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Ayla Willow Medicine, Rogate (2026)

11/02/2026

// Gratitude to the poets, the revolutionaries, the voices that inspire //

Thank you , each day your posts inspire me and open my heart to meet with all that needs to be felt in these moments we are living through.

11/02/2026

// Hope of Spring //

The crocus, a favourite flower since I can remember...

I eagerly await these beauties every year, after the snowdrops gently herald life's new beginning at Imbolc, I notice myself waiting for a glimpse of the tender shoots and dreamt colours of the crocus.

They symbolise rebirth and joy and feel like a deep medicine at this time of year.

We are in dark times, and each day more is revealed, more innocent people suffering at the hands of human madness and profound sickness around the world, both human and spiritual. As someone who doesn't turn away from this, the practice of noticing simple beauty is a moment to breathe, a moment for feeling gratitude that cannot be taken for granted. And then to alchemise that into something that I can carry forward, educating myself, taking an action to support others where I can, doing the inner dismantling work on myself, to be part of changes that need to happen.

During a spiritual awakening /emergency process which began 7 years ago, I experienced visions of the world in flames and a deep sense of the darkness that exists. It was visceral and visionary and took me to my knees. To get through some of that experience all I could do was take one moment at a time, one breath at a time. I needed inner practices and I needed others, many were there to hold and support me as I travelled through that dark night. It feels like an internal map of what's here, of what is to come...

When in the depths of that darkness I genuinely could not see anything else beyond that place, months seemed like a lifetime when surviving each moment and day but gradually life returned; new life, from the ashes of pain and a complete disintegration.

It's hard to fathom how the beauty of life, the beauty of the crocus, the beauty of most of humanity can co exist with so much darkness. And yet the practice to truly notice that it does exist and to receive it deeply, helps us to not drown in the darkness.

We will need these simple practices more and more... And each other. Gathering our human, plant and other world kin as we head through this tunnel together.

10/02/2026

// Online dance today //

🎶 Soul in Motion 🎶

12:00-13:15
via zoom

'All healing journeys begin and end in the body'
Gabrielle Roth

Link in b*I*o or message me below and I'll share it 🎶💫.

03/02/2026

// Gentle emergence //

Trust the snowdrops...

Upright yet with soft heads that look to the earth...

Gently gently 🌱🤍🌱.

03/02/2026

// The Power of the Voice //

'The voice is a glorious gift. It carries the potential for great influence, over ourselves as well as others. Used to its full capacity, your voice has the power to affect your life in a multitude of wonderful ways, and when you begin to understand and work with it, it becomes far more than something that simply trips from the end of your tongue. When it is connected to your heart and comes from deep within you, then it will have the power to transform your life.'

Stewart Pearce.

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Come and discover the power of voice at BodySong this Sunday.

15:30-18:00
The Spire Church,
Farnham, Surrey.

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BodySong brings dance and song/sound together. When we free the body, we free the voice.

Dancing and movement will ease us into the body and voice.

You can expect a mix of live/acoustic and electronic sounds to facilitate our exploration of body, song and sound.

And I'll offer some guidance and practices to open us to sound and song together.

No prior experience of dance or voice work is needed. Just an open heart and mind.

Bookings are via Eventbrite. See b*I*o or message below and I'll send you the link 👇.

02/02/2026

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02/02/2026

// Nature's bounty & the descent of enlightenment //

Some beauty moments from today, spent at Chithurst Buddhist monastery, with a visit to a bubbling spring 🌱🤍💦.

A few hours in the company of these beautiful plant, mushroom, elemental and spirit brings was deeply restorative today, and enlivening.

I met with a friend; a Mother with her beautiful boy. We chatted and walked, tending to the emotional needs of our littlest one of the pack, which is a given for us Mothers.

The bracket fungus spoke to me of the descent of the Motherhood journey (rather than an ascent), the stripping away of prior roles and identities, the constant demands and needs with little thanks or validation (before Motherhood some of us hung the cloak of our identity on those hooks of validation).

The wisdom of nature, of the seasons, of the whole cycle of life was alive and communicating; death and decomposition giving life to the new; chaos and order in conversation with each other. There are no complicated practices to learn, texts to read, theories to master.

This is, for me, the wisdom we need right now.

I am grateful to find my belonging in the land, in the snowdrops, in the bracket fungus, in the water, in the dream, struggle and heroic journey of the acorn.

I find it In love & conversation, in tending to our innocent ones. I bow in reverence to the spiritual path of Motherhood.

It feels easier to be still and contemplative in a garden of peacefulness, when we have the luxury of time, space and the stillness of being alone, removed from the everyday.

I wonder why we don't revere the awe-someness of the ordinary and the everyday more? The daily miracle of life, as the earth spins West to East from morning to night.

I left gratefully with cleavers for my first cold cleaver tonic of the season; some young sprouts of wild garlic and treasured moments with friends, along with snowdrop flower essence made together for courage, finding the light in the darkness and a defrosting/softening around grief and stuckness.

My breath is expanded and more full from this encounter with nature today 🌱🤍🌱.

02/02/2026

// 🌱 Imbolc blessings 🌱 //

A slightly late in the day celebration of Imbolc here ~ due to having some truly beautiful in person and online circles to be part of today

I received lessons from the snowdrop guardians... protected by Mother bramble, and the nettle fairies. The message this year is that they no longer wish to be touched or used for flower essence making, unless done so in a way to preserve their integrity with the land and earth in which they live.

When we listen deeply, she speaks to us so clearly, and not for our convenience but to wake us up as guardians of the earth, guardians of innocence and guardians of the ones yet to walk on our lands.

This afternoon a group of drummers gathered and co created a beautiful drum circle; listening, drumming and sharing wisdom of the land, heart and soul together.

Later this evening and I were honoured to welcome a gorgeous circle of women online, who gathered for our Power of 13 Introductory workshop 🌱. We have a recording available for anyone who couldn't make it, please message below and I will share the recording.

🌱 A day full of all the things I wish to tend to alongside the quickening of the energies of land and life 🌱.

What are you going to tend to as we step towards Spring this year?

What calls from the earth and the deepest places within you?

And how can you bring more and more of that into your life?

Details on our next drum circle to follow soon....

Great thanks to for this beautiful Raku snake that comes on many journeys, adventures and to many altars with me. Such a powerful medicine. Her stunning ritualistic and potent works of art are well worth connecting with... if you are open to their medicine 🙏

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29/01/2026

// Dancing for Freedom //

Its just a few weeks now until I'll be offering a dance at our Gaza fundraiser on Saturday 14th Feb. So book your place now as all sessions are getting booked up now 🕯️🙏.

4:30-6 pm @ Milland Village Hall.
Sliding scale donations £15/20/25

You can book on by emailing Shirley at shirley@yobaby.co.uk.

Many practitioners are coming together for this day, dedicated to raise funds for , who has been supporting Palestinian Mothers, babies, children and families through the genocide.

I know I have felt helpless at times and not sure how to support or what to do. These days are a way we can come together, raise funds to send directly where they are needed and remember our humanity.

As someone who has been in personal growth and spiritual communities over years, I have heard words of unity spoken so often, people calling each other 'brothers and sisters, and one family... But what does it mean unless we act as we speak?

It's the actions we take that make the difference, that show that we are brothers and sisters to each other, wherever we are in the world. I take it for granted that I don't have a filter that makes me different heart to heart to people suffering in other lands. It makes no sense to me that we aren't simply in solidarity with other humans. It's not about sides, it's about taking small actions to help people who are suffering.

This dance and this day is a remembrance of our humanity as much as it is to raise funds.

Please share widely so many people can gather, connect, support and dance for this cause 🙏🎶🕊️.

Let's dance our prayers, raise funds to support families and come together in solidarity and support.

28/01/2026

// The Power of 13 //

Here are some words from one of our recent participants, on their experience of the Power of 13.

💫 Our next 13 moon journey begins on February 15th 💫

A rich & deep dive into your life story, working with 13 feminine archetypes, dance, creativity, craft and community.

We also offer a path to offering the work, if you want to become a facilitator/mentor after your own journey.

And please join us if you would like to experience the work or find out more in our next free introductory session.

Sunday 1st Feb
6-7:30 pm
Online

Message below 'Power of 13' for the link to join. We would love to welcome you there...

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28/01/2026

// Snowdrops & Sunlight //

The Fair Maids of February are here...

The snowdrop is Goddess Brigid's flower, one of the first signs of spring to emerge from the earth after winter, reflecting the return of light and fertility to the land.

There are many stories and tales of this Goddess of healing, poetry, inspiration and fertility. She carries the sacred flame and is the Goddess of sacred springs and wells.

Brigid is the Celtic Goddess of Brigantia, an ancient nation that included the British Isles, Brittany and parts of Spain.

She was worshipped before Christianity, appearing in Irish mythology as a prominent goddess and daughter of the Dagda.

She is also known as Saint Brigid of Kildare, an abbess who founded the abbey of Kildare.

There is much to explore in the stories and mythology of Brigid...

And yet, just stepping outside and meeting the fair maidens of February, sensing the fertility of the land growing, connecting with the springs, wells and bodies of water, we can feel Imbolc in everything in nature.

My practice at this time of year is to go slowly... To cherish each snowdrop that I meet, and really sense this liminal phase we are in. As Brigid reminds us, Goddess of the threshold to spring, we are about to step through the doorway from Winter to Spring.

What is being asked of us?

Let the land, the waters, the snowdrops whisper their wisdom to us...

26/01/2026

// Imagining Imbolc //

Artist unknown.

Such a beautiful Imbolc image.

Last year we made earth candles at the mother's fire to welcome Imbolc. We dug little holes in the earth and filled them with natural beeswax and a wick, and when lit they created a magical fairy lit forest floor.

It's a beautiful way to create simple ceremony at home or in community to call to the flame & the fire of Brigid, and to welcome the returning light.

We start our next Mother's Fire block at Imbolc 🌱. Our first fire is on Monday 2nd Feb and then weekly until the Spring Equinox.

Can't wait for the magic to begin again 💫🌱🕯️.

Contact aylawillowmedicine@gmail.com for more information.

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