Last week was a tough week emotionally, mentally, spiritually & energetically. And I was not the best version of myself. I felt a deep sense of fear & doubt & separation & it was overwhelming. My workload had doubled & so I didn’t feel like I had time to feel into these feelings & let them go. I was also aware that there’s a lot going on collectively in September with lots of healing & deep awakening energy. This kind of expansion & energetic shift can often be preceded by a contraction. Oh yes I really felt that last week.
But with the wise words of Kate Coddrington ringing in my ears following our ninja coaching session, I not only spent some time feeling into the feelings…a full blown snotfest on Wednesday evening, I also did some processing the emotions I was feeling by writing about them & burning it.
On Thursday I felt deep sadness to hear of the passing of her Majesty the Queen. And I admit some conflicted emotions too. I believe she has served our country with such dedication & dignity for 7 decades & I respect & very much appreciate her being a constant in our lives.
We were living in Thailand when the King passed away, at the time the longest serving monrach. Deeply revered by his people the country went into mourning for months. The schools & shops closed immediately, even the expats wore black as a mark of respect in public for several days. The Queen’s passing reminded me of that time. And of course the kids were keen to know if it meant they had a day off school.
On Friday, despite the sad news & a tough week, I actually woke up feeling immensely hopeful. It was the day of 9/9 portal opening: yet more energetic shifts. The number 9 in numerology represents the end of the cycle & with this comes new beginnings. The portal is said to stay open for 9 days. I definitely felt this shift in energy immediately.
I met my friend, Alison on Friday afternoon & it was great to catch up over a cuppa & reflect on our shared experiences in Thailand, which is where we met. Alison influenced my early spiritual journey & our shared connection developed into a beautiful friendship. I dearly love when we get a chance to meet up & talk about the things that deeply matter & mean something to us.
We spent time connecting in nature, something dear to both our hearts & core to our being as we wandered along a meandering brook, spotting the architecture of Oxford on the sky line & taking selfies – well you can take the girls out of Bangkok but you can’t take Bangkok out of the girls. Each time one we discovered another gap in the tress & spot another very Oxford building on the horizon, one of us would say, ‘Oh THIS is the one!’ & we’d break into joyful laughter. We finally found The One just before we hopped on the bus back to our cars!
Reconnecting with someone I share a soulful connection really helped me reconnect to my own soulful self & I felt so uplifted as I traveling down to Hampshire that evening to meet another of my soul sisters.
Mel & I met in Kuwait when my son was a new born. We have stayed friends & been an emotional & spiritual support to each other ever since. Yet more deep, profound, soulful conversations ensued coupled with more joy & laughter.
The following day we went to Wellbeing by the Lakes festival. What a wonderful day we had! We met some beautiful souls & heard inspiring speakers, learning more about their passions & own journeys into how they are serving the world. We picnicked by the lake & enjoyed connecting to nature all around us, another passion we both share. We practiced a form of mindful movement called Movazaneh.
During the event we saw a talk with Londonnootropics who shared the amazing ways in which compounds derived from adaptogenic mushrooms can help manage stress, promote vitality, focus, clarity, relieve inflammation & boost the immune system.
I am fascinated by a more natural & holistic approach to health & wellbeing & have for a while been thinking about changing my coffee habit. London Nootropics produce an adaptogenic coffee. I tried the Flow blend said to increase clarity & focus. As with all things the intention we bring with us also has a powerful impact. So as I supped the coffee I laughed with Mel that it would be great to get home without the usual mid long journey energy slump.
I reflected later that evening on how easy the journey home had flowed. I felt alert, consciously aware, guided by the full moon, singing my heart out to the tunes on the car stereo. I was grateful that I’d bought the starter pack to try all 3 of their blends. And now intend to replace my daily coffee with these blends when I am in need of a natural boost.
We also got chatting to Lisa from Rock & Rose. She shared her inspiration for creating the beautiful bathing rituals of her bathing revolution. We chatted about how the vibration of our thoughts can change the molecular structure of water. You can find out yourself from the work of Dr Massaru Emoto, Gerald Pollack or Viktor Schauberger.
When high vibrational energy of love, joy, gratitude is expressed towards plants or water they thrive or produce beautiful crystals on freezing. Conversely with low vibrational thoughts of fear, anger, resentment or being ignored, plants fail thrive, withering & curling in on themselves, similarly the water crystals are distorted.
Her rituals involve using botanical bath salts, candles, a beautiful playlist, connecting to your heart centre & creating a conscious interaction & connection with the water for healing & alchemy.
Even though I didn’t get home til 10pm I was so excited to try this nurturing full moon ritual, knowing tonight was my last chance until next month.
As the bath filled I read the details of each stage of the ritual. My meno brain being what it is, I’d do one step, centre into that practice & then when I was ready to move on scrabble around for my specs to re-read the next step. However, despite being a little disjointed I relaxed into the flow, bathing in the sounds, the warm waters, feeling a deep sense of connection & a profound sense that I am exactly where I am supposed to be. A really tangible sensation of trusting myself.
This is something I have understood intellectually for a while, now I really felt it & knew it at a cellular level: a knowing that I can’t un-know & that was a beautiful experience.
And then came downloads full of ideas & inspirations. It was truly beautiful & profound experience, a sense of healing & awakening. It was not only a beautiful act of self-care, nurturing & nourishing after a busy couple of days but it was also a gentle spiritual shift & I can’t recommend trying one out for yourself more.
And I share all of this because I am just human like you. I have chosen to incarnate on this planet at this time for the healing & growth, lessons & learning I made a soul contract to discover. It’s not always easy. But having spiritual practices, nurturing, soulful connections, grounding in nature, feeling appreciation & gratitude & practicing nourishing self-care can not only help you to guide through these tumultuous times but can also open you up to a more conscious awakening & awareness. And these sorts of experiences are available to us all.
