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 […]
What Is It About A Fresh New Year That Feels So Different?
We love a fresh start, don’t we? The first days of a new year seem so hopeful, we feel a subtle shift, a different energy, somehow it feels possible that things will just be… different. Will it? Maybe not, if you live it the same as you did last year, though that’s not a bad […]
Is Mental Agitation Your Constant Companion?
Do you ever stop to look at the thoughts going around in your head on a regular basis? Is it the mental equivalent of a washing machine churning away in there? Why do we continue to spend so much of our thoughts in the past or future? Quite possibly because we’re not in control. Conditioned to […]