explain how we think, feel, and move through the world. We will also explore simple daily routines and lifestyle tips that fit easily into modern life, helping you support better self-care, find more balance, and manage common issues like stress, overwhelm, digestion, emotions and hormonal imbalances.

Beccy is an Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, Ayurvedic massage therapist, and yoga teacher who is passionate about helping people find their way back to balance - especially when life feels anything but. Her own story includes hitting her 50s, facing the ups and downs of menopause, divorce, and burning out through stress after years of pushing through. That’s when she discovered Ayurveda - and everything changed.

Through Tranquil Roots Wellness, Beccy offers simple and grounded tools that work in everyday life. Her style is all about making Ayurveda accessible and sustainable so others can feel clearer, calmer, and more connected without having to overhaul their whole world.

Book your spot through https://sanctuary.petalsandaum.com

See you on the 17th!

29/10/2025

1 month to go! Have you booked your spot yet?

This Winter Warmth day retreat is rooted in the tradition of bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion. Bhakti is a path of heartfelt connection where we turn toward the sacred with love, humility, and devotion. Through movement, breathing, mantra, and meditation we nourish this inner devotion. Not to a deity outside ourselves but to the deepest truth within and to the divine thread that unites us all. 💖

Join Lauren and Ingrid on the 29th of November at Greener Kirkcaldy in Kirkcaldy.
Vegan lunch by The Tiffin is included!
£75

Book your spot through
https://www.petalsandaum.com/offerings/winter-warmth-a-day-to-tune-into-the-heart-through-bhakti-yoga

24/10/2025

✨ New article on my Sacred Living Substack!

A little teaser here, for the full article visit the link in bio or send me a pm for a clickable link 🙏

“Yoga and witchcraft encourage cultivation of morals through their ethics. They invite us to question, listen, observe, and respond. Not simply follow a set of inherited rules, but create a healthy relationship with ourselves, with others, with the world, and divinity. Ethics are a living practice: a way of meeting the world with awareness, curiosity, and care. As a yoga teacher, horticulturist, herbologist, and witch, I know that yoga philosophy and witchcraft (especially green) both offer deeply rooted guidance on how to live well and in harmony with others and nature. Their guidance is not about perfection; it is about a healthy relationship with Life. Capital L.

Ethics and morals are not commandments but invitations. Each day I return to them like a gardener checking plants and soil for health, protection, and nourishment and adjusting when and if needed. I love my morals and ethics, sometimes they are so easy to follow, but at other times they are just super effin difficult. It is where the life lessons are: Can and will I honour my core values in difficult times?”

20/10/2025

The Yoga and Sail Retreat was incredible! 🕉️☀️⛵️

Now it is time for Blair and I to have a wee break but that doesn’t mean that I stop practicing yoga on and off the mat - yoga is a life discipline! It doesn’t mean that I stop standing up for humanity and the planet. I can dedicate 10 minutes or half an hour or sometimes an hour or more every day to protest, sign petitions, read articles, tag people in power in posts, and boycott.

The state of the world is overwhelming, but that doesn’t mean it needs to overwhelm you. Set yourself clear actions and dedicate a set time to those. Stick to them. Breathe. Cry. Be angry. Flow with your emotions and use that energy for good. Then return to filling up your cup so you can give again.

💖 Love.

Share your love. We can do that from anywhere in the world. Small actions matters, yours too. 🪷