Rainbow Vibrations

22/12/2025

Last night we gathered for the final gong meditation of the year, held in the sacred space of the Bristol Goddess Temple , honouring the stillness and depth of Winter Solstice.

I’m feeling deeply grateful for this beautiful space, for the gongs and most of all for every soul who chose to step out into the longest night and rest together in sound. There was such a sense of quiet presence, a true resting at the still point of the year.

Winter Solstice reminds us that darkness is not empty, the darkness is fertile., it is a place of rest, dreaming and renewal. As the gongs carried us into stillness, it felt like a soft closing of the year, an invitation to release what has been and trust what is quietly forming beneath the surface.

Thank you to everyone who has joined me for gong meditations this year, thank you for your openness, your presence and the shared field we co-create each time we gather. I feel honoured to hold the sacred space, honoured to do this work and to walk this path alongside you.

Wishing you a gentle, nourishing end to the year and a peaceful journey through the winter weeks ahead.

With blessings
Monika 🤍❄️

20/12/2025

We are at the eve of Winter Solstice, a time of inner blessing and deep listening in the dark depths of our being. The darkness of this season teaches us that withdrawal is not a failing but an essential part of rest and renewal. It invites us to pause and to sit in the quiet of the dark, the fertile darkness where the seeds of creativity begin to germinate.

This seasonal threshold naturally calls us into hibernation and stillness, offering permission, for a while, to be a human being rather than a human doing.

Winter Solstice gifts us the opportunity to turn inward, to reflect on the year that has passed and to sense what we truly need in order to move forward. It is a time to release what no longer serves, to dream and vision for the year ahead, and to make gentle but meaningful inner shifts.

I’ve been feeling this pull into hibernation for some time now, growing stronger for a couple of weeks now. Today, I did a hibernation practice run, but in just a few of days, I’ll finally be able to fully answer that call.

The stillness of nature, the shorter days, the colder air – all of it invites us to go within. To sit in silence, to listen to the inner voice, to reflect on the turning of the cycle and begin quietly sowing the seeds for the year to come.

Synchronising my personal rhythm with the rhythm of nature brings a deeper sense of flow and ease into my life.

So let us slow down. Savour a cup of our favourite warm drink (for me, it’s hot cacao or herbal tea in the evening). Listen a little more than we speak.

Wishing you all a peaceful, gentle and nourishing festive season.

With blessings
Monika ✨🤍

15/12/2025

Yesterday we gathered for two deeply nourishing Floating Gong Baths at Sacred Space Yoga , honouring the still point of the year; the longest night, where darkness invites us into rest, renewal and deep listening.

Winter is not a time to push or strive. It is a sacred pause. A time to soften into stillness, to rest in the quiet, and to allow the body and soul to replenish. Held by the sounds of the gongs, we surrendered into the dark, not as something to fear, but as a fertile space for dreaming and visioning.

Just as seeds rest unseen beneath the soil, this season asks us to trust what is quietly forming within us. From this deep rest, new life will emerge when the light slowly returns and the cycle of growth begins again in spring.

Thank you to everyone who joined me and helped create such a calm, nurturing and beautiful field of sound.

May the resonance continue to support you through the festive season and let it spark the fire of hope within all of us.

With blessings
Monika ❄️🖤✨

01/12/2025

Before we turn the page into a new year, there’s still time to gather in circle, float in sound, and celebrate the returning light. 🌟

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21/11/2025

What a beautiful evening we had last night.

We gathered together in a circle where grief wasn’t something to hide or apologise for, but something to honour, witness and release.

We cried, we laughed, we shared stories that cracked us open, we burnt stuff! 😁

Menopause asks us to let go of so many things, from old identities and roles we’ve outgrown to the expectations we’ve carried for too long. It is a threshold that brings a kind of grief that isn’t always spoken about and even acknowledged, but last night, it was given space.

We wrote our releases onto magic paper, held them with intention and watched them transform into light. A gentle reminder that what leaves us can free us.

And then we shaped clay into small offerings of becoming. Symbols of what we are stepping into, what we are ready to grow and who we are becoming next.

There is something incredibly powerful about women sitting together, laughing through tears, holding each other’s stories with compassion.

This is what the Moon-a-pause journey is about: being witnessed, being held and remembering that this transition can be sacred too, even with all the messiness that it brings.

Thank you to everyone who joined, who shared, who released, who became.

With blessings
Monika 💜

11/11/2025

🌑 Moon-a-pause Workshop: Grief & Letting Go

✨ Next week - limited spaces ✨

As we move through perimenopause and menopause, we don’t only shed hormones; we also shed identities, roles, expectations and old versions of ourselves. Very often all this happens without a safe place to talk about it.

Our next Moon-a-pause workshop is an invitation to pause, breathe and honour everything you are releasing in this powerful transition. We’ll explore why feelings of grief, overwhelm or emotional waves are normal during this stage (and why they are actually signs of deep inner change).

✨ We’ll share stories in a supportive, confidential space.
✨ We’ll take part in a sacred release ritual.
✨ We’ll also do some crafting to anchor what is ready to grow in the space you’ve cleared.

This isn’t about sadness but about making space for your becoming. It’s about releasing with tenderness, so the next phase of your life has room to unfold.

If you’re feeling the weight of old stories, if something in you knows it’s time to let go, if you want to feel understood, supported, and witnessed, then come and sit with us. You don’t have to do this alone.

Free to attend — booking essential (kindly funded by the UK Government) - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grief-release-and-renewal-through-menopause-tickets-1964074585958

With blessings
Monika 💜

Come along in a safe space of like minded people to relax, unwind and share stories.

30/10/2025

We stand on the eve of Samhain (in Irish)​, or Nos Calan Gaeaf (in Welsh)​, the great turning into the deepest, darkest part of the year.

This is the true beginning of winter.​ Even though the air still feels mild, the shift is clear​, the light fades earlier, the nights ​a​re getting long​er and nature begins her descent into stillness.

Samhain marks the third and final harvest​ with the gathering of roots, nuts and berries. The plants have scattered their seeds into the dark earth, where they’ll rest until the sun’s return.

It’s a time to celebrate what we’ve harvested and to release what no longer serves us, just as the trees let go of their lifeless leaves. Nature is drawing her energy underground, and we are invited to do the same​ - to turn inward, rest and tend to the soil of our own inner landscape.

The older I get, the more I welcome this descent ​with the long nights, the stillness, the deep dreaming of winter.

In the coming weeks, may you find moments to pause and breathe.​ To honour what has been​ and to envision what is yet to come.

🌀 What are you releasing as the old year completes?
🌀 What dreams are stirring in the dark?
🌀 What new seeds lie waiting to germinate in your soul’s fertile soil?

The darkness is not empty; it is alive with potential, holding every possibility that will rise again with the returning light.

Blessed Samhain 💀🎃

Witch blessings
Monika 🧙🖤

30/10/2025

As we come to that time of year when witches suddenly become popular and witchcraft fills our feeds, I wanted to share a few thoughts on what being a practising witch really means to me.

I’ll begin with the words of Terry Pratchett, which I read recently and which capture my feelings perfectly:

“Certainly witchcraft... has very little to do with magic as people generally understand it. It has an awful lot to do with taking responsibility for yourself and taking responsibility also for less able people and, up to a certain point, guarding society. This is based on how witchcraft really was, I suspect. The witch was the village herbalist, the midwife, the person who knew things. She would sit up with the dying, lay out the corpses, deliver the newborn. Witches tended to be needed when human beings were meeting the dangerous edges of their lives, the places where there is no map. They don't mess around with tinkly spells: they get their hands dirty.”

That, for me, is witchcraft.

These days, the most visible forms of witchcraft on Instagram and TikTok are all pretty candles, feathers and “how to manifest love and abundance” videos. There’s nothing wrong with beauty, ritual or manifestation. I also love my feathers, candles, bones (as you can see in the photo below) and stones. I have a large collection of cauldrons too! But they’re just tools and tools are only as powerful as the hands and hearts that use them.

Historically, the word 'witch' might not even have been used. Every community had someone who did what Pratchett describes: the one who knew, who tended, who witnessed, who served.

I believe witchcraft is rising again now because we live in a time when so many rights are being stripped away and so many voices are being silenced. Look at the state of the world and what is happening! The witch has always been a rebel, a guardian at the edges, an activist in her own way, a protector of the vulnerable and a guide who helps others find the strength to stand for themselves.

A witch is in service to her community, to the earth, to the unseen.

Yes, spells matter. They shift things on an energetic level. But witchcraft isn’t just about casting spells for personal love or abundance. True magic is also in standing up, speaking out and weaving energy for the greater good for those who have been repressed, forgotten or cast aside.

That’s the witch I aspire to be. The one who tends, witnesses and dares. The one who gets her hands dirty.

What does being a witch mean to you?

Witch blessings
Monika 🧙🖤

24/10/2025

✨ Boundaries - the Sacred Yes and No ✨

Last night’s Moon-a-pause workshop was all about Boundaries ​and learning to listen to the wisdom of our bodies, to know when to open and when to close, to honour our sacred yes and sacred no through this powerful midlife transition.

As women journey through peri- and post-menopause, our energy shifts. What we once tolerated now feels heavy, what we once gave freely now asks to be offered with intention. This is not ​us being selfish​, but it’s a call from within to protect our time,​ our health, our energy and our nervous system.

We shared stories, laughter and moments of deep recognition​, discovering that boundaries are not walls, but pathways back to ourselves.

These Moon-a-pause workshops continue to be a space of learning, reflection​, support and sisterhood​, where we explor​e the physical, emotional and spiritual wisdom of menopause in community.

​The next Moon-a-pause workshop will be on the theme of grief and letting go on the 20th November at Kenny’s Vinyl Vault. These are free UK government funded workshops.

With blessings
Monika 💜

20/10/2025

🌕 Reflections on the Turning of the Seasons

As I continue to work more closely with the seasonal changes and the Wheel of the Year, I’m feeling deeply supported by the rhythm of nature — and by the beautiful energy that Monika brings to our sound events.

Last night we held our Samhain Floating Gong Bath, and as always, it was a truly beautiful experience.

Sometimes after a gong bath, I drift into the deepest, most peaceful sleep. Other times, I wake up buzzing with creative energy — and last night was one of those times. I fell into deep rest early on, but woke around 4am, wide awake and full of ideas. So I decided not to fight it, but to ride that wave of energy and create instead.

I never quite know how it’s going to go — and that’s something Monika often reminds us of. Every session is different, because we’re different every time we come to the practice.

One of the takeaways that really stayed with me last night was her reflection on this point in the year — as we move towards the darkest days, having gathered the final harvest of autumn.

She invited us to find something we love about the season, especially if we struggle with the darker, colder months. Maybe it’s the ritual of lighting your home with candles, soaking in a warm bath, or simply slowing down with a hot cup of tea. Whatever it is, let it become your small act of love for this season.

Because it’s only around six weeks until the Winter Solstice, and from there, the light begins to return.

Monika’s guidance through the cycles of nature is such a balm — especially if you find the darker time of year difficult.

✨ Our next Floating Gong will be on Sunday 14th December, with sessions at 4pm and 6pm.
Spaces are already booking, so if you’d like your Christmas Floating Gong Bath, now’s the time to book in and bathe in that magical sound energy before the year ends.