We are being called to gather our spirit for the wintertime. To gather our spirit by calling back the threads of our past experiences and future projections. Bringing them back into ourselves to conserve energy, to focus on our inner world and to wait for the next chapter.

Healing is a concept that is often romanticised. Dreaming of complete and total recovery without anything remaining of the original hurt and trauma.

This is too idealistic (and I say that as someone who is an idealist). Too perfect to be truly human.

I think the truth is more like scar tissue.

The first of the swallows (Hirundo rustica) have returned to my back garden in Oxfordshire today, welcoming in May and the blossoming Spring.

Making their courageous journey from the south of Africa, they travel 200 miles per day facing exhaustion, starvation and adverse weather conditions.

This is a blog all about stretching and releasing...

Stretching and letting go at all levels of your being: physically, mentally, emotionally, energetically and spiritually.

As you stretch, you grow. As you release, you allow the vitality of your soul to fill up those spaces.

When you connect to the Divine your life sparkles.

Your soul sparkles.

You listen and clearly understand the messages you are receiving from spirit. Always guiding you, edging you closer to your soul.

Very often in my therapy sessions, the spirits of loved ones will come through.

I may feel them as a cold breeze, a tingling along my back, or I may intuitively sense the presence of a family member.

What do your loved ones visit for?

I believe that the greatest challenge each of us face as individuals is living our full potential. 

In astrology, this is often referred to as the North Node and represents places we have never been and things we have never done before. In mythology, it is known as the Hero's Journey and includes elements like refusing the call and encountering obstacles along the way.

Solace can be hard to find during any kind of loss. Yet comfort is what the heart most longs for during experiences of grief and mourning.

We lose loved ones through death, illness, and even dementia or divorce. Loss occurs in many ways and grief is an entirely natural response, seen in humans as well as in animals.

You are not here by accident. Your design is not unplanned.

You have been consciously created.

You are designed for expansion, connection and development. Whether you believe this is due to evolution or to a higher power, you will always move in the direction of growth. It is both biology and a spiritual yearning.

I personally love Chinese New Year.

It's big, bold, bright, and holds important messages for the energy of the year.