With so much emphasis these days on being a happy, positive, upbeat person have you ever stopped to really consider what that means? Does it make you feel lacking in some way because you’re not almost constantly feeling happy or positive? Do you struggle with life’s ups and downs and see others as ‘happy’ but […]
Upbeat, cheerful, optimistic, positive, enthusiastic – all the traits we can admire in others and aspire to in ourselves. Perhaps you’re naturally an optimistic person? Or are you more inclined towards caution and pessimism? Despite everything you might read, there is good in both! Negative thinking has had a bad press… but it’s there for […]
After a late summer/early autumn gestation period, my revamped website was about to go live. I was very excited! In fact I popped a post on my Facebook page (Birch Moon) to give people a ‘heads up’ that something…was about to happen. And then it didn’t! Technical issues, possibly a bug, maybe a glitch, weird […]
A day filled with an abundance of sunshine and warmth, yesterday saw twenty of us gather for a retreat day deep in the Somerset countryside. By weaving together the ancient arts of Yoga (with Emma Gliddon of Do Yoga) and Sacred chant (my path), we co-created a beautiful healing space where these sister sciences cleared, […]
I was recently in the Totnes area (and a very happy hippy I was too!) and got chatting to some women in a cafe, swapping stories of our travels, our work styles and healing modalities and what led us to our individual paths. It was a fascinating conversation and these ‘strangers’ quickly became new friends. […]
This is an exciting time as I design and share this unique programme for women. Starting in September, it is the culmination of both my personal and professional experience in the world of sacred sound, chant, mantra and more. Back in 1999, when my son was just 2 years old, we lived in the north west of […]
Both our energy and mood can be improved with good breathing practices. Focusing on our breath, and ensuring we are breathing deeply, from the diaphragm rather than the upper chest, means we increase our oxygen levels. This oxygen is absorbed by the red blood cells and transported around our body to all of the organs. […]
