A breaking of the bond between mother and infant can happen at any time - in utero, during birth or while growing up.

The breaking of this sacred bond between mother and child, no matter the cause, will have significant effects on the developing baby’s connection to self and spirit.

Period pains, cramping, emotional mood swings… the list goes on. For many women, menstruation can be painful, challenging and generally just gets in the way.

Learning to recognise the wisdom of your body, rejoice in your capacity for creativity and to reduce the pain associated with periods is a journey many women have taken. Perhaps now it is your time to reclaim your female power.

There is a theme alive at the moment, which is the importance of connecting with our feminine energies (whatever your gender) and honouring our need for these yin qualities in sufficient quantities.

This is not a temporary necessity, but rather a shift into a different way of being and meeting the world. We can only be truly present when we honour these yin principles of the sacred feminine.

In the last few months, we have reconnected with our true essence, opened to receive an influx of new light, and cracked open like newborns from an eggshell.

Now this metamorphosis reaches completion at the time of this February full moon, in a symbolic moment of reconfiguration.

You may have noticed just how much is going on - in day-to-day life, in emotions and in the collective energy field.

This is a time of multiple new beginnings - of letting go and stepping forward, of lifting up and breaking out of old patterns.

The moments we break open are our catalysts.

Catalysts to a newer, truer version of ourselves. Catalysts to a more authentic way of living, perhaps one we can hardly dream of. Catalysts to remind us what is truly important.

The work that I (and many others do) is of a spiritual nature, addressing healing at a soul level and working with subtle energy in the body.

Emotional, mental, physiological and nutritional health states are addressed also, but I think there is more widely accepted understanding that for these aspects of life change takes place over time.

Why then would there be a magical cure-all for aspects of the soul, spirit or subtle energy?

When there is an influx of light, and especially at times of the full moon, we can become a bit ungrounded.

We can enjoy floating in the light, feeling the bliss of inspiration, dreaming and drifting, and we may experience disturbed sleep. All of these things can pull us out of the deep softness of our bodies.

When energy is shifting within and around us, when we are re-organising our internal selves to accommodate new insights, understandings and new ways of being, it is important that we are fully inhabiting our bodies.

Your way is paved with light…

January’s full wolf moon - just after 5am UK time on Monday 21st - is howling with light.

Can you hear it? There is no missing it, even in the darkness.

There is so much being illuminated by this full moon, calling our inner light to break out of the darkness that feels centuries old.