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Seeing family bonds break because of manipulation is a deep, often unspoken form of emotional abuse. It’s something I’ve...
01/07/2025

Seeing family bonds break because of manipulation is a deep, often unspoken form of emotional abuse.
It’s something I’ve experienced, and witnessed it affecting people I know, as well as those I meet in clinic. My Teacher likes to remind us (Dao students) “Stay pure in your hearts.” It’s an easy and simple statement, but very difficult for many to work towards. Reflecting: if we can’t keep it peaceful within family how can we expect peaceful borders?
In the face of emotional turmoil whether in family or on a larger scale it’s easy to get jaded, lose faith, or feel like fighting back is the only way to protect yourself. Maintaining inner peace/ purity, as hard as that is, can be a key to breaking cycles of toxicity and manipulation.
If we struggle to cultivate peace and honesty within our closest circles/family/tribe, how can we hope to create that on a global scale? It has to start with the small, personal spaces. The effort to keep a peaceful heart could make all the difference, not just for us, but for those around us.

Approval is temporary, it’s always tied to success, appearance, or what we offer. It would genuinely break someone’s hea...
29/06/2025

Approval is temporary, it’s always tied to success, appearance, or what we offer.

It would genuinely break someone’s heart knowing they’ve hurt you. It’s not love (but the ego) if anyone is focused on protecting the image they have of themselves than your feelings. If your words threaten the illusions they hold of themselves, they will become defensive, interpreting honesty as insult, and get upset because they’ve been called out.

If isolation, betrayal, dishonesty, misunderstanding, trauma or other painful negative experiences become recurring patterns in your life, it’s time to recognize the importance of self-preservation. You can’t pour from an empty cup, and you can’t keep trying to fill a well that simply doesn’t have the capacity to nourish you. At some point, you have to acknowledge that your energy, your love, your peace are precious, and must be protected. If you keep giving to places or people that drain/steal energy, or don’t value you, you’re left with nothing but a hollow shell of who you are. Eventually, you will have given so much of yourself away that there’s nothing left to return to.

Self-love is medicine leading to higher compassion. It’s the only way forward. Respect, without condition, is rare and grounding. Those that respect us in our most unpolished, unguarded states are the ones who truly see us, not just the surface. Often they are the only ones who truly matter. They don’t ask you to earn your worth, they simply recognise it. Authentic love and connections want you to rise, as well honour the sacred in you.

The Sacredness of SolitudeThere’s a difference between loneliness and solitude. Loneliness comes from the feeling of bei...
25/06/2025

The Sacredness of Solitude
There’s a difference between loneliness and solitude. Loneliness comes from the feeling of being disconnected from others, and self, while solitude is a choice, a sacred space where you can listen to your inner self, reconnect with your soul.
Solitude is also where your deepest healing and growth can occur. Getting to know yourself deeply, to uncover the inner wisdom and strength that has been waiting to emerge. You’re not alone. You’re in solitude with your higher self!
If you feel alone, it can trigger the illusion that you are abandoned by the world. But you’re never truly alone. The universe, God, or however you connect with the divine, is always with you. Spirit surrounds you, even when it feels like no one else does.

Solstice Reflections:While light brings hope, we witness a world in need of softness - a quality too often overlooked an...
21/06/2025

Solstice Reflections:
While light brings hope, we witness a world in need of softness - a quality too often overlooked and undervalued. Softness, empathy, and emotional intelligence are frequently dismissed as signs of weakness. It is through softness that we heal, connect, and build stronger communities.
Imagine a world where we raise children who would never even think to speak of war - a world where the future is shaped not by inherited violence or nationalism, but by compassion, dialogue, and shared humanity. It’s a necessary vision, a seed for a future that can be nurtured by love and understanding.
Sacred Feminine - is it lost or still alive? The intuitive, nurturing, and cyclical aspects of existence have often been suppressed in our systems, yet cannot be erased. Perhaps the sacred feminine doesn’t dominate in the public sphere, but rather lives quietly in the small revolutions of care, in the art, wisdom, and voices of those who listen deeply. It pulses, waiting, not to overpower, but to restore balance.
Maybe, it’s not just about raising children differently, it’s also about becoming different elders. Creating and holding space for the sacred. A world where softness and strength coexist, nurturing both our humanity and the planet. ♥️

Not all truths are welcomed,
and not all wounds are visible.
When we soften our need to be right,
we make space to under...
11/06/2025

Not all truths are welcomed,
and not all wounds are visible.
When we soften our need to be right,
we make space to understand
what lies beneath another’s reaction.
Through presence, we grow in grace—
offering compassion not only outward,
but inward too.

Qigong - a dance of breath and spirit,
where silence speaks and energy flows.
In stillness, breath becomes prayer, 
each...
10/06/2025

Qigong - a dance of breath and spirit,
where silence speaks and energy flows.
In stillness, breath becomes prayer, 
each breath a bridge between heaven and earth. Inhale, and the mountains breathe with you. Exhale, and the burdened heart releases its storm.
It awakens the ancient wisdom within
healing not by force, but by harmony.
As you move with grace, remembering
you are not separate from the sky,
nor the stillness beneath your feet.
A path of presence, of balance, coming home to the soul.

💫 What Healing Feels And Looks Like To MeRespecting the journey—
and the quiet unraveling.It’s been 22 years.
I still ch...
02/06/2025

💫 What Healing Feels And Looks Like To Me
Respecting the journey—
and the quiet unraveling.
It’s been 22 years.
I still choose not to take painkillers.
Not to prove anything,
but because I prefer to tune in first —and listen.
Let wisdom reveal itself to you.
If the body speaks in pain,
listen with curiosity.
Why is she calling out?
Why did my cycle shift?
Why is my digestion weaker?
Listen.
This isn’t about being “anti-medicine.”
It’s about relationship.
Now in my 40s,
I’m still learning to live in partnership with my body—
Not at war with her,
but to honour her.
This is what healing means to me.
Rest became medicine.
Movement.
Breath.
Stillness.
Nourishment.
Boundaries. Emotional awareness. 
Time.
Healing is learning to live in a body, respectfully
She is the message—
evolving into wisdom,
always speaking.

When They Turn You Into the Villain 💔 When people (whether it’s family, friends, work colleagues, acquaintances or clien...
29/05/2025

When They Turn You Into the Villain 💔
When people (whether it’s family, friends, work colleagues, acquaintances or clients) suddenly begin to cast you as the villain in their narrative, the wound can cut deep especially if you begin to feel isolated, misunderstood, misrepresented, and discarded.
Let’s explore this from another perspective;
Sometimes, people project their unhealed pain onto the one who made them feel most seen. You may have held up a mirror — not by criticizing, but simply by existing in truth, love, or light. And that truth can feel threatening to those still hiding from their own wounds. If they distance themselves or spread negativity, it’s often not because of something you’ve done wrong, but because your presence made them feel something they weren’t ready to face.
You suddenly become the shadow in their story so they don’t have to face their own. You may have been cast out, not because of who you are, but because of what your energy awakened.
When people can’t take accountability, they outsource blame. This gives them a false sense of control or moral high ground. As you grow, it confronts others with where they are not growing.
When you break generational patterns, it often leads to being misunderstood by those still upholding them.
Find peace by detaching from their version of the story. You don’t owe an explanation to those committed to misjudging and misunderstanding you. You are not here to be palatable. You’re here to be free.
Do your best to release the weight of their projections, letting go of their judgment, and finding peace within yourself. You do not need approval to live freely. You were never meant to be understood by those who are not ready to see you. Continue evolving, keep showing up in humility and self love, and trust that the divine intelligence will always hold and sustain you.

“The past year brought quiet lessons in resilience, growth, and release. Some connections deepened, others gently faded ...
23/05/2025

“The past year brought quiet lessons in resilience, growth, and release. Some connections deepened, others gently faded — a reminder that what’s meant to stay will remain, and what’s no longer aligned will quietly move on. A season of unexpected turns and subtle transformation, offering insights I wouldn’t trade —  a capacity for understanding, acceptance, and trust in the unfolding.”

Take a moment to remember, the body is a living archive.
We don’t just feel emotions—we store them.
In our breath.
In our muscles.
In the quiet spaces of the body.
Unprocessed grief, stress, or disappointment can slowly build into emotional stagnation—a subtle heaviness that eventually dims our energy and joy.
Tight shoulders. Shallow breaths. A sense of being stuck.
It’s your body speaking.
Healing begins by listening. In its quiet wisdom, it also holds the key to release. Just as it stores, it remembers how to let go. Through mindful movement, breathwork, stillness, and compassionate attention, we can begin to unearth these hidden stories—not to relive them, but to honor them. In doing so, we make space. Space for lightness to return. For the breath to deepen. For joy to rise again, not as a fleeting moment, but as a steady presence. Healing doesn’t always arrive in grand gestures. Sometimes, it begins with the simple act of listening inward.




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New Class beginning tomorrow, 6.15pm-7.15pm, at St Johns Community Centre, HitchinSlow movement to release and flow clas...
02/06/2024

New Class beginning tomorrow, 6.15pm-7.15pm, at St Johns Community Centre, Hitchin
Slow movement to release and flow classes will integrate a blend of Tai Chi, Qigong, Tao Yin, and Shakti yoga flows to help release and dissolve tension within the fascia and muscle tissue. 
Take time out to calm and heal with gentle stretching, and flowing movement that promote health, well-being and longevity.  When practicing slow movements, we reduce inflammation, clear blockages, and boost the immune system. Regular somatic movement practiced consciously assists the mind through limitations to enhance vital chi flow to our true essence.  Daoist and Yogic practices are known to aid release of emotional and physical blockages, illuminating shadows to reveal transformational healing, while increasing our mental and physical health and general well-being. These classes will help enhance a flow state, aid relaxation, reduce stress and recharge consciously. Regular practice will also improve lymphatic drainage, coordination, strength, balance, blood circulation, and health of the respiratory system. We will close the practice with a short relaxing gong/meditation/chanting. Sign up to the Qi Lounge to access all, and any in person and online classes. 
Special offer for completely new, and non-members – taster session for 2 evening classes, 3rd and 10th June at £12.

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Wednesday 10:30am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 6:30pm
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