Don’t have time to meditate or do something for yourself? Do you have time to have a shitty day instead? This was the topic of a short video I posted on Facebook recently, after my day got off to a less than smooth start! Feeling frazzled and distracted, rushed, I didn’t have time to meditate […]
When Meditation Is Not What You Expected
Are you expecting mind-blowing things from your meditation practice and it’s not delivering? I wrote this article for Elephant Journal about a few tips I wish I’d known sooner when I started meditating. This is one that I believe is really important, something I read in a book by davidji, Secrets of Meditation: Blissful, calming, […]
What Happens When We Don’t Express Anger
When we ignore anger, or push it away by telling ourselves we shouldn’t feel it, we are just denying those parts of us that are wanting to be expressed. This is something I wrote recently for Elephant Journal after getting frustrated by yet another “don’t be angry, be happy” kind of post from a big spiritual […]
Forget Expectations, and You May Find Inspiration
It still catches me by surprise, this magic that is inspiration. Reading about the pros and cons of lycra, contemplating using someone’s garden for a toilet while running, and the importance of Vaseline was not where I expected it to be waiting for me. The other evening, looking for something on my bookshelf to read, […]
My Tools of the Trade; What Does a Reiki Practitioner Use?
With distant sessions, it can feel like I work in a bubble, although there is CONNECTION there’s not the same physical contact of a 1:1 session. I’ve been asked what it is that I actually DO in these sessions, what do I use, what are my tools? I was making myself a cup of licorice […]